These octal buffers and line drivers are designed to have the performance of the popular SN54ALS240A/ SN74ALS240A series and, at the same time, offer a pinout with inputs and outputs on opposite sides of the package. This arrangement greatly facilitates printed circuit board layout.
The 3-state control gate is a 2-input NOR gate such that, if either output-enable (OE1 or OE2) input is high, all eight outputs are in the high-impedance state.
The SN74ALS540 provides inverted data. The ALS541 provide true data at the outputs.
The 1 versions of SN74ALS540 and SN74ALS541 are identical to the standard versions, except that the recommended maximum IOL is increased to 48 mA. There is no 1 version of the SN54ALS541.
| Technology family | ALS |
| Supply voltage (min) (V) | 4.75 |
| Supply voltage (max) (V) | 5.25 |
| Number of channels | 8 |
| IOL (max) (mA) | 48 |
| Supply current (max) (µA) | 25000 |
| IOH (max) (mA) | -15 |
| Input type | Bipolar |
| Output type | 3-State |
| Features | Very high speed (tpd 5-10ns) |
| Rating | Catalog |
| Operating temperature range (°C) | 0 to 70 |
| PDIP (N) | 20 | 228.702 mm² 24.33 x 9.4 |
| SOIC (DW) | 20 | 131.84 mm² 12.8 x 10.3 |
| SOP (NS) | 20 | 98.28 mm² 12.6 x 7.8 |