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I was playing around with logic gates and using an and gate, an or gate, and a not gate I created a new logic gate that does this

A off B off output off
A on B off output on
A off B on output off
A on B on output off

What is this logic gate called?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Homework needs an attempt at a solution. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 9 at 19:36
  • \$\begingroup\$ I might call it a buffer with enable (or disable). \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 9 at 19:46
  • \$\begingroup\$ AND gate with inverted input. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 9 at 20:34

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There doesn't seem to be any common short name for this logic gate. Most sources I see call it an "AND gate with one inverted input" or something similar, which is verbose, but gets the idea across. (Examples include this question, and the datasheets for the 74LVC1G97 configurable logic gate as manufactured by TI, Diodes Incorporated, and Nexperia.)

One Wikipedia article calls it a "NIMPLY gate" (the word "imply" with an N added at the beginning), which is concise, but unintuitive, and I've never seen anyone seriously call it that.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ You're right, it is an and gate with one inverted input, didn't put that together because I made the logic gate with input A feeding into an and gate and a not gate, input B feeding into the and gate, and both and gate feeding into an or gate \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 9 at 21:01

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