The 74ACT244MTCX is a widely used IC component that belongs to the ACT family produced by Texas Instruments. It is an octal buffer/line driver specifically designed to enhance the performance of CMOS logic in terms of speed, power consumption, and noise immunity. This integrated circuit is commonly utilized in digital systems, such as microcontrollers, memory modules, and various communication interfaces.
The 74ACT244MTCX offers several key features that make it popular among designers. Firstly, it operates on a wide voltage range from 2 to 6 volts, allowing compatibility with different power supplies and logic levels. This versatility is advantageous in mixed-voltage systems. Additionally, it supports both TTL and CMOS input levels, making it ideal for interfacing between different logic families.
Another crucial feature is the high-speed operation of this component. With a propagation delay of only 6.5 nanoseconds, the 74ACT244MTCX ensures rapid signal transmission, improving the overall performance of the system. This fast response time makes it suitable for time-critical applications requiring quick data transfer.
Furthermore, this octal buffer/line driver is equipped with 3-state outputs, which means that it can assume a high-impedance state (Z) in addition to the logic high (H) and logic low (L) states
