1 Features

• Wide operating range of 1.5 V to 6 V

• Inputs accept voltages up to 6 V

• Continuous ±24-mA output drive at 5 V

• Supports up to ±75-mA output drive at 5 V

in short bursts

• Drives 50-Ω transmission lines

• Maximum tpd of 6 ns at 5 V, 50 pF load

2 Applications

• Enable or disable a digital signal

• Eliminate slow or noisy input signals

• Hold a signal during controller reset

• Debounce a switch

3 Description

The SN74AC8541 contains eight independent logic

buffers with Schmitt-trigger inputs. The outputs can

simultaneously be put into the high-impedance state

using either of the provided output enable pins (OE1

or OE2).