Add a decoupling capacitor from
VCC to GND. The capacitor needs to be placed physically close to
the device and electrically close to both the VCC and GND pins. An
example layout is shown in the Layout section.
Ensure the capacitive load at the output is ≤ 50
pF. This is not a hard limit; by design, however, the limit will optimize
performance. This can be accomplished by providing short, appropriately sized
traces from the SN54SC4T08-SEP to one or more of the
receiving devices.
Ensure the resistive load at the output is larger
than (VCC / IO(max)) Ω, which will prevent the maximum
output current from the Absolute Maximum Ratings from being violated.
Most CMOS inputs have a resistive load measured in MΩ; much larger than the
minimum calculated previously.
Thermal issues are rarely a concern for logic
gates; the power consumption and thermal increase, however, can be calculated
using the steps provided in the application report, CMOS Power
Consumption and Cpd Calculation.