Quad NAND with Schmitt-trigger inputs — 5V workhorse for noisy environments
33 ns propagation delay — timing budget for legacy 5V buses
At 4.5V and 50 pF load the part delivers 33 ns max propagation delay. That is slower than a 74LVC or 74AUC gate, but it is within the timing margin for 5V backplanes. Quiescent current maxes at 2 µA, so the power footprint is negligible even with four gates switching. Output drive is 4 mA sink and source — enough to drive one or two standard 74HCT loads, not a long backplane trace.
