SN74HC595
8-Bit Shift Register with 3-State OutputsThe SN74HC595 is a 8-bit shift register with 3-state outputs from Texas Instruments. View the full SN74HC595 datasheet below including key specifications, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.
Official SN74HC595 datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.
SN74HC595 Key Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Pin Count | 16 |
| Output Type | 3-state, drives up to 15 LSTTL loads |
| Output Drive | ±6 mA at 5V |
| Register Width | 8-bit |
| Max Input Current | 1 µA |
| Supply Voltage Range | 2V to 6V |
| Max Supply Current (ICC) | 80 µA |
| Operating Temperature Range | -40°C to 85°C |
| Typical Propagation Delay (Tpd) | 13 ns |
SN74HC595 Overview
Part: SN54HC595, SN74HC595 from Texas Instruments
Type: 8-Bit Shift Register
Description: An 8-bit serial-in, parallel-out shift register with 3-state outputs, a wide operating voltage range of 2 V to 6 V, and low power consumption.
Operating Conditions:
- Supply voltage: 2 V to 6 V
- Operating temperature: -55 to 125 °C (for SN54HC595), -40 to 85 °C (for SN74HC595)
- Max clock frequency: 36 MHz (at VCC = 6 V)
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
- Max supply voltage: 7 V
- Max continuous current: ±35 mA (Continuous output current)
- Max junction/storage temperature: 150 °C
Key Specs:
- Supply current (ICC): 80 μA (max, at VCC = 6 V, IO = 0, TA = 25°C for SN74HC595)
- Input current (II): ±100 nA (max, at VCC = 6 V, VI = VCC or 0 for SN74HC595)
- Output drive (IOH/IOL): ±6 mA (at VCC = 4.5 V, QA-QH)
- Propagation delay (tpd, SRCLK to QH'): 17 ns (typ, at VCC = 4.5 V, TA = 25°C)
- Max clock frequency (fclock): 36 MHz (max, at VCC = 6 V)
- Input capacitance (Ci): 3 pF (typ, at VCC = 2 V to 6 V)
- Output enable time (ten, OE to QA-QH): 15 ns (typ, at VCC = 4.5 V, TA = 25°C)
- Power dissipation capacitance (Cpd): 400 pF (typ, no load, TA = 25°C)
Features:
- 8-bit serial-in, parallel-out shift
- Wide operating voltage range of 2 V to 6 V
- High-current 3-state outputs can drive up to 15 LSTTL loads
- Low power consumption: 80-μA (maximum) ICC
- ±6-mA output drive at 5 V
- tpd = 13 ns (typical)
- Low input current: 1 μA (maximum)
- Shift register has direct clear
Applications:
- Network switches
- Power infrastructure
- LED displays
- Servers
Package:
- LCCC (20)
- CDIP (16)
- PDIP (16)
- SOIC (16)
- SSOP (16)
- TSSOP (16)
SN74HC595 Features
- 8-bit serial-in, parallel-out shift
- Wide operating voltage range of 2 V to 6 V
- High-current 3-state outputs can drive up to 15 LSTTL loads
- Low power consumption: 80-μA (maximum) ICC
- ±6-mA output drive at 5 V
- t pd = 13 ns (typical)
- Low input current: 1 μA (maximum)
- Shift register has direct clear
- On products compliant to MIL-PRF-38535, all parameters are tested unless otherwise noted. On all other products, production processing does not necessarily include testing of all parameters.
SN74HC595 Applications
- Network switches
- Power infrastructure
- LED displays
- Servers
SN74HC595 Pin Configuration
Table 5-1. Pin Functions
Table 5-1. Pin Functions
| PIN | PIN | PIN |
|---|---|---|
| NAME | SOIC, PDIP, SO, CDIP, SSOP, or TSSOP | LCCC |
| GND | 8 | 10 |
| OE | 13 | 17 |
| Q A | 15 | 19 |
| Q B | 1 | 2 |
| Q C | 2 | 3 |
| Q D | 3 | 4 |
| Q E | 4 | 5 |
| Q F | 5 | 7 |
| Q G | 6 | 8 |
| Q H | 7 | 9 |
| Q H' | 9 | 12 |
| RCLK | 12 | 14 |
| SER | 14 | 18 |
| SRCLK | 11 | 14 |
| SRCLR | 10 | 13 |
| NC | - | 1 |
| NC | - | 16 |
| NC | - | 11 |
| NC | - | 16 |
| V CC | - | 20 |
- (1) Signal Types: I = Input, O = Output, I/O = Input or Output.
SN74HC595 Electrical Characteristics
over recommended operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)
| PARAMETER | TEST CONDITIONS | TEST CONDITIONS | V CC | T A = 25°C | T A = 25°C | T A = 25°C | SN54HC595 | SN54HC595 | SN74HC595 | SN74HC595 | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | TYP | MAX | MIN | MAX | MIN | MAX | UNIT | ||||
| V OH | 2 V | 1.9 | 1.998 | 1.9 | 1.9 | V | |||||
| V OH | I OH = -20 μA | 4.5 V | 4.4 | 4.499 | 4.4 | 4.4 | V | ||||
| V OH | 6 V | 5.9 | 5.999 | 5.9 | 5.9 | V | |||||
| V OH | Q H′ , I OH = -4 mA | 4.5 V | 3.98 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.84 | V | ||||
| V OH | Q A - Q H , I OH = -6 mA | 4.5 V | 3.98 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.84 | V | ||||
| V OH | Q H′ , I OH = -5.2 mA | 6 V | 5.48 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.34 | V | ||||
| V OH | Q A - Q H , I OH = -7.8 mA | 6 V | 5.48 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.34 | V | ||||
| V OL | I OL = 20 μA | 2 V | 0.002 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 0.1 | V | ||||
| V OL | I OL = 20 μA | 4.5 V | 0.001 | 0.1 | 0.1 | V | |||||
| V OL | I OL = 20 μA | 6 V | 0.001 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | V | ||||
| V OL | Q H′ , I OL = 4 mA | 4.5 V | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.4 | 0.33 | V | ||||
| V OL | Q A - Q H , I OL = 6 mA | 4.5 V | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.4 | 0.33 | V | ||||
| V OL | Q H′ , I OL = 5.2 mA | 6 V | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.4 | 0.33 | V | ||||
| V OL | Q A - Q H , I OL = 7.8 mA | 6 V | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.4 | 0.33 | V | ||||
| I I | V I = V CC or 0 | V I = V CC or 0 | 6 V | ±0.1 | ±100 | ±1000 | ±1000 | nA | |||
| I OZ | V O = V CC or 0, Q A - Q H | V O = V CC or 0, Q A - Q H | 6 V | ±0.01 | ±0.5 | ±10 | ±5 | μA | |||
| I CC | V I = V CC or 0, I O = 0 | V I = V CC or 0, I O = 0 | 6 V | 8 | 160 | 80 | μA | ||||
| C i | 2 V to 6 V | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | pF |
SN74HC595 Absolute Maximum Ratings
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V CC | Supply voltage | Supply voltage | -0.5 | 7 | V |
| I IK | Input clamp current (2) | V I < 0 or V I > V CC | ±20 | mA | |
| I OK | Output clamp current (2) | V O < 0 or V O > V CC | ±20 | mA | |
| I O | Continuous output current | V O = 0 to V CC | ±35 | mA | |
| Continuous current through V CC or GND | Continuous current through V CC or GND | ±70 | mA | ||
| T J | Junction temperature | Junction temperature | 150 | °C | |
| T stg | Storage temperature | Storage temperature | -65 | 150 | °C |
SN74HC595 Recommended Operating Conditions
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)
| SN54HC595 | SN54HC595 | SN74HC595 | SN74HC595 | SN74HC595 | UNIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | MAX | MIN | NOM | MAX | UNIT | |||
| V CC | Supply voltage | Supply voltage | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | V |
| V IH | High-level input voltage | V CC = 2 V V CC = 4.5 V V CC = 6 V | 1.5 3.15 4.2 | 1.5 3.15 4.2 | V V V | |||
| V IL | Low-level input voltage | V CC = 2 V V CC = 4.5 V V CC = 6 V | 0.5 1.35 1.8 | 0.5 1.35 1.8 | V V V | |||
| V I | Input voltage | Input voltage | 0 | V CC | 0 | V CC | V | |
| V O | Output voltage | Output voltage | 0 | V CC | 0 | V CC | V | |
| Δt/Δv | Input transition rise or fall time (2) | V CC = 2 V | 1000 | 1000 | ns | |||
| Δt/Δv | V CC = 4.5 V | 500 | 500 | ns | ||||
| Δt/Δv | V CC = 6 V | 400 | 400 | ns | ||||
| T A | Operating free-air temperature | Operating free-air temperature | -55 | 125 | -40 | 85 | °C |
SN74HC595 Thermal Information
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- THERMAL METRIC (1) D (SOIC) DB (SSOP) DW (SOIC) N (PDIP) NS (SO) PW (TSSOP)
- 16 PINS 16 PINS 16 PINS 16 PINS 16 PINS 16 PINS
- R θJA Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance 73 82 57 67 64 108
SN74HC595 Typical Application
The SNx4HC595 is a low-drive CMOS device that can be used for a multitude of bus interface type applications where output ringing is a concern. The low drive and slow edge rates will minimize overshoot and undershoot on the outputs.
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|---|---|---|
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