Sipex Intros Family of Enhanced 3V RS485 Transceivers

Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA), a provider of high-performance, analog integrated circuits, announced a new family of nine 3 V RS485 transceivers with low power consumption and high ESD. All nine products in the family are fully compatible upgrades to standard RS485 and RS422 transceivers, and include many advanced features making them suitable for use in industrial, telecom and consumer applications.

The transceivers feature high input impedance and low input current. All devices have enhanced ESD protection up to ±15 kV. Typical power consumption in shutdown mode is 150 nW. Six members of the family (the SP3070E, SP3071E, SP3072E, SP3073E, SP3074E and SP3075E) have slew-rate-limited outputs for operation on long or uncontrolled data buses. Three devices (the SP3076E, SP3077E and SP3078E) are designed for high-speed signaling, and support data rates up to 16 Mbps.

All devices are available now in PDIP and SOIC packaging. Pricing begins at $1.20 in 1,000-piece quantities.