General Description

The MAX9685 is an ultra-fast ECL comparator manufactured with a high-frequency bipolar process (fT= 6GHz)

capable of very short propagation delays. This design maintains the excellent DC matching characteristics normally found only in slower comparators.

Features

♦1.3ns Propagation Delay

♦0.5ns Latch Setup Time

♦+5V, -5.2V Power Supplies

♦Pin-Compatible with AD9685, Am6685

♦Available in Commercial, Extended-Industrial, and Military Temperature Ranges

♦Available in Narrow SO Package

Applications

High-Speed A/D Converters

High-Speed Line Receivers

Peak Detectors

Threshold Detectors

High-Speed Triggers