
SLLS596A OCTOBER 2003 REVISED JANUARY 2004
1
POST OFFICE BOX 655303
DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
ESD Protection for RS-232 I/O Pins
±
15 kV Human-Body Model
Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of
TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards
Operates at 5-V V
CC
Supply
Four Drivers and Four Receivers
Operates Up To 120 kbit/s
External Capacitors . . . 4
×
0.1
μ
F
Latch-Up Performance Exceeds 100 mA Per
JESD 78, Class II
Applications
Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs,
Notebooks, Laptops, Palmtop PCs, and
Hand-Held Equipment
description/ordering information
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/
μ
s
driver output slew rate.
ORDERING INFORMATION
TA
PACKAGE
ORDERABLE
PART NUMBER
TOP-SIDE
MARKING
PDIP (NT)
Tube of 15
MAX208CNT
MAX208CNT
SOIC (DW)
Tube of 25
MAX208CDW
MAX208C
0 C to 70 C
Reel of 2000
MAX208CDWR
SSOP (DB)
Tube of 60
MAX208CDB
MA208C
Reel of 2000
MAX208CDBR
PDIP (NT)
Tube of 15
MAX208INT
MAX208INT
SOIC (DW)
Tube of 25
MAX208IDW
MAX208I
40 C to 85 C
Reel of 2000
Tube of 60
MAX208IDWR
MAX208IDB
SSOP (DB)
MB208I
Reel of 2000
MAX208IDBR
Package drawings, standard packing quantities, thermal data, symbolization, and PCB design guidelines are
available at www.ti.com/sc/package.
Copyright
2004, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of
Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
DB, DW, OR NT PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
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