The SN74AXC8T245RJWR is an 8-bit non-inverting bus transceiver that corrects voltage level mismatches between devices running at the most recent voltage nodes (0.7 V, 0.8 V, and 0.9 V) and devices operating at industry standard voltage nodes (1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V) and vice versa.
Two independent power supply rails (VCCA and VCCB) run at as low as 0.65 V to power the gadget. A1 through A8 are data pins that track VCCA, which accepts any source voltage between 0.65 and 3.6 V. VCCB, which accepts any supply voltage between 0.65 V and 3.6 V, is tracked by data pins B1 through B8.
The SN74AXC8T245RJWR device is intended for asynchronous data bus connections. Depending on the logic level of the direction-control inputs (DIR1 and DIR2), the device transfers data from the A bus to the B bus or from the B bus to the A bus. The output-enable (OE) input is used to disable the outputs, thus isolating the buses.
The control pins (DIR and OE) of the SN74AXC8T245RJWR device are referred to VCCA.
This device is completely qualified for Ioff-based partial-power-down applications. When the device is turned off, the Ioff circuitry shuts the outputs. This prevents current backflow into the device, preventing device damage.
If each VCC input supply falls below 100 mV, the VCC isolation function disables all level shifter outputs and places them in a high-impedance condition.
OE should be coupled to VCCA through a pullup resistor to assure the high-impedance condition of the level shifter I/Os during power up or power down; the minimum value of the resistor is decided by the driver's current-sinking capabilities.