MAX208

5V MULTICHANNEL RS232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER

WITH ±15kV ESD PROTECTION

SLLS596B − OCTOBER 2003 − REVISED JUNE 2006

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POST OFFICE BOX 655303

−

±15 kV − Human-Body Model (HBM)

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

JESD 78, Class II

− 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/

µs

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

SOIC (DW)

Reel of 2000

MAX208CDWR

MAX208C

0 C to 70 C

SSOP (DB)

Tube of 60

MAX208CDB

MA208C

SSOP (DB)

Reel of 2000

MAX208CDBR

MA208C

PDIP (NT)

Tube of 15

MAX208INT

MAX208INT

SOIC (DW)

Tube of 25

MAX208IDW

MAX208I

–40

°C to 85°C

SOIC (DW)

Reel of 2000

MAX208IDWR

MAX208I

–40 C to 85 C

SSOP (DB)

Tube of 60

MAX208IDB

MB208I

SSOP (DB)

Reel of 2000

MAX208IDBR

MB208I

† Package drawings, standard packing quantities, thermal data, symbolization, and PCB design guidelines are

available at www.ti.com/sc/package.

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 2006, 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)

DOUT2

DOUT1

RIN2

ROUT2

DIN1

ROUT1

RIN1

GND

C1+

V+

C1−

DOUT3

RIN3

ROUT3

DIN4

DOUT4

DIN3

DIN2

ROUT4

RIN4

V−

C2−

C2+

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

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PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.

Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments

standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include

testing of all parameters.