> Eric Smith said:
> >Note that Allegro (formerly Sprague) and other vendors of analog driver chips
> >such as the ULN2803 also make driver chips with integral shift registers.  I
> >don't have any part numbers handy, but I've used them in the past.  They
> >reduce package count, but I'm not sure whether or how much they reduce the
> >parts cost.
> >
> They can. The Allegro 5810 thru 5818 are serial drivers from 10 to 32 bits.
> They can be cascaded. All outputs can simultaneously sink 25 ma and still
> stay within total package dissipation limits. On the design where I used it
> a year or so ago, the 5812 (20 bits) was USD $2.58 in qty 100.

2 questions as I have a couple of these parts:

1) Is there an online data sheet for these?
2) Are there any suppliers in low quantities? Like less than 10.

BAJ