Glitches and Hazards in Digital Logic

A glitch is a momentary error condition on the output of a circuit due to unequal path delays in a circuit. It is seen as an additional pulse or pulses on the output. Between a time the input signals are settled and the output signals are being established a glitch can occur if there is an hazard(functional or logical).

Glitches due to functional errors can occur when two input signals or more change in values at the same time. It is related to the function that is being implemented and cannot be removed by adding extra circuit.

Glitches due to logical hazard can occur only when one i/p signal changes it value. A logic hazard can be removed by add extra circuit. A logic hazard can be static or dynamic.