General Description

The MAX3397E ±15kV ESD-protected bidirectional level translator provides level shifting for data transfer in a multivoltage system. Externally applied voltages, VCC and VL, set the logic levels on either side of the device. A logic-low signal present on the VL side of the device appears as a logic-low signal on the VCC side of the device, and vice versa. The MAX3397E utilizes a transmission-gate-based design to allow data translation in either direction (VL ↔ VCC) on any single data line. The MAX3397E accepts VL from +1.2V to +5.5V and VCC from +1.65V to +5.5V, making the device ideal for datatransfer between low-voltage ASICs/PLDs and higher voltage systems.

Features

♦ Bidirectional Level Translation

♦ Guaranteed Data Rate

   8Mbps (+1.2V ≤ VL ≤ VCC ≤ +5.5V)

   16Mbps (+1.8V ≤ VL ≤ VCC ≤ +3.3V)

♦ Extended ESD Protection on the I/O VCC Lines

   ±15kV Human Body Model

   ±15kV Air-Gap Discharge per IEC61000-4-2

   ±8kV Contact Discharge per IEC61000-4-2

♦ Enable/Shutdown

♦ Ultra-Low 1µA Supply Current in Shutdown Mode

♦ 8-Pin µDFN Package