The 7400-series Integrated Circuits (IC) is a classic series of chips. It has a bunch of useful basic features such as logic gates, 7-segment decoders, counters, and more. These are great building blocks for digital electronics. This series is an alternative to the 4000 series which has a lot of the same functionality.
Below you’ll find a non-exhaustive list of the most common 7400-series chips.
Click on the IC number of a chip to learn more about its pins, functions, and example circuits.
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IC # | Pinout | Description |
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74x00 | Quad 2-input NAND gate: An IC with four standard NAND gates. | |
74x01 | Quad 2-input open-collector NAND gates: An IC with four open-collector NAND gates | |
74x02 | Quad 2-input NOR gate: An IC with four standard NOR gates. | |
74x03 | Quad 2-input open-collector NAND gates.: An IC with four open-collector NAND gates | |
74x04 | Hex inverter/NOT-gate: An IC with six inverters (or NOT-gates) | |
74x05 | Hex open-collector inverters: An IC with six open-collector inverters (NOT gates) | |
74x06 | Hex open-collector inverters: An IC with six open-collector inverters that can sink 40 mA | |
74x07 | Hex open-collector buffers: An IC with six open-collector buffers | |
74x08 | Quad 2-input AND gate: An IC with four standard AND gates. | |
74x09 | Quad 2-input open-collector AND gates.: An IC with four open-collector AND gates | |
74x10 | Triple 3-input NAND gates: An IC with three 3-input NAND gates | |
74x11 | Triple 3-input AND gates: An IC with three 3-input AND gates | |
74x12 | Triple 3-input open-collector NAND gates: An IC with three 3-input open-collector NAND gates | |
74x13 | Dual 4-Input NAND Gate Schmitt Trigger: An IC with two 4-Input NAND Gate Schmitt Trigger | |
74x14 | Hex Schmitt-trigger inverters: An IC with six Schmitt-trigger inverters | |
74x15 | Triple 3-input open-collector AND gates: An IC with three 3-input open-collector AND gates | |
74x16 | Hex open-collector inverters: An IC with six open-collector inverters (NOT gates) | |
74x17 | Hex open-collector buffers: An IC with six open-collector buffers | |
74x18 | Dual 4-input NAND gate Schmitt trigger: An IC with two 4-input NAND gates | |
74x19 | Hex Schmitt-trigger inverters: An IC with six Schmitt-trigger inverters | |
74x20 | Dual 4-input NAND gates: An IC with two 4-input NAND gates | |
74x21 | Dual 4-input AND gates: An IC with two 4-input AND gates | |
74x22 | Dual 4-input AND gates: An IC with two 4-input open-collector NAND gates | |
74x24 | Quad 2-input NAND gate Schmitt Trigger: An IC with four Schmitt-trigger NAND gates | |
74x25 | Dual 4-input NOR gates with enable input: An IC with two 4-input NOR gates with enable input | |
74x26 | Quad 2-input open-collector NAND gates: An IC with four open-collector NAND gates that supports output voltage of up to 15V | |
74x27 | Triple 3-input NOR gates: An IC with three 3-input NOR gates | |
74x28 | Quad 2-input NOR gates: An IC with four basic NOR gates and buffered outputs | |
74x31 | Hex delay elements: An IC with six delay elements of 27.5ns, 46.5ns, and 6ns | |
74x32 | Quad 2-input OR gates.: An IC with four basic OR gates | |
74x33 | Quad 2-input open-collector NOR gates: An IC with four open-collector NOR gates | |
74x37 | Quad 2-input NAND gates: An IC with four basic NAND gates and buffered output | |
74x38 | Quad 2-input open-collector NAND gates: An IC with four open-collector NAND gates and buffered output | |
74x40 | Dual 4-input NAND gates with buffered output: An IC with two 4-input NAND gates with buffered output | |
74x42 | BCD to decimal decoder: An IC with 1-of-10 inverting decoder/demultiplexer | |
74x86 | Quad 2-input XOR gates.: An IC with four basic XOR gates | |
74x132 | Quad 2-input NAND Schmitt Triggers: An IC with four Schmitt Trigger NAND gates. | |
74x136 | Quad 2-input open-collector XOR gates.: An IC with four open-collector XOR gates | |
74x266 | Quad 2-input open-collector XNOR gates.: An IC with four open-collector XNOR gates | |
74x595 | Serial-in parallel-out shift register: An IC with an 8-bit serial-in parallel-out shift register | |
74x7001 | Quad 2-input Schmitt-trigger AND gates.: An IC with four Schmitt-trigger AND gates | |
74x7002 | Quad 2-input Schmitt-trigger NOR gates.: An IC with four Schmitt-trigger NOR gates | |
74x7032 | Quad 2-input Schmitt-trigger OR gates.: An IC with four Schmitt-trigger OR gates | |
74x7266 | Quad 2-input XNOR gates.: An IC with four basic XNOR gates |
Good to know about the 7400 series:
- The output pins usually only support a few milliamps of sink or source current.
- Lots of manufacturers have made these throughout time, so you’ll often find the chip number with a prefix such as SN74xxx, MM74xxx, or DM74xxx.
- There is also a military-grade version that uses 54xxx instead of 74xxx.
- Most chips support a voltage supply of 5V.
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