The MAX208 device consists of four line drivers, four line receivers, and a dual charge-pump circuit with ±15-kV HBM ESD protection pin to pin (serial-port connection pins, including GND). The device meets the requirements of TIA/EIA-232-F and provides the electrical interface between an asynchronous communication controller and the serial-port connector. The charge pump and four small external capacitors allow operation from a single 5-V supply. The devices operate at data signaling rates up to 120 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/µs driver output slew rate.
● ESD Protection for RS-232 I/O Pins
● ±15-kV Human-Body Model (HBM)
● Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of
●TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
● Operates at 5-V VCC Supply
● Four Drivers and Four Receivers
● Operates up to 120 kbit/s
● External Capacitors: 4 × 0.1 µF
● Latch-Up Performance Exceeds 100 mA Per
●JESD 78, Class II
● APPLICATIONS
● Battery-Powered Systems
● PDAs
● Notebooks
● Laptops
● Palmtop PCs
● Hand-Held Equipment
