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D, DB, DW, OR PW PACKAGE

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DOUT2

RIN2

GND

DOUT1

RIN1

ROUT1

DIN1

DIN2

ROUT2

DESCRIPTION/ORDERING INFORMATION

MAX3232E

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

WITH

±15-kV IEC ESD PROTECTION

SLLS664A – AUGUST 2005 – REVISED APRIL 2007

• Battery-Powered Systems

• ESD Protection for RS-232 Bus Pins

• PDAs

–

±15 kV (HBM)

• Notebooks

–

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

• Laptops

–

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

• Palmtop PCs

• Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of

• Hand-Held Equipment

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

• Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V V

• 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)

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SNx5C3232

ORDERING INFORMATION

ORDERABLE PART NUMBER

TOP-SIDE MARKING

Tube of 40

MAX3232ECD

SOIC – D

MAX3232EC

Reel of 2500

MAX3232ECDR

Tube of 40

MAX3232ECDW

SOIC – DW

MAX3232EC

Reel of 2000

MAX3232ECDWR

–0

°C to 70°C

Tube of 80

MAX3232ECDB

SSOP – DB

MP232EC

Reel of 2000

MAX3232ECDBR

Tube of 90

MAX3232ECPW

TSSOP – PW

MP232EC

Reel of 2000

MAX3232ECPWR

Tube of 40

MAX3232EID

SOIC – D

MAX3232EI

Reel of 2500

MAX3232EIDR

Tube of 40

MAX3232EIDW

SOIC – DW

MAX3232EI

Reel of 2000

MAX3232EIDWR

–40

°C to 85°C

Tube of 80

MAX3232EIDB

SSOP – DB

MP232EI

Reel of 2000

MAX3232EIDBR

Tube of 90

MAX3232EIPW

TSSOP – PW

MP232EI

Reel of 2000

MAX3232EIPWR

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