Buffers, drivers & transceivers

Enhance signal integrity in your system

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Resolve common drive-strength and high capacitive-line issues with our portfolio of more than 1100 inverters, buffers and general-purpose transceivers. Included are open-drain, 3-state and Schmitt-trigger device options available in 1- to 32 -channel drivers. Buffers for high-performance clocking applications can be found in our clock buffers portfolio.

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Clock buffers

Find buffers for high-performance clocking applications.

SN74AC17-Q1
Noninverting buffers & drivers

Automotive 6-channel buffer with Schmitt-trigger inputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.083

SN74ACT16
Inverting buffers & drivers

4.5V to 5.5V inverter with Schmitt-trigger, TTL-compatible inputs and open-drain outputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.178

SN74ACT245-Q1
General-purpose transceivers

Automotive octal bus transceivers with TTL-compatible CMOS inputs and 3-state outputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.223

SN74ACT07-Q1
Noninverting buffers & drivers

Automotive, 4.5V-to-5.5V, six channel buffers with TTL compatible inputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.118

SN74ACT05-Q1
Inverting buffers & drivers

Automotive, 6-channel inverter with open-drain output

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.21

SN74AC245-Q1
General-purpose transceivers

Automotive octal bus transceiver with 3-state outputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.186

Key benefits of our buffers, drivers and transceivers

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Industry’s broadest portfolio

Meet all of your logic needs with our portfolio of 1100+ inverters, buffers and transceivers

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Optimized for next-generation controllers

Enabling today’s cutting-edge microprocessor technology 

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Qualified for the latest industry standards

Testing and manufacturing meet quality requirements for automotive, space, military and industrial. 

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Industry’s smallest package

Maximize board space and increase density with the industry’s smallest packages

Buffers, drivers and transceivers applications and features

Reduce noise impact

Our high-speed complementary metal-oxide semiconductor with Schmitt-trigger (HCS) family performs over a wide 2V-to-6V input voltage range. Schmitt-trigger inputs help decipher clean signals in 3.3V and 5V applications with high noise, and increase slow signal performance by sharpening logic-level transitions.

Application note
Reduce Noise and Save Power with the New HCS Logic Family (Rev. A)
Designers are continuously striving to improve signal integrity, reduce power and increase robustness in their systems. Our next-generation Schmitt-trigger Integrated high-speed CMOS family was designed to achieve these goals.
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Application brief
Understanding Schmitt Triggers (Rev. A)
Most CMOS, BiCMOS and TTL devices require fast edges on the high and low transitions of their inputs. If the edges are too slow, they can cause excessive current, oscillation, or may damage the device.
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Featured products for Schmitt-trigger inputs
SN74HCS240-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive octal buffers and line drivers with three-state outputs
SN74HCS245 ACTIVE Schmitt-trigger input octal bus transceivers with tri-state outputs
SN74HCS541 ACTIVE Octal buffers and line drivers with tri-state outputs and Schmitt-trigger inputs

Generate a reset signal at system power on

Some systems require an initialization pulse. This is commonly generated by the system controller, however many systems need the initialization prior to the controller's startup, or they may not have a controller at all. In these cases, a simple circuit can provide the required pulse with no programming required.

Learn more about common applications of buffers

System controllers may have weak output drive strength, and may not be able to transmit over high-capacitance lines. A buffer can be added in between the controller and receiver to fix this issue.

Featured products for buffers
SN74AHC126-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive four-channel 2-V to 5.5-V buffers with tri-state outputs
SN74AHC1G125-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive, 1-ch 2.0-V to 5.5-V non-inverting buffer with 3-state output
SN74LVC1G34 ACTIVE Single 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffer

Optimize board size with cost-efficient solutions

The SOT-23-THN (DYY) package is the industry's smallest discrete-logic leaded package measuring at 4.2mm by 3.26mm, which is 57% smaller than the TSSOP equivalent. With a standard 0.5mm pitch, the DYY package easily integrates into existing manufacturing equipment. The BQA package is our smallest 14-pin logic quad flat no-lead (QFN) package measuring at 3mm by 2.5mm, which is 76% smaller than the thin-shrink small-outline package (TSSOP) equivalent and 40% smaller than the previous-generation QFN package. This package also comes in wettable-flank configurations to enable optical inspection as opposed to traditional X-ray inspection during manufacturing.

From left to right: SOT-23-THN, TSSOP, SOIC, SSOP

Featured products for buffers, drivers and transceivers
SN74AHC126-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive four-channel 2-V to 5.5-V buffers with tri-state outputs
SN74LV8T245 ACTIVE Single-supply octal-translating transceiver with tri-state outputs
SN74HCS05 ACTIVE 6-ch, 2-V to 6-V inverters with Schmitt-Trigger inputs and open-drain outputs

Technical resources

Video series
Video series
Common applications of buffers, drivers & transceivers
Our eight Logic Minute training video series cover a wide range of topics relating to common applications of buffers and inverters.
Application note
Application note
Drive Transmission Lines With Logic
This product overview includes design considerations to consider to improve signal integrity.
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Application brief
Application brief
Redrive Digital Signals
System controllers can have weak output drive strength and thus cannot be used to directly transmit over relatively high capacitance signal lines. A logic buffer can be added to reduce loading and improve signal integrity.
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Discover featured applications

Factory automation & control
Enhance efficiency and expand feature sets – while optimizing your Industry 2.0 designs – with our portfolio of logic buffers, drivers and transceivers
Aerospace & defense
Design smarter, compact and lightweight aerospace and defense systems using our plastic packaging designed for your next space mission
Energy infrastructure
Enable reliable and scalable grid solutions, from the electric vehicle charging infrastructure to solar and wind energy systems, with our portfolio of logic devices
Building automation
Use our logic portfolio for building-automation solutions on factory floors and in residential spaces and commercial properties
Hybrid, electric & powertrain systems
Pass optical inspection easily and improve immunity to noise in automotive designs with space-saving logic packages
Wired networking
Use our logic portfolio for all your wired networking applications, from the newest and fastest Wi-Fi® standards to switches with low power consumption

Enhance efficiency and expand feature sets – while optimizing your Industry 2.0 designs – with our portfolio of logic buffers, drivers and transceivers

Our buffers, drivers and transceivers can help you build the next generation of smart factory automation applications.

Benefits:

  • Reduce power consumption with low-voltage families operating at 18V down to 0.8V.
  • Our high-speed CMOS with Schmitt-trigger inputs (HCS) family helps enhance designs by providing greater noise immunity.
  • Bus hold, output impedance matching and live insertion.
  • Package options include thin-shrink small-outline package (TSSOP), small-outline integrated circuit (SOIC) and form-factor small-outline transistor (SOT)-23-thin (THN).

Featured resources

REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-00195 – Isolated IGBT Gate Driver Evaluation Platform for 3-Phase Inverter System Reference Design
  • TIDA-01349 – IPM Interface Reference Design for Inverters Using Single Package Six Channel Digital Isolator
PRODUCTS
  • SN74HCS245 – Schmitt-trigger input octal bus transceivers with tri-state outputs
  • SN74AC541 – Eight-channel, 1.5-V to 6-V, 24-mA drive strength buffers with 3-state outputs
  • SN74AUP2G07 – 2-ch, 0.8-V to 3.6-V low power buffers with open-drain outputs

Design smarter, compact and lightweight aerospace and defense systems using our plastic packaging designed for your next space mission

For space applications, our CMOS logic family combines accessible radiation reports with 1.2V supply-voltage support and space-enhanced plastic (SEP)-qualified packaging, making it capable of interfacing between modern field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and peripheral devices. TI logic continuously expands its portfolio of enhanced product (EP) offerings designed for aerospace and defense applications, which support a high-reliability manufacturing flow.

Featured resources

PRODUCTS
  • SN74LVC3G07-EP – Enhanced product 3-ch, 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffers with open-drain outputs
  • SN74LVC2G126-EP – Enhanced product 2-ch, 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffers with 3-state outputs
  • SN54SC245-SEP – 1.2-V to 5.5-V, octal bus transceiver with 3-state outputs in space enhanced plastic
HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

Enable reliable and scalable grid solutions, from the electric vehicle charging infrastructure to solar and wind energy systems, with our portfolio of logic devices

Use our discrete logic to enhance your next renewable-energy project.

Benefits:

  • Small form-factor packaging decreases board space up to 76%.
  • Our high-speed CMOS with Schmitt-trigger inputs (HCS) family helps enhance designs by providing greater noise immunity.
  • Our low-voltage CMOS (LVC) family enables high drive strength (up to 32mA at 5V)  to cleanly drive long traces.
  • The portfolio includes wide temperature and voltage ranges, with qualified solutions for industrial applications.
  • Low power-consuming CMOS logic (advanced ultra-low power [AUP] and LVC) improves power efficiency.

Featured resources

REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-00816 – Grid IoT Reference Design: Connecting Fault Indicators, Data Collector, Mini-RTU Using Sub-1GHz RF
PRODUCTS
  • SN74LVC245A – Octal Bus Transceiver With 3-State Outputs
  • SN74LVC2G07 – 2-ch, 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffers with open-drain outputs
  • SN74AC7541 – Eight-channel 1.5V-to-6V buffers with open-drain outputs

Use our logic portfolio for building-automation solutions on factory floors and in residential spaces and commercial properties

Stay on the automation trend with our logic portfolio.

Benefits:

  • Small form-factor packaging decreases board space up to 76%.
  • Our high-speed CMOS with Schmitt-trigger inputs (HCS) family helps enhance designs by providing greater noise immunity.
  • Integrated voltage translation logic helps consolidate board design.
  • Low-voltage logic devices down to 0.8V reduce power consumption.

Featured resources

REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-00206 – LED Display Driver with Serial Interface Reference Design
PRODUCTS
  • SN74LV8T245 – Single-supply octal-translating transceiver with tri-state outputs
  • SN74AC541 – Eight-channel, 1.5-V to 6-V, 24-mA drive strength buffers with 3-state outputs
  • SN74HCS244 – Octal buffers and line drivers with tri-state outputs and Schmitt trigger inputs

Pass optical inspection easily and improve immunity to noise in automotive designs with space-saving logic packages

Our logic portfolio offers a wide variety of automotive-qualified Automotive Electronics Council (AEC)-Q100 solutions specifically for electric vehicle applications.

Benefits:

  • Our high-speed CMOS with Schmitt-trigger inputs (HCS) family offers advantages in noise immunity, slow-input signal tolerance and supply-current consumption.
  • Solutions offered in small leaded and nonleaded packages for space-constrained environments enhance design flexibility.

Featured resources

PRODUCTS
  • SN74AC245-Q1 – Automotive octal bus transceiver with 3-state outputs
  • SN74HCS541-Q1 – Automotive octal buffers and line drivers with three-state outputs and Schmitt-trigger inputs
  • SN74AHC1G14-Q1 – Automotive single 2-V to 5.5-V inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs

Use our logic portfolio for all your wired networking applications, from the newest and fastest Wi-Fi® standards to switches with low power consumption

Our logic portfolio can meet design requirements for wired networking applications with unmatched features, functionality and smaller solution sizes.

Benefits:

  • Small form-factor packaging decreases board space up to 76%.
  • Our high-speed CMOS with Schmitt-trigger inputs (HCS) family helps enhance designs by providing greater noise immunity.
  • Our low-voltage logic (LVC) family enables high drive strength (up to 32mA at 5V) to cleanly drive long traces.

 

Featured resources

PRODUCTS
  • SN74HCS541 – Octal buffers and line drivers with tri-state outputs and Schmitt-trigger inputs
  • SN74LVC1G07 – Single 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffer with open-drain outputs
  • SN74HCS05 – 6-ch, 2-V to 6-V inverters with Schmitt-Trigger inputs and open-drain outputs