MAX3373E Datasheet

• Logic Level Translators Simplify Design by Enabling Data Transfer Between Lower and Higher Voltage Systems
• Operation Down to +1.2V on VL
• Guaranteed Data Rate Options
  • 230kbps
  • 8Mbps (+1.2V ≤ V_L ≤ V_CC ≤ +5.5V)
  • 10Mbps (+1.2V ≤ V_L ≤ V_CC ≤ +3.3V)
  • 16Mbps (+1.8V ≤ V_L ≤ V_CC ≤ +2.5V and +2.5V ≤ V_L ≤ V_CC ≤ +3.3V)
• Bidirectional Level Translation (MAX3373E)
• Low Power Consumption Reduces Thermal Dissipation
• Quiescent Current (130µA typ)
• 1µA Supply Current in Three-State Output Mode
• Slew Rate Limiting Lowers EMI
• Protection Features Increase System Reliability
• ±15kV ESD Protection on I/O V_CC Lines
• Thermal Short-Circuit Protection

• Cell Phones
• Cell-Phone Cradles
• GPS
• Low-Cost Serial Interfaces
• Low-Voltage ASIC Level Translation
• Portable Communication Devices
• Portable POS Systems
• Smart Card Readers
• SPI, MICROWIRE, and I²C Level Translation
• Telecommunications Equipment

The MAX3373E ±15kV ESD-protected level translators provide the level shifting necessary to allow data transfer in a multivoltage system. Externally applied voltages, V_CC and V_L, set the logic levels on either side of the device. A low-voltage logic signal present on the V_L side of the device appears as a high-voltage logic signal on the V_CC side of the device, and vice-versa. The MAX3373E bidirectional level translators utilize a transmission-gate-based design (Figure 2 in the full data sheet) to allow data translation in either direction (V_L ⇔ V_CC) on any single data line. The MAX3373E accept V_L from +1.2V to +5.5V and V_CC from +1.65V to +5.5V, making them ideal for data transfer between low-voltage ASICs/PLDs and higher voltage systems.

All devices in the MAX3373E feature a three-state output mode that reduces supply current to less than 1µA, thermal shortcircuit protection, and ±15kV ESD protection on the V_CC side for greater protection in applications that route signals externally. The MAX3373E operate at a guaranteed data rate of 8Mbps over the entire specified operating voltage range. Within specific voltage domains, higher data rates are possible. (See the Timing Characteristics table in the full data sheet.)

The MAX3373E are dual level shifters available in 3 x 3 UCSP^™, 8-pin TDFN, and 8-pin SOT23 packages.