September 1983
Revised February 1999
MM74HC259 8-Bit Addressable Latch/3-to-8 Line Decoder
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MM74HC259
8-Bit Addressable Latch/3-to-8 Line Decoder
General Description
The MM74HC259 device utilizes advanced silicon-gate
CMOS technology to implement an 8-bit addressable latch,
designed for general purpose storage applications in digital
systems.
The MM74HC259 has a single data in put (D), 8 latch out-
puts (Q1–Q8), 3 addres s inputs (A, B, and C), a co mmon
enable input (G
), and a common CLEAR input. To operate
this device as an addres sable latch, d ata is held on th e D
input, and the add ress of the la tch i nto whic h th e dat a is to
be entered is held on the A, B, and C inputs. When
ENABLE is taken LOW the data flows through to the
addressed ou tpu t. The data i s stor ed wh en ENABL E tr ansi tions from LOW-to-HIGH. All unaddressed latches will
remain unaffected. With enable in the HIGH state the
device is deselected, and all latches remain in their previous state, unaffected by changes on the data or a ddress
inputs. To eliminate the possibility of entering erroneous
data into the latches, the enable should be held HIGH
(inactive) while the address lines are changing.
If enable is held HIGH and CLEAR is taken LOW all eight
latches are cleared to a LOW state. If enable is LOW all
latches except the addressed latch will be cleared. The
addressed latch will instead follow the D input, effectively
implementing a 3-to-8 line decoder.
All inputs are protected from damage due to static discharge by diodes to V
CC
and ground.
Features
■ Typical propagation delay: 18 ns
■ Wide supply range: 2–6V
■ Low input current: 1 µA maximum
■ Low quiescent current: 80 µA maximum (74HC Series)
Ordering Code:
Devices also availab le in Tape and Reel. Specify by appending th e s uffix let t er “X” to the ordering cod e.
Connection Diagram
Pin Assignments f or DIP, SOIC, SOP and TSSOP
Top View
Latch Selection Table
H = HIGH level, L = LOW level
D = the level at the d at a input
Q
i0
the level of Qi (i = 0, 1...7, as appropriate)
before the indicate d s te ady-state input
conditions were est ablished.
Order Number Package Number Package Description
MM74HC259M M16A 16-Lead Small Outline Integrated Circuit (SOIC), JEDEC MS-120, 0.150” Narrow
MM74HC259SJ M16D 16-Lead Small Outline Package (SOP), EIAJ TYPE II, 5.3mm Wide
MM74HC259MTC MTC16 16-Lead Thin Shrink Small Outline Package (TSSOP), JEDEC MO-153, 4.4mm Wide
MM74HC259N N16E 16-Lead Plastic Dual-In-Line Package (PDIP), JEDEC MS-001, 0.300” Wide
Select Inputs Latch
C B A Addressed
LLL 0
LLH 1
LHL 2
LHH 3
HLL 4
HLH 5
HHL 6
HHH 7