module maxmin4(
input [3:0] a,
input [3:0] b,
input [3:0] c,
input [3:0] d,
output [3:0] max,
output [3:0] min
);
wire [3:0] max1, max2, min1, min2;
// compute the max of a, b, c, d
assign max1 = (a > b) ? a : b;
assign max2 = (c > d) ? c : d;
assign max = (max1 > max2) ? max1 : max2;
// compute the min of a, b, c, d
assign min1 = (a < b) ? a : b;
assign min2 = (c < d) ? c : d;
assign min = (min1 < min2) ? min1 : min2;
endmodule