The TC74HCT245AFW is a high-speed CMOS octal bus transceiver with 3-state output from Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage. The device is designed for asynchronous communication between data buses. It is fabricated with silicon gate CMOS technology, which provides low power consumption and high noise immunity. The device is designed for use in systems with mixed 5V and 3.3V supply voltages. The TC74HCT245AFW is available in a 20-pin TSSOP package. It is an alternative to the MC74HCT245ADWR2G, HD74HCT245RPEL, and TC74HCT245AFW(ELP) bus transceivers. The device is RoHS compliant and has a medium popularity in the market.