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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
Hex high-to-low level shifter 74HC4050
FEATURES
•Output capability: standard
•ICC category: SSI
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 74HC4050 is a high-speed Si-gate CMOS device and
is pin compatible with the “4050” of the “4000B” series. It
is specified in compliance with JEDEC standard no. 7A.
The 74HC4050 provides six non-inverting buffers with a
modified input protection structure, which has no diode
connected to VCC. Input voltages of up to 15 V may
therefore be used. This feature enables the non-inverting
buffers to be used as logic level translators, which will
convert high level logic to low level logic, while operating
from a low voltage power supply. For example 15 V logic
(“4000B series”) can be converted down to 2 V logic.
The actual input switch level remains related to the VCC
and is the same as mentioned in the family characteristics.
APPLICATIONS
•Converting 15 V logic (“4000B” series) down to 2 V logic.
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
GND = 0 V; Tamb =25°C; tr=t
f= 6 ns
Notes
1. CPD is used to determine the dynamic power dissipation (PD in µW):
PD=C
PD × VCC2× fi+∑ (CL× VCC2 × fo) where:
fi= input frequency in MHz
fo= output frequency in MHz
CL= output load capacitance in pF
VCC = supply voltage in V
∑ (CL× VCC2× fo) = sum of outputs
ORDERING INFORMATION
See
“74HC/HCT/HCU/HCMOS Logic Package Information”
.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS TYPICAL UNIT
HC
tPHL / tPLH propagation delay nA to nY CL= 15 pF; VCC = 5 V 7 ns
CIinput capacitance 3.5 pF
CPD power dissipation capacitance per buffer note 1 14 pF