Timing budget and supply flexibility
The SN74LV02APWT is a quad 2-input NOR gate from TI's 74LV series, specified with a 7.5 ns maximum propagation delay at 5V and 50 pF load. That propagation delay is the key number for timing closure in mixed-voltage logic paths — it tells you how much margin remains after the gate's own delay. Supply voltage spans 2V to 5.5V, so the same part can sit on a 3.3V bus and still interface with a 5V peripheral without a separate level translator.
Output drive and fan-out
Each output sources or sinks 12 mA at the rated supply — enough to drive a few CMOS gate inputs or a low-speed optocoupler, but not a relay coil or LED directly. The 20 µA quiescent current keeps the static power draw negligible in battery-powered designs.
Package and temperature grade
The 0.65 mm pin pitch is fine enough that a 2-layer board can route it, but a 4-layer board gives cleaner supply routing for the 7.5 ns edge rates.
