A ring oscillator consisting of 5 inverters is running at a frequency of 1.0 MH$$_z$$. The progagation delay per gate is ______

A Boolean function, F , given as sum of product (SOP) terms as F= $$\sum {} $$m(3,4,5,6) with A,B, and C as inputs. The function, F, can be expreeed on the Karnaugh's map shown below.

(1) What will be the minimized SOP expression for F?
(2) Implement this function on an 8 : 1 MUX.

Synchronous counters are _____ than the ripple counters.

A PLA can be used