Logic Design Using Modules and Nonlinear Integer Programming.

Using logic gates is the traditional way of designing logic circuits. However, in many cases, the use of modules is advantageous as the module is considered a uniform structure composed of multiple gates. In this paper, a nonlinear approach is proposed for designing logic circuits for use as modules multiplexers (MUXs) or Reed–Muller universal blocks (RMs). The experimental results show that the method gives better results compared to other methods available in the literature. The main advantages of the method are that it guarantees minimality and it can also handle Boolean functions for incompletely specified functions. The method is general enough and can be used for any kind of modules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]