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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>I’m about to use 11 x <b>8bits parallel in to serial out shift registers</b> for a project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>So far my choice would be between 74HC165 vs CD4021..<br>any suggestions ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>I read over the past that HC series was sturdier than CD series for longevity/reliability.. </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😉</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>Your opinion on that.. ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>