Digital Electronics - Digital Arithmetic Operations and Circuits - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Digital Arithmetic Operations and Circuits - General Questions (Q.No. 12)
12.
What is the major difference between half-adders and full-adders?
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Reshma said:
7 years ago
Thank you so much for explanation @Tanu Bhardwaj.
Tanu bhardwaj said:
1 decade ago
Yes, half adders have only two inputs A and B. When we add two 4 bit binary number like 0001 and 0011, then half adder can not be used because if the first bit of both the numbers is 1, then the sum would be 0 and carry would be 1. But this carry can not be added with the second bits addition of the number. So, half adders are useless. But in full adders, one more carry input is present, so that, if carry of one stage is present, it can be added with the next stage as it is done in normal addition. So, therefore, full adders have a carry input capability.
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