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SN74HC04D part numbering

SN74HC04D is causing different results in a circuit based on the marking on the device. The ones labeled 2AADTTM provide good results. The ones labeled 2BA8DLK provide bad results. It seems to follow the letters AA as oppose to BA. What do those letters mean?