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SN74AUC07: maximum switching frequency

Part Number: SN74AUC07

What is maximum switching frequency can be supported with this part?

Thanks.

  • Depending on the supply voltage, the device itself can switch at up to 275 MHz. But the open-drain output does not actively drive high, so what your circuit can achieve depends on the load.

  • Thanks. Our application needs 1.2V supply. can this device itself switch at >200Mhz with this supply?

  • Hi George,

    The AUC family of products can detect input changes at greater than 200 MHz for a 1.2-V supply, please see this FAQ for details on why I got the below table from a related flip-flop, and the below image from the SN74AUC74 datasheet for the clock speeds that the AUC family generally supports:

    It's very important that you understand what "open-drain" means for your system though - it is very unlikely that you will be able to operate at 200 MHz with an open-drain part.

    The output of an open-drain device can only pull the output low. In the 'high' state, the device's output is just in the high-impedance state (it has no positive driver, like what a push-pull output would provide).

    In this case, you are counting on a pull-up resistor to charge the output load. Assuming a light load of 15 pF, and the smallest reasonable pull-up resistor to use (267 Ω), we can estimate the minimum rise time for the low to high transition:

    t_r ~= 2.2 * R * C = 8.8 ns

    Given that the desired bit width is 2.5 ns (for 200 MHz operation), this would obviously not work.

  • Thank you Emrys and Clemens for the prompt feedback. It solved my question. Thanks.