14-pin DIP integration
The SN74HCT04N is a hex inverter from Texas Instruments' 74HCT family, packaged in a 14-DIP (0.300", 7.62mm) through-hole body. The 14-PDIP footprint mates with standard 0.100-inch pitch sockets or solder pads, making it a direct drop-in for breadboard prototyping or legacy PCB designs that avoid surface-mount assembly. The 2 µA max quiescent current keeps the power budget tight in always-on or battery-backed sections of the board.
Switching and drive margins
For a 5 V rail, the 18 ns delay limits the toggle frequency to roughly 28 MHz before the output fails to settle within the next clock edge. Output drive capability is symmetrical at 4 mA source and 4 mA sink, sufficient to drive one or two standard LSTTL loads or the input of a downstream 74HCT gate. The input logic thresholds — 0.8 V low and 2 V high — are TTL-compatible, so the part interfaces directly with 5 V TTL logic without external level translation.
