Description
The 74HCT595 is an high speed CMOS device that is designed to be pin compatable with 74LS low power Schottky types.

Features
• Supply Voltage Range from 4.5V to 5.5V
• Sinks or sources 8mA at VCC = 4.5V
• CMOS low power consumption
• Schmitt Trigger Action at All Inputs
• Inputs accept up to 6.0V
• ESD Protection Tested per JESD 22
    Exceeds 200-V Machine Model (A115-A)
    Exceeds 2000-V Human Body Model (A114-A)
    Exceeds 1000-V Charged Device Model (C101C)
• Latch-Up Exceeds 250mA per JESD 78, Class II
• Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS Compliant (Notes 1 & 2)
• Halogen and Antimony Free. “Green” Device (Note 3)

Applications
• General Purpose Logic
• Serial to Parallel Data conversion
• Capture and hold data for extended periods of time.
• Allow simple serial bit streams from a microcontroller to control as many peripheral lines as needed.
• Wide array of products such as:
    o Computer peripherals
    o Appliances
    o Industrial control