Six Schmitt-trigger inverters in a 14-SOIC — what that means on the bench
The SN74AC14D: Six independent inverter gates with Schmitt-trigger inputs in a 14-SOIC package. Supply range 2V to 6V; outputs sink or source 24 mA each.
10 ns at 5V — does the timing close?
Max propagation delay 10 ns at 5V, 50 pF. The 74AC family is faster than the 74HC equivalent (14 ns at 6V for SN74HCU04PWT).
Active production — no LTB worry
No last-time-buy notice, no end-of-life announcement.
Mounting and environment
Surface-mount in a 14-SOIC (3.90 mm body width) — standard footprint, no exotic pad geometry. Quiescent current is 2 µA max, so it adds negligible draw to a battery-powered rail.