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The 74ALVT16823 is an 18-bit bus-interface D-type flip-flop with reset and enable and 3-state outputs. This device is intended to eliminate the extra packages required to buffer existing registers and ...

Editors' Note: This article has been updated since its original posting. Software and hardware engineers who have to deal with byte and bit order issues know the process is like walking a maze. Though ...