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From: whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: 8 Bit Counters -- A Summary
Message-ID: <18058@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 8 Mar 91 23:18:15 GMT
References: <1991Mar7.211431.9146@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1991Mar8.205820.5337@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
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In article <1991Mar8.205820.5337@m.cs.uiuc.edu> totty@flute.cs.uiuc.edu (Brian Totty) writes:
>> Can anyone give me manufacture/part numbers for commonly available
>> 8 bit counters

>	(3) Use a CMOS '4040 which is a 12 bit counter, widely available and
>	    cheap.  But the pinouts are very irregular.

	There is also a 74HC4040, which has higher speed (and better
output drive characteristics.  $0.80 at DigiKey, with HCT4040 for $1.10.

	John Whitmore