Description
The 74HC594 is a high speed CMOS device.

FEATUREs
Wide Supply Voltage Range from 2.0V to 6.0V
Sinks or sources 8mA at VCC= 4.5V
CMOS low power consumption
Schmitt Trigger Action at All Inputs
Inputs accept up to 6.0V
ESD Protection Tested per JESD 22
    Exceeds 200-V Machine Model (A115-A)
    Exceeds 2000-V Human Body Model (A114-A)
    Exceeds 1000-V Charged Device Model (C101C)
Latch-Up Exceeds 250mA per JESD 78, Class II
Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS Compliant
Halogen and Antimony Free. “Green” Device

APPLICATIONs
General Purpose Logic
Serial to Parallel Data conversion
Capture and hold data for extended periods of time.
Allow simple serial bit streams from a microcontroller to control as many peripheral lines as needed.
Wide array of products such as:
   Computer Peripherals
   Appliances
   Industrial Control