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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
4-to-16 line decoder/demultiplexer 74HC/HCT154
FEATURES
• 16-line demultiplexing capability
• Decodes 4 binary-coded inputs into one of 16 mutually
exclusive outputs
• 2-input enable gate for strobing or expansion
• Output capability: standard
• ICC category: MSI
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 74HC/HCT154 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/HCT154 decoders accept four active HIGH 
binary address inputs and provide 16 mutually exclusive 
active LOW outputs. 
The 2-input enable gate can be used to strobe the decoder 
to eliminate the normal decoding “glitches” on the outputs, 
or it can be used for the expansion of the decoder.
The enable gate has two AND’ed inputs which must be 
LOW to enable the outputs.
The “154” can be used as a 1-to-16 demultiplexer by using 
one of the enable inputs as the multiplexed data input.
When the other enable is LOW, the addressed output will 
follow the state of the applied data.
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/ tPLH
propagation delay An, En to Y
n
CL= 15 pF; VCC=5 V 11 13 ns
C
I
input capacitance 3.5 3.5 pF
C
PD
power dissipation capacitance per package notes 1 and 2 60 60 pF