74HC04 Hex Inverter IC

The 74HC04 designed as a Hex Inverter (NOT gate) IC. This IC comes with six NOT gates inside it and every gate provides one input and one output pin. That mean it consists of six inverters that perform logical invert action. The output of an inverter is complement of its input logic state i.e. when input is high its output is low and the other way around . In this, device contains six independent gates each of which performs logic INVERT function. When operating at 5V, the minimum high level input voltage is 3.15V and therefore the maximum low level input voltage is 1.35V. Contains absolute maximum ratings over operating free-air temperature range, recommended operating conditions, electrical characteristics over recommended operating free-air temperature range.

All six NOT gates powered via a standard rail, but can operate independently. It’s a triple buffered inverter with high noise immunity and therefore the ability to drive 10 LS-TTL loads. The 74HC logic family is functionally also as pin-out compatible with the quality 74LS logic family.It has an operating voltage range from 2V to 6V and consumes only 20uA of current. 74HC04 inverter IC utilizes advanced silicon-gate CMOS technology to realize operating speeds almost like LS-TTL gates with the low power consumption of ordinary CMOS integrated circuits. All inputs  shielded from damage due to static discharge by internal diode clamps to VCC and ground.

APPLICATIONS

• General Purpose Logic
• PCs, networking, notebooks, netbooks
• Computer peripherals, hard drives, CD/DVD ROM
• TV, DVD, DVR, set top box