A follow up question to my last post. Which lettering system is universal to older IC's. Example. If I buy a 75HCXXX can I swap that into a 74LCXXX or 74??XXX. Are the HC the latest and completely backward compatible? If not is there one that is somewhat universal so that if I have a 74LSXXX go out, I can buy a HC or ?? that will work in it' place? I hope my question makes sense.
Thanks Russ