Texas Instruments, LMD18200T: Difference between /NOPB and /LF14?

Texas Instruments is a prolific supplier of semiconductor products, including the LMD18200T/NOPB motor driver IC. You may also spot this device with a different suffix however, in the form LMD18200T/LF14. What are the differences between these two devices?

The motor drivers themselves are identical between these two parts, and interchangeable. The “LF14” indicates that the product ships in a special, large-size packing tube, as per “Pack Materials - Page 1” of the product’s datasheet here: LMD18200 H-Bridge Datasheet.