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PARALLEL IN PARALLEL OUT

PARALLEL IN SERIAL OUT

This shift register allows parallel input and generates a serial output, so this is known as Parallel in Serial out (PISO) Shift Register.

The Parallel in Serial out (PISO) Shift Register circuit is shown above. This circuit can be built with four D-flip-flops, where the CLK signal is connected directly to all the FFs. However, the input data is connected separately to every FF using a multiplexer at every FF’s input.

The earlier FF output, as well as parallel data input, is connected toward the multiplexer’s input & multiplexer’s output can be connected to the second flip flop. Once the same CLK signal is given to every flip flop, then all the flip flops will be synchronous with each other. The applications of these registers include converting parallel data to the serial data.