The CD4073BE from the 4000B series is a triple 3-input AND gate in a through-hole 14-DIP package (14-PDIP).
Supply voltage and noise margin
The 3V to 18V supply range is the headline differentiator versus 74HC-series gates (2V to 6V). At 15V, the 90ns propagation delay (50pF load) is slower than a 74HC gate at 6V (19ns), but the 4000B family trades speed for wider voltage tolerance and lower power. The input logic levels — low at 1.5V to 4V, high at 3.5V to 11V — give generous noise margin across the supply range, so the gate stays clean even on a noisy 12V rail.
