The SN74LS164 is a high-speed 8-bit Serial-In Parallel-Out Shift Register. The input Serial data is given through a 2-input AND gate synchronous with the LOW to HIGH transition of the clock. The IC also features gated serial inputs and an asynchronous clear pin.

Features of SN74LS164

• An 8-bit,  parallel-out serial-in Shift register
• Operating Voltage: 3V to 18V
• Supply Voltage – Max:5.25 V
• Propagation Delay Time: 25 ns
• Max. Clock Frequency: 36 MHz
• Operating Temperature Range: 0C to + 70 C
• Fully Buffered Clock
• Available in a 16-pin PDIP package

Applications of SN74LS164

• Counters, Registers
• Arithmetic-unit registers
• Shift-left — shift-right registers
• Serial-to-parallel/parallel-to-serial conversions
• Sequence generation
• Control circuits
• Code conversion