MAX3232ECUE+T Electronics IC Chips Integrated Circuits IC Component

Features

• ESD Protection for RS-232 Bus Pins

– ±15 kV (HBM)

– ±8 kV (IEC61000-4-2, Contact Discharge)

– ±15 kV (IEC61000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge)

•Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of

TIA/EIA-232-F and ITU v.28 Standards

• Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V VCC Supply

• Operates up to 250 kbit/s

• Two Drivers and Two Receivers

• Low Supply Current . . . 300 µA Typ

• External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 µF

• Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply

• Pin Compatible to Alternative High-Speed Device (1 Mbit/s) – SNx5C323

Applications

• Battery-Powered Systems

• PDAs

• Notebooks

• Laptops

• Palmtop PCs

• Hand-Held Equipment

MAXIMUM RATINGS (Voltages Referenced to VSS)