1 Features

• Low-Voltage Differential 30Ω to 55Ω Line Drivers

and Receivers for Signaling Rates 1 up to

100Mbps, Clock Frequencies up to 50MHz

• Type-1 Receivers Incorporate 25mV of Hysteresis

(SN65MLVD200A, SN65MLVD202A)

• Type-2 Receivers Provide an Offset (100mV)

Threshold to Detect Open-Circuit and Idle-Bus

Conditions (SN65MLVD204A, SN65MLVD205A)

• Meets or Exceeds the M-LVDS Standard

TIA/EIA-899 for Multipoint Data Interchange

• Controlled Driver Output Voltage Transition Times

for Improved Signal Quality

• –1V to 3.4V of Common-Mode Voltage Range

Allows Data Transfer With 2V of Ground Noise

• Bus Pins High Impedance When Disabled

or VCC ≤ 1.5V

• 200Mbps Devices Available (SN65MLVD201,

SN65MLVD203, SN65MLVD206, SN65MLVD207)

• Bus Pin ESD Protection Exceeds 8kV

• Packages Available:

– 8-Pin SOIC

SN65MLVD200A, SN65MLVD204A

– 14-Pin SOIC

SN65MLVD202A, SN65MLVD205A

• Improved Alternatives to the SN65MLVD200,

SN65MLVD202A, SN65MLVD204A, and

SN65MLVD205A Devices

2 Applications

• Low-Power, High-Speed, Short-Reach Alternative

to TIA/EIA-485

• Backplane or Cabled Multipoint Data and Clock

Transmission

• Cellular Base Stations

• Central Office Switches

• Network Switches and Routers

3 Description

The SN65MLVD20xx devices are multipoint lowvoltage

differential (M-LVDS) line drivers and

receivers that are optimized to operate at signaling

rates up to 100 Mbps. All parts comply with the

multipoint low-voltage differential signaling (M-LVDS)

standard TIA/EIA-899.

The SN65MLVD20xx devices have enhancements

over their predecessors. Improved features include

controlled slew rate on the driver output to help

minimize reflections from unterminated stubs, which

results in better signal integrity. Additionally, 8-kV

ESD protection on the bus pins for more robustness.

The same footprint definition was maintained making

for an easy drop-in replacement for a system

performance upgrade.

The devices are characterized for operation from –

40°C to 85°C.