
SN54AHCT161, SN74AHCT161
4-BIT SYNCHRONOUS BINARY COUNTERS
SCLS368A – MAY 1997 – REVISED JUNE 1997
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Inputs Are TTL-Voltage Compatible
EPIC
(Enhanced-Performance Implanted
CMOS) Process
Internal Look-Ahead for Fast Counting
Carry Output for n-Bit Cascading
Synchronous Counting
Synchronously Programmable
Package Options Include Plastic
Small-Outline (D), Shrink Small-Outline
(DB), Thin Shrink Small-Outline (PW), and
Ceramic Flat (W) Packages, Ceramic Chip
Carriers (FK), and Standard Plastic (N) and
Ceramic (J) 300-mil DIPs
description
These synchronous, presettable counters feature
an internal carry look-ahead for application in
high-speed counting designs. The ’AHCT161 are
4-bit binary counters. Synchronous operation is
provided by having all flip-flops clocked
simultaneously so that the outputs change
coincident with each other when so instructed by
the count-enable (ENP, ENT) inputs and internal
gating. This mode of operation eliminates the
output counting spikes that are normally
associated with synchronous (ripple-clock)
counters. A buffered clock (CLK) input triggers the
four flip-flops on the rising (positive-going) edge of
the clock waveform.
These counters are fully programmable; that is, they can be preset to any number between 0 and 9 or 15. As
presetting is synchronous, setting up a low level at the load input disables the counter and causes the outputs
to agree with the setup data after the next clock pulse, regardless of the levels of the enable inputs.
The clear function for the ’AHCT161 is asynchronous. A low level at the clear (CLR) input sets all four of the
flip-flop outputs low, regardless of the levels of the CLK, load (LOAD), or enable inputs.
The carry look-ahead circuitry provides for cascading counters for n-bit synchronous applications without
additional gating. Instrumental in accomplishing this function are ENP, ENT, and a ripple-carry (RCO) output.
Both ENP and ENT must be high to count, and ENT is fed forward to enable RCO. Enabling RCO produces a
high-level pulse while the count is maximum (9 or 15 with Q
A
high). This high-level overflow ripple-carry pulse
can be used to enable successive cascaded stages. Transitions at ENP or ENT are allowed, regardless of the
level of CLK.
These counters feature a fully independent clock circuit. Changes at control inputs (ENP, ENT, or LOAD) that
modify the operating mode have no effect on the contents of the counter until clocking occurs. The function of
the counter (whether enabled, disabled, loading, or counting) is dictated solely by the conditions meeting the
stable setup and hold times.
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SN54AHCT161 . . . J OR W PACKAGE
SN74AHCT161 . . . D, DB, N, OR PW PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
SN54AHCT161 . . . FK PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
NC – No internal connection
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CLR
CLK
A
B
C
D
ENP
GND
V
CC
RCO
Q
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Q
B
Q
C
Q
D
ENT
LOAD
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Q
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Q
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NC
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D
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B
NC
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G
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V
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