Add a decoupling capacitor from VCC to GND. The capacitor needs to be placed physically close to the device and electrically close to both the VCC and GND pins. An example layout is shown in the Section 8.4.
Verify that the capacitive load at the output is
≤ 70pF. This is not a hard limit, however this
limit verifies optimal performance. This can be
accomplished by providing short, appropriately
sized traces from the SN74HCS266 to the receiving device.
Verify that the resistive load at the output is
larger than (VCC / IO(max))
Ω. This verifies that the maximum output current
from the Absolute Maximum Ratings is not
violated. Most CMOS inputs have a resistive load
measured in MΩ; much larger than the minimum
calculated above.
Thermal issues are rarely a concern for logic
gates, however the power consumption and thermal
increase can be calculated using the steps
provided in the application note, CMOS Power Consumption and Cpd
Calculation