Product Overview
The 74HC00N from Texas Instruments is a quad 2-input NAND gate in 14-PDIP. As the fundamental universal logic gate, NAND gates can implement any Boolean function. Operating from 2V to 6V at up to 52MHz, it is the most basic building block of digital logic design.
Key Specifications
| Logic Family | 74HC (High-Speed CMOS) |
| Gate Type | Quad 2-input NAND |
| Supply Voltage | 2V to 6V |
| Propagation Delay | 9ns (typ at 4.5V) |
| Output Current | +/-5.2mA (at 4.5V) |
| Input Current | +/-1uA (max) |
| Package | 14-PDIP |
| Operating Temperature | -40 to +85 C |
Features
- Four independent 2-input NAND gates
- Universal gate (can implement any logic function)
- Wide supply range: 2V to 6V
- CMOS input levels with negligible input current
- Directly drives LSTTL inputs
- Pin-compatible with 74LS00 and 74HCT00
Applications
- General-purpose digital logic
- Logic function implementation
- Signal inversion and gating
- Oscillator and pulse circuits