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Part	Manufacturer	Logic IC Type	Temperature Grade	Terminal Form	No. of Terminals	Package Code	Package Shape	Package Body Material	Surface Mount	Input Conditioning	No. of Functions	Technology	No. of Bits	Packing Method	Nominal Supply Voltage / Vsup (V)	Power Supplies (V)	Load Capacitance (CL)	Package Style (Meter)	Package Equivalence Code	Propagation Delay (tpd)	Maximum I (ol)	Sub-Category	Terminal Pitch	Maximum Operating Temperature	Output Characteristics	Terminal Finish	Terminal Position	JESD-30 Code	Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)	Maximum Supply Voltage (Vsup)	Maximum Seated Height	Width	Qualification	Output Polarity	Minimum Supply Voltage (Vsup)	Maximum Power Supply Current (ICC)	Additional Features	JESD-609 Code	Maximum Time At Peak Reflow Temperature (s)	Peak Reflow Temperature (C)	Length	Family
SN74ALS138ADRG4	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL	8	TR	5	5	50 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.25	22 ns	8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel		NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.5 V	1.75 mm	3.9 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.5 V	10 mA	2 ACTIVE-LOW AND 1 ACTIVE-HIGH ENABLE INPUT, SCHOTTKY-CLAMPED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE	e4	30	260	9.9 mm	ALS
SN74LS145DRG4	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5	5	45 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.25	50 ns		Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.25 V	1.75 mm	3.9 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	13 mA	ION MAX=80MA @ VOL MAX=3V	e4	30	260	9.9 mm	LS
SN74LS247NSRE4	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5	5		SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.3	100 ns		Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.25 V	2 mm	5.3 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V			e4	30	260	10.2 mm	LS
SN74LS247NSRG4	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5	5		SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.3	100 ns		Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.25 V	2 mm	5.3 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V			e4	30	260	10.2 mm	LS
N74F154D	NXP Semiconductors		COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	24	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		1	TTL			5		50 pF	SMALL OUTLINE		10.5 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G24		5.5 V	2.65 mm	7.5 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.5 V	45 mA					15.4 mm	F/FAST
DS8664N	National Semiconductor	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	24	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO			BIPOLAR						IN-LINE	DIP24,.6			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel		Tin/Lead (Sn/Pb)	DUAL	R-PDIP-T24					Not Qualified					e0
DM74L154AN	National Semiconductor	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	24	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	TTL						IN-LINE	DIP24,.6		3.6 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel		Tin/Lead (Sn/Pb)	DUAL	R-PDIP-T24					Not Qualified			6 mA		e0
DM74LS247N	National Semiconductor	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5	5	15 pF	IN-LINE	DIP16,.3	100 ns		Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	Tin/Lead (Sn/Pb)	DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V			Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	13 mA	RIPPLE BLANKING; LAMP TEST INPUT; LED DISPLAY DRIVER	e0				LS
DM74LS47N	National Semiconductor	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5	5	15 pF	IN-LINE	DIP16,.3	100 ns		Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	Tin/Lead (Sn/Pb)	DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V			Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	13 mA	RIPPLE BLANKING; LAMP TEST INPUT; LED DISPLAY DRIVER	e0				LS
DS8880J	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	CERAMIC, GLASS-SEALED	NO	STANDARD	1				5			IN-LINE		10000 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-GDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		TRUE	4.75 V		LG_MAX				19.94 mm	8880
DM74LS447N	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			IN-LINE		100 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR		DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		INVERTED	4.75 V						19.305 mm	LS
DM74LS42M	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			SMALL OUTLINE		35 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.25 V	1.753 mm	3.9 mm		INVERTED	4.75 V						9.9 mm	LS
DS8884AN	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	18	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1				5			IN-LINE		10000 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T18		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		TRUE	4.75 V						21.78 mm	8884
CY74FCT138CTQC	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SSOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		1	CMOS			5	5	50 pF	SMALL OUTLINE, SHRINK PITCH	SSOP16,.25	5 ns	64 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	.635 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.25 V	1.75 mm	3.9116 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V		3 ENABLE INPUTS		NOT SPECIFIED	NOT SPECIFIED	4.9022 mm	FCT
SN29301N	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	TTL			5	5		IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16					Not Qualified
DS8880N	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1				5			IN-LINE		10000 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		TRUE	4.75 V						21.755 mm	8880
74F138PC	Texas Instruments		COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			IN-LINE		9 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.5 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		INVERTED	4.5 V						19.305 mm	F/FAST
SN29301J	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	CERAMIC	NO		1	TTL			5	5		IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-XDIP-T16					Not Qualified
DM7447AN	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			IN-LINE		100 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR		DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		INVERTED	4.75 V						19.305 mm	TTL/H/L
74F138SC	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			SMALL OUTLINE		9 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.5 V	1.753 mm	3.9 mm		INVERTED	4.5 V						9.9 mm	F/FAST
DM74LS447M	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			SMALL OUTLINE		100 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR		DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.25 V	1.753 mm	3.9 mm		INVERTED	4.75 V						9.9 mm	LS
74F138SCX	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			SMALL OUTLINE		9 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.5 V	1.753 mm	3.9 mm		INVERTED	4.5 V						9.9 mm	F/FAST
DM74LS42N	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			IN-LINE		35 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		INVERTED	4.75 V						19.305 mm	LS
DM74LS139N	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		2	TTL			5	5	50 pF	IN-LINE	DIP16,.3		8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16					Not Qualified			11 mA
74F138SJX	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			SMALL OUTLINE		9 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel	3-STATE		DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.5 V	2.108 mm	5.3 mm		INVERTED	4.5 V						10.11 mm	F/FAST
DM74LS139M	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		2	TTL			5	5	50 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.25		8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16					Not Qualified			11 mA
DM74LS138M	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		1	TTL			5	5		SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.25		8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16					Not Qualified			10 mA
ECL2517N	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	ECL						IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16					Not Qualified
DM7446AN	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			IN-LINE		100 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR		DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm		INVERTED	4.75 V						19.305 mm	TTL/H/L
74F138SJ	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5			SMALL OUTLINE		9 ns			1.27 mm	70 Cel	3-STATE		DUAL	R-PDSO-G16		5.5 V	2.108 mm	5.3 mm		INVERTED	4.5 V						10.11 mm	F/FAST
SN74ALS137D3	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		1	TTL			5	5		SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.25			Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDSO-G16
SN74ALS538FN3	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	J BEND	20	QCCJ	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		1	TTL						CHIP CARRIER	LDCC20,.4SQ			Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	3-STATE		QUAD	S-PQCC-J20
SN74ALS538N1	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	20	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	TTL						IN-LINE	DIP20,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel	3-STATE		DUAL	R-PDIP-T20					Not Qualified
SN74ALS139J	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	CERAMIC	NO		2	TTL			5	5		IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-XDIP-T16					Not Qualified
SN74LS42NP1	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	TTL			5	5		IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16					Not Qualified
SN74LS248N3	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO			TTL			5	5		IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16
SN74LS138FN3	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	J BEND	20	QCCJ	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES		1	TTL			5	5		CHIP CARRIER	LDCC20,.4SQ			Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel			QUAD	S-PQCC-J20
SN7444AN1	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	TTL						IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16					Not Qualified
SN74159N	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	24	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5		15 pF	IN-LINE	DIP24,.6	36 ns		Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDIP-T24		5.25 V	5.08 mm	15.24 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	56 mA		e4			31.75 mm	TTL/H/L
SN74ALS139N3	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	STANDARD	2	TTL			5	5		IN-LINE	DIP16,.3	14 ns		Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.5 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.5 V				NOT SPECIFIED	NOT SPECIFIED	19.305 mm	ALS
SN74ALS139NSR	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	2	TTL	4	TR	5	5	50 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.3	14 ns	8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel		Nickel/Palladium/Gold (Ni/Pd/Au)	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.5 V	2 mm	5.3 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.5 V	10 mA		e4	NOT SPECIFIED	260	10.2 mm	ALS
SN74249J-00	Texas Instruments		COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	CERAMIC, GLASS-SEALED	NO	STANDARD	1	TTL			5		15 pF	IN-LINE		100 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR		DUAL	R-GDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	Not Qualified	TRUE	4.75 V	90 mA					19.56 mm	TTL/H/L
SN74LS49D	Texas Instruments	SEVEN SEGMENT DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	14	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	1	TTL			5	5	15 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP14,.25	100 ns		Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR		DUAL	R-PDSO-G14		5.25 V	1.75 mm	3.9 mm	Not Qualified	TRUE	4.75 V	15 mA	BLANKING INPUT		NOT SPECIFIED	NOT SPECIFIED	8.65 mm	LS
SN74LS156NSRE4	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	2	TTL		TR	5	5	15 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.3	30 ns	8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	OPEN-COLLECTOR	NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.25 V	2 mm	5.3 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	10 mA	USABLE AS 1 TO 8 DEMULTIPLEXER	e4	30	260	10.2 mm	LS
SN74L44N1	Texas Instruments	DECIMAL DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		1	TTL						IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16					Not Qualified
SN74LS155ANSRE4	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	GULL WING	16	SOP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	YES	STANDARD	2	TTL		TR	5	5	15 pF	SMALL OUTLINE	SOP16,.3	30 ns	8 Amp	Decoder/Drivers	1.27 mm	70 Cel	TOTEM POLE	NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD	DUAL	R-PDSO-G16	1	5.25 V	2 mm	5.3 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	10 mA	USABLE AS 1 TO 8 DEMULTIPLEXER	e4	30	260	10.2 mm	LS
SN74AS137J4	Texas Instruments	OTHER DECODER/DRIVER	COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	CERAMIC	NO		1	TTL						IN-LINE	DIP16,.3			Decoder/Drivers	2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-XDIP-T16
SN74LS139N-00	Texas Instruments		COMMERCIAL	THROUGH-HOLE	16	DIP	RECTANGULAR	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO		2	TTL			5		15 pF	IN-LINE		38 ns			2.54 mm	70 Cel			DUAL	R-PDIP-T16		5.25 V	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	Not Qualified	INVERTED	4.75 V	11 mA					19.305 mm	LS

Decoder & Drivers

Decoders and drivers are two types of electronic components used in digital systems to manage the flow of data between different components or devices.

A decoder is an electronic component that takes an input signal and converts it into one of several output signals based on the input signal's value. Decoders are commonly used in digital systems to select a specific component or device based on an address or control signal.

For example, in a memory system, a decoder may take an address signal from the CPU and select a specific memory location for reading or writing. In a display system, a decoder may take a binary input signal and select a specific display element to activate based on the input value.

A driver, on the other hand, is an electronic component that amplifies and shapes signals to ensure that they meet the timing and voltage requirements of other components or devices within the system. Drivers can be used to control the flow of data between different components or devices.

For example, in a display system, a driver may take a digital signal from a microcontroller and drive the individual segments of a display to produce a specific character or symbol. In a motor control system, a driver may take a control signal from a microcontroller and drive a motor to a specific speed or direction.

Decoders and drivers are often used together in digital systems to manage the flow of data between different components or devices. The decoder selects a specific component or device based on an input signal, and the driver then amplifies and shapes the signal to control the selected component or device.