GARTHWILSON wrote:
Yes, I sure wish more parts were available in 74ABT.
For the most part, it seems the 74ABT offerings are in devices where the ABT advantages (superior speed and high output drive) are best used. For example, quite a few of the standard glue logic devices are available as 74ABT parts. Digi-Key, for one, has stock for bus transceivers, flops, gates and inverters, as well as other devices (anyone for a 16 bit bidirectional line driver?). The 74ABT04 hex inverter is interesting, with a typical propagation time of 2.2 nanoseconds.
The only downside is few 74ABT devices are available in DIP packages. Many are available in SO packages with 50 mil pin spacing, a dimension that is within the realm of manual soldering. I can manually solder an SOJ package and I'm a decrepit dinosaur of uncertain cranial capacity.