The 74F Extended Octal-Plus Family incorporates all of the latest Philips Semiconductors octal, 9-bit and 10-bit buffer, transceiver, latch and register functions. all devices in this family utilize the Philips Semiconductors patented “Light-Load” NPN, ±20mA input current structure and have “flow-through” or “broadside” input/output pin configurations where the inputs and outputs are lined-up on opposite sides of a standard 24-pin Slim-DIP package. The “light-load” inputs, “broadside” design and high functional density/performance of the family make this product line ideal for buffering the limited drive capabilities of standard, custom and semicustom MOS VLSI devices to the rigorous environments of today’s leading edge high performance logic designs. The family also is an excellent choice for all general interface applications.