Product specification
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September 1993
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Philips SemiconductorsProduct specification
3-to-8 line decoder/demultiplexer; inverting74HC/HCT138
FEATURES
• Demultiplexing capability
• Multiple input enable for easy expansion
• Ideal for memory chip select decoding
• Active LOW mutually exclusive outputs
• Output capability: standard
• ICCcategory: MSI
The 74HC/HCT138 decoders accept three binary
weighted address inputs (A
provide 8 mutually exclusive active LOW outputs (Y0to
Y7).
The “138” features three enable inputs: two active LOW
(E1and E2) and one active HIGH (E3). Every output will be
HIGH unless E1and E2are LOW and E3is HIGH.
This multiple enable function allows easy parallel
expansion of the “138” to a 1-of-32 (5 lines to 32 lines)
decoder with just four “138” ICs and one inverter.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 74HC/HCT138 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 ”138” can be used as an eight output demultiplexer by
using one of the active LOW enable inputs as the data
input and the remaining enable inputs as strobes. Unused
enable inputs must be permanently tied to their
appropriate active HIGH or LOW state.
The ”138” is identical to the “238” but has inverting outputs.
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
GND = 0 V; T
= 25 °C; tr= tf= 6 ns
amb
SYMBOLPARAMETERCONDITIONS
= 15 pF; VCC= 5 V
L
t
PHL
t
PHL
C
C
I
PD
propagation delayC
/ t
PLH
/ t
PLH
Anto Y
E3to Y
Ento Y
n
n
n
input capacitance3.53.5pF
power dissipation capacitance per packagenotes 1 and 26767pF
, A1, A2) and when enabled,
0
TYPICAL
HCHCT
1217ns
1419ns
UNIT
Notes
1. C
is used to determine the dynamic power dissipation (PDin µW):
PD
PD= CPD× V
2
× fi+∑(CL× V
CC
2
× fo) where:
CC
fi= input frequency in MHz
fo= output frequency in MHz
∑ (CL× V
2
× fo) = sum of outputs
CC
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”
September 19932
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Philips SemiconductorsProduct specification
3-to-8 line decoder/demultiplexer; inverting74HC/HCT138