Hi,
I need to add enable function to a circuit based on an 74AHCT00. The trick is that the chip will not be powered most of the time and I don't want to power it with the enable signal through some internal anti-ESD structures. Can it be done legitimately without adding external components? The problem is that the datasheet specifies both max. V_DD and V_IN in absolute terms, but not the relation of V_IN to V_DD. In other words, what would happen if V_IN=5V and V_DD=0V?
Best regards, Piot