Buffers, drivers & transceivers

Enhance signal integrity in your system

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Resolve common drive strength and high capacitive line issues with our portfolio of more than 1100 inverters, buffers, and general-purpose transceivers. Included are open-drain, 3-state and Schmitt-trigger device options available in 1 to 32 channel drivers. Buffers for high-performance clocking applications can be found in our clock buffers portfolio.

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Clock buffers

Find buffers for high-performance clocking applications.

SN74AC16-Q1
Noninverting buffers & drivers

Automotive 1.5V to 6V hex inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs and open-drain outputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.07

SN74AC245-Q1
General-purpose transceivers

Automotive octal bus transceiver with 3-state outputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.286

SN74ACT240-Q1
Inverting buffers & drivers

Automotive eight-channel 4.5V-to-5.5V inverters with TTL-compatible CMOS inputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.296

SN74AC7541
Noninverting buffers & drivers

Eight-channel 1.5V-to-6V buffers with open-drain outputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.164

SN74AHC1G14-Q1
Inverting buffers & drivers

Automotive single 2-V to 5.5-V inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.083

SN54SC245-SEP
General-purpose transceivers

1.2-V to 5.5-V, octal bus transceiver with 3-state outputs in space enhanced plastic

Key benefits of our buffers, drivers, and transceivers portfolio

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Industry’s broadest portfolio

Meet all of your logic needs with our broad portfolio of 1100+ inverters, buffers, and transceivers

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Optimized for next generation controllers

Enabling today’s cutting edge microprocessor technology 

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Qualified for the latest industry standards

Testing and manufacturing to meet quality requirements for automotive, space, military, and industrial. 

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Industry’s smallest package

Maximize board space and increase density with the industry’s smallest packages

Common application and features of buffers, drivers, and transceivers

Reduce the impact of noise

Our high-speed complementary metal-oxide semiconductor with Schmitt-trigger (HCS) family performs over a wide 2- to 6-V input voltage range. Schmitt-trigger inputs help decipher clean signals in 3.3- and 5-V applications with high noise, and increase slow signal performance by sharpening logic-level transitions.

Application note
Reduce Noise and Save Power with the New HCS Logic Family (Rev. A)
Designers are continuously striving to improve signal integrity, reduce power, and increase robustness in their systems. TI's next-generation Schmitt-trigger Integrated High-speed CMOS family was designed to achieve these goals.
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Application brief
Understanding Schmitt Triggers (Rev. A)
Most CMOS, BiCMOS and TTL devices require fast
edges on the high and low transitions of their inputs.
If the edges are too slow, they can cause excessive
current, oscillation, or may damage the device.
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Featured products for Schmitt-trigger inputs
SN74HCS240-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive octal buffers and line drivers with three-state outputs
SN74HCS245 ACTIVE Schmitt-trigger input octal bus transceivers with tri-state outputs
SN74HCS541 ACTIVE Octal buffers and line drivers with tri-state outputs and Schmitt-trigger inputs

Generate a reset signal at system power on

Some systems require an initialization pulse. This is commonly generated by the system controller, however many systems need the initialization prior to the controller's startup, or they may not have a controller at all. In these cases, a simple circuit can provide the required pulse with no programming required.

Learn more about common applications of buffers

System controllers may have weak output drive strength, and may not be able to transmit over high capacitance lines. A buffer can be added inbetween the controller and the receiver to fix this issue.

Featured products for buffers
NEW SN74AHC126-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive four-channel 2-V to 5.5-V buffers with tri-state outputs
NEW SN74AHC1G125-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive, 1-ch 2.0-V to 5.5-V non-inverting buffer with 3-state output
SN74LVC1G34 ACTIVE Single 1.65-V to 5.5-V buffer

Optimize board size with cost-efficient solutions


The SOT-23-Thin (DYY) package is the industry's smallest discrete logic leaded package measuring at 4.2 mm by 3.26 mm, which is 57% smaller than the TSSOP equivalent. With a standard 0.5 mm pitch, the DYY package easily integrates into the existing manufacturing equipment. The BQA package is TI's smallest 14-pin logic quad flat no-lead (QFN) package measuring at 3.0 mm by 2.5 mm, which is 76% smaller than the thin-shrink small-outline package (TSSOP) equivalent and 40% smaller than the previous-generation QFN package. This package also comes in wettable flank configurations to enable optical inspection as opposed to traditional X-ray inspection during manufacturing.

From left to right: SOT-23-Thin, TSSOP, SOIC, SSOP

Featured products for buffers, drivers and transceivers
NEW SN74AHC126-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive four-channel 2-V to 5.5-V buffers with tri-state outputs
NEW SN74LV8T245 ACTIVE Single-supply octal-translating transceiver with tri-state outputs
SN74HCS05 ACTIVE Hex inverters with open-drain outputs

Technical resources

Video series
Video series
Common applications of buffers, drivers & transceivers
Our eight Logic Minute training video series cover a wide range of topics relating to common applications of buffers and inverters.
Application note
Application note
Drive Transmission Lines With Logic
This product overview includes design considerations to consider to improve signal integrity.
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Application brief
Application brief
Redrive Digital Signals
System controllers can have weak output drive strength and thus cannot be used to directly transmit over relatively high capacitance signal lines. A logic buffer can be added to reduce loading and improve signal integrity.
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