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AUTO-POWERDOWN PLUS SECTION

Switching Characteristics

MAX3238E

3-V TO 5.5-V MULTICHANNEL RS-232 LINE DRIVER/RECEIVER

WITH

±15-kV ESD (HBM) PROTECTION

SLLS710A – FEBRUARY 2006 – REVISED APRIL 2006

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Electrical Characteristics

over recommended ranges of supply voltage and operating free-air temperature (unless otherwise noted) (see Figure 5)

PARAMETER

TEST CONDITIONS

MIN

MAX

UNIT

Receiver input threshold

2.7

V

for INVALID high-level output voltage

Receiver input threshold

–2.7

V

for INVALID high-level output voltage

Receiver input threshold

–0.3

0.3

V

for INVALID low-level output voltage

INVALID high-level output voltage

V

INVALID low-level output voltage

0.4

V

over recommended ranges of supply voltage and operating free-air temperature (unless otherwise noted) (see Figure 5)

PARAMETER

MIN

MAX

UNIT

Propagation delay time, low- to high-level output

0.1

µs

Propagation delay time, high- to low-level output

50

µs

Supply enable time

25

µs

Receiver or driver edge to auto-powerdown plus

15

30

60

s

(1)

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