Six inverters, one 14-TSSOP package
The Texas Instruments SN74HC04PW contains six inverter gates in a 14-TSSOP package. Each channel has one input. Supply range is 2 V to 6 V. Maximum propagation delay is 16 ns at 6 V with a 50 pF load. The 74HCU unbuffered variant (SN74HCU04PWT) reaches 14 ns under the same conditions. Quiescent current sits at 2 µA maximum — negligible for battery-powered gear, but the real draw is the dynamic switching current, which depends on frequency and load capacitance. The output drivers are rated for 5.2 mA sink and source, enough to drive a single TTL load or a short PCB trace, but not a long backplane or a 50 Ω coax.
Temperature range and environment
Rated for -40°C to 85°C, this part covers industrial control cabinets, outdoor telecom shelters, and factory-floor PLC I/O modules. It does not carry AEC-Q100 qualification.
Sourcing and lifecycle
ROHS3 compliant, so it passes the EU material restrictions without an exemption. This is a standard catalog part — no allocation risk, no last-time-buy scramble. For a BOM freeze, it is a safe line item.
