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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
Octal bus transceiver/register; 3-state 74HC/HCT646
FEATURES
• Independent register for A and B buses
• Multiplexed real-time and stored data
• Output capability: bus driver
• ICC category: MSI
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 74HC/HCT646 are high-speed Si-gate CMOS devices 
and are pin compatible with low power Schottky TTL 
(LSTTL). They are specified in compliance with JEDEC 
standard no. 7A.
The 74HC/HCT646 consist of bus transceiver circuits with 
3-state outputs, D-type flip-flops, and control circuitry 
arranged for multiplexed transmission of data directly from 
the internal registers. Data on the “A” or “B” bus will be
clocked into the registers as the appropriate clock 
(CP
AB
and CPBA) goes to a HIGH logic level. Output 
enable (OE) and direction (DIR) inputs are provided to 
control the transceiver function. In the transceiver mode, 
data present at the high-impedance port may be stored in 
either the “A” or “B” register, or in both. The select source 
inputs (SABand SBA) can multiplex stored and real-time 
(transparent mode) data. The direction (DIR) input 
determines which bus will receive data when OE is active 
(LOW). In the isolation mode (OE = HIGH), “A” data may 
be stored in the “B” register and/or “B” data may be stored 
in the “A” register. 
When an output function is disabled, the input function is 
still enabled and may be used to store and transmit data. 
Only one of the two buses, A or B, may be driven at a time.
The “646” is functionally identical to the “648”, but has 
non-inverting data paths.
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
GND = 0 V; T
amb
=25°C; tr=tf= 6 ns
Notes
1. C
PD
is used to determine the dynamic power dissipation (PD in µW):
PD=CPD× V
CC
2
× fi+ ∑ (CL× V
CC
2
× fo) where: 
fi= input frequency in MHz 
fo= output frequency in MHz 
∑ (CL× V
CC
2
× fo) = sum of outputs 
CL= output load capacitance in pF 
VCC= supply voltage in V
2. For HC the condition is VI= GND to V
CC
For HCT the condition is VI= GND to VCC− 1.5 V
ORDERING INFORMATION
See
“74HC/HCT/HCU/HCMOS Logic Package Information”
.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS
TYPICAL
UNIT
HC HCT
t
PHL
/ t
PLH
propagation delay An, Bn to Bn, A
n
CL= 15 pF; VCC=5V 11 13 ns
f
max
maximum clock frequency 69 85 MHz
C
I
input capacitance 3.5 3.5 pF
C
PD
power dissipation capacitance per channel notes 1 and 2 30 33 pF