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What problems could occur when chaining 40 shift registers?

I'm planning on chaining together 40 x 74HC595 shift registers. The whole chain of 74HC595s will be controlled by a 5 V microcontroller, which will generate the ...
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PCB routing: EMI and signal integrity, return current questions

If there's any EMI/SI lesson I've taken in, it's to minimize return loops as much as possible. You can work lots of EMI/SI guidelines from that one simple statement. However, not having or ever even ...