Ripple counters suffer from unstable outputs as the overflows "ripple" from stage to stage, but they do find frequent application as pulse frequency dividers for clock signals, where the instantaneous count is unimportant, but the division ratio overall is.
Ripple counters suffer from unstable outputs as the overflows "ripple" from stage. This is to stage. They do find frequent application as pulse frequency dividers for clock signals. The instantaneous count is unimportant. The division ratio overall is.