Data Sheet
©1988 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation www.fairchildsemi.com
74AC541, 74ACT541 Rev. 1.5.0 4
74AC541, 74ACT541 — Octal Buffer/Line Driver with 3-STATE Outputs
DC Electrical Characteristics for AC
Notes:
1. All outputs loaded; thresholds on input associated with output under test.
2. I
IN
 and I
CC
 @ 3.0V are guaranteed to be less than or equal to the respective limit @ 5.5V V
CC
.
3. Maximum test duration 2.0ms, one output loaded at a time.
Symbol Parameter V
CC 
(V) Conditions
T
A
=
+
25
°
CT
A
=
−
40
°
C to 
+
85
°
C
UnitsTyp. Guaranteed Limits
V
IH
Minimum HIGH Level 
Input Voltage
3.0 V
OUT
=
 0.1V or 
V
CC
 – 0.1V
1.5 2.1 2.1 V
4.5 2.25 3.15 3.15
5.5 2.75 3.85 3.85
V
IL
Maximum LOW Level 
Input Voltage
3.0 V
OUT
=
 0.1V or 
V
CC
 – 0.1V
1.5 0.9 0.9 V
4.5 2.25 1.35 1.35
5.5 2.75 1.65 1.65
V
OH
Minimum HIGH Level 
Output Voltage
3.0 I
OUT
=
 –50µA 2.99 2.9 2.9 V
4.5 4.49 4.4 4.4
5.5 5.49 5.4 5.4
3.0 V
IN
=
 V
IL
 or V
IH
,
I
OH
=
 –12mA
2.56 2.46
4.5 V
IN
 = V
IL
 or V
IH
,
I
OH
 = –24mA
3.86 3.76
5.5 V
IN
 = V
IL
 or V
IH
,
I
OH
 = –24mA
(1)
4.86 4.76
V
OL
Maximum LOW Level 
Output Voltage
3.0 I
OUT
 = 50µA 0.002 0.1 0.1 V
4.5 0.001 0.1 0.1
5.5 0.001 0.1 0.1
3.0 V
IN
 = V
IL
 or V
IH
,
I
OL
 = 12mA
0.36 0.44
4.5 V
IN
 = V
IL
 or V
IH
,
I
OL
 = 24mA
0.36 0.44
5.5 V
IN
 = V
IL
 or V
IH
,
I
OL
 = 24mA
(1)
0.36 0.44
I
IN
(2)
Maximum Input 
Leakage Current
5.5 V
I
 = V
CC
, GND ±0.1 ±1.0 µA
I
OZ
Maximum 3-STATE 
Leakage Current
5.5 V
I
 (OE) = V
IL
, V
IH
; 
V
I
 = V
CC
, GND; 
V
O
 = V
CC
, GND
±0.25 ±2.5 µA
I
OLD
Minimum Dynamic 
Output Current
(3)
5.5 V
OLD
 = 1.65V Max. 75 mA
I
OHD
  5.5 V
OHD
 = 3.85V Min. −75 mA
I
CC
(2)
  Maximum Quiescent 
Supply Current
5.5 V
IN
 = V
CC
 or GND 4.0 40.0 µA
