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CTR-RIPRipple binary counter: original educational illustration
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Ripple binary counter

Counts clock events through cascaded storage stages whose output changes do not occur simultaneously.

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A distinction that matters

Ripple transitions can briefly expose intermediate combinations; synchronous counters have a different update arrangement.

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CTR-SYNCSynchronous binary counter: original educational illustration
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Synchronous binary counter

Updates its binary count from a common clock with the documented count-enable, load and clear controls.

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A distinction that matters

Synchronous operation does not remove setup/hold and output-delay requirements; reset can be synchronous or asynchronous depending on the part.

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