General Description

The MAX3228E/AE and MAX3229E/AE are +2.5V to +5.5V powered EIA/TIA-232 and V.28/V.24 communications interfaces with low power requirements, high data rate capabilities, and enhanced electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, in a chip-scale package (UCSP™) and WLP Package. All transmitter outputs and receiver inputs are protected to ±15kV using IEC 1000-4-2 AirGap Discharge, ±8kV using IEC 1000-4-2 Contact Discharge, and ±15kV using the Human Body Model.

eatures

♦ 6 ✕ 5 Chip-Scale Package (UCSP) and WLP Package

♦ ESD Protection for RS-232 I/O Pins:

±15kV—IEC 1000-4-2 Air-Gap Discharge

±8kV—IEC 1000-4-2 Contact Discharge

±15kV—Human Body Model

♦ 1µA Low-Power AutoShutdown

♦ 250kbps Guaranteed Data Rate

♦ Meets EIA/TIA-232 Specifications Down to +3.1V

♦ RS-232 Compatible to +2.5V Allows Operation from Single Li+ Cell

♦ Small 0.1µF Capacitors

♦ Configurable Logic Levels

Applications

Personal Digital Assistants

Cell Phone Data Lump Cables

Set-Top Boxes

Handheld Devices

Cell Phones