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MAX3318

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SLLS687A – OCTOBER 2005 – REVISED OCTOBER 2013

2.5-V 460-kbps RS-232 TRANSCEIVER

WITH ±15-kV ESD PROTECTION

Check for Samples: MAX3318

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FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

The MAX3318 is a dual-driver, dual-receiver, RS-232

•

ESD Protection for RS-232 I/O Pins

compatible transceiver. The device features auto-

–

±15 kV (Human-Body Model)

power-down

plus

and

enhanced

electrostatic

–

±8 kV (IEC 61000-4-2, Contact Discharge)

discharge (ESD) protection integrated into the chip.

Driver output and receiver input are protected to ±8

–

±8 kV (IEC 61000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge)

kV using the IEC 61000-4-2 Air-Gap Discharge

•

300-

μA Operating Supply Current

method, ±8 kV using the IEC 61000-4-2 Contact

•

1-

μA Low-Power Standby (With Receivers

Discharge method, and ±15 kV using the Human-

Active) Mode

Body Model (HBM).

•

Designed to Transmit at a Data Rate of

The device operates at a data rate of 460 kbps. The

460 kbps

transceiver has a proprietary low-dropout driver

output stage enabling RS-232-compatible operation

•

Auto-Power-Down Plus Option Features

from a 2.25-V to 3-V supply with a dual charge pump.

Flexible Power-Saving Mode

The

charge

pump

requires

only

four

0.1-

μF

•

capacitors and features a logic-level output (READY)

Supply

that asserts when the charge pump is regulating and

the device is ready to begin transmitting.

APPLICATIONS

The MAX3318 achieves a 1-

μA supply current using

•

Battery-Powered Systems

the

auto-power-down

feature.

This

device

•

PDAs

automatically enters a low-power power-down mode

when the RS-232 cable is disconnected or the drivers

•

Cellular Phones

of the connected peripherals are inactive for more

•

Notebooks

than 30 s. The device turns on again when it senses

•

Hand-Held Equipment

a valid transition at any driver or receiver input. Auto

power down saves power without changes to the

•

Pagers

existing BIOS or operating system.

This

device

is

available

in

two

space-saving

packages: 20-pin SSOP and 20-pin TSSOP.

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Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.

PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.

Copyright © 2005–2013, Texas Instruments Incorporated

Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas

Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not

necessarily include testing of all parameters.