FEATURES

RS-232 Bus-Pin ESD Protection Exceeds

±15 kV Using Human-Body Model (HBM)

Meets or Exceeds the Requirements of

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

Operates With 3-V to 5.5-V VCC Supply

Operates Up To 250 kbit/s

Two Drivers and Two Receivers

Low Supply Current . . . 300 mA Typical

External Capacitors . . . 4 × 0.1 mF

Accepts 5-V Logic Input With 3.3-V Supply

Alternative High-Speed Pin-Compatible Device

(1 Mbit/s)

– SNx5C3232

APPLICATIONS

Battery-Powered Systems, PDAs, Notebooks,

Laptops, Palmtop PCs, and Hand-Held

Equipment

SUPPORTS DEFENSE, AEROSPACE,

AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Controlled Baseline

One Assembly/Test Site

One Fabrication Site

Available in Military (–55°C/125°C)

Temperature Range(1)

Extended Product Life Cycle

Extended Product-Change Notification

Product Traceability