Does anybody know off the top of their head the part number for the TI shift 
register driver chip that is functionally similar to a 74xx595 serial 
in/parallel out shift register with latch but which has a stronger output 
drive? Or something similar. I plan to use a chain of such chips to drive 
one edge of a grid (matrix) of LEDs. Each output would be driving one LED at 
a time in an 8:1 multiplex so I'd like to see an output current of about 
100ma per output. The separate output latch isn't an absolute must since I 
can turn off the drive to the other edge of the grid while loading the 
register. This would be ok as long as I can load the register quickly enough 
that the off time (while loading) is not too large a proportion of the total 
time.

Or alternatively another (fast) way to drive a large matrix of LEDs.

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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