74LVC38ADB,118

74LVC38ADB,118 Application Field and Working Principle

The 74LVC38ADB,118 is a low voltage CMOS 2-input NAND gate with double output. It is housed in a 14-pin DIP (dual-in-line package). It is designed for use with 3.3V and 5V power supplies and with operation temperatures ranging from -40 up to +85℃. This gate has two NAND inputs and doubles output, which makes it suitable for a wide range of applications. This article will provide an overview of the 74LVC38ADB,118 chip and its working principle as well as its common application fields.

74LVC38ADB,118 Overview

The 74LVC38ADB,118 chip is a low voltage CMOS 2-input NAND Gate, housed in a 14-pin DIP package. It is designed for use with 3.3V and 5V power supplies and operates over operating temperatures of -40℃ up to +85℃. The gate has two NAND inputs and two output pins, both of which can operate between 0V and 5V. The gate provides a power-on reset, meaning that it can reset itself after power on or after a reset has been applied to the reset pin. It also has Schmitt triggers with hysteresis, providing improved noise immunity. The chip consumes minimal power and is designed for low power and low noise applications.

Working Principle

The 74LVC38ADB,118 is a low voltage CMOS NAND gate, with two NAND inputs and two output pins. The inputs to the gate are logic levels and the output is also logic level, either 0V or 5V. The gate works as follows: when both the inputs are at 0V (high) the output of the gate is at 5V (low) and when both the inputs are at 5V (low) the output of the gate is at 0V (high). If either of the inputs is at 5V (low) and the other is at 0V (high), the output of the gate is undefined and will depend on environmental noise.

Applications

The 74LVC38ADB,118 chip is a low voltage 2-input NAND Gate and has a wide range of applications. It is used in applications that require low noise, low power consumption and high speed, such as frequency synthesizers, power supply sequencing, and data transmission. It can also be used in MCU-based systems for input debouncing, control timing, and latching. It is also used in automotive and consumer electronics such as remote keyless systems, digital audio players and LCD TVs.