EDN

RS-485 Transceivers offer High ESD Protection

The ISL3159E/79E is a RS-485 transceiver that offers high ESD protection over extended temperature range. The device delivers a 40 Mbps transmission performance over an extended temperature range, ...
EDN

RS-485 transceivers offer ESD protection in excess of 15-kV

Dallas, Tex.— Aimed at industrial applications, Texas Instruments Inc.'s latest 3.3-V and 5-V full-duplex RS-485 transceivers provide ESD protection in excess of 15-kV (human body model). The ...
Business Wire

MaxLinear Introduces High Performance Quad RS-485 Receivers with Superior ESD and EFT Protection to Facilitate Robust System Design

New products offer up to 32Mbps data rates at extreme temperatures, support for wide power supply range, IEC 61000-4-2 ESD protection, and IEC61000-4-4 electrical fast transient (EFT) protection ...
Business Wire

MaxLinear Launches Broad Portfolio of Half-Duplex RS-485 Transceivers Designed for Demanding Applications

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MaxLinear, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXL), a technology leader transforming global connectivity, announced today the launch of two new RS-485 serial transceiver families ...
Electronic Design

RS-485/422 Transceivers Include 15 kV ESD Protection

Offered as drop-in upgrades for comparable devices, the LINEARLINK ISL8489E and ISL8491E full-duplex, RS-485/422 transceivers provide ESD protection to 15 kV on all transmit and receive pins and up to ...
Electronics Weekly

Isolated RS-485 RS-422 transceiver withstands 5.7kVrms

Analog Devices has introduced RS-485 and RS-422 transceivers that can withstand 5.7kVrms and ±15kV ESD. “The transceivers’ simplified PCB layout and small form factor pack more functionality into ...
Electronic Design

RS-485 Transceivers Boast Switchable Termination, High ESD Protection

Two new families of RS-485 transceivers are aimed at systems with 3.3-V power supplies. The LTC2854/LTC2855 feature switchable, integrated termination, while the LTC2850/TC2851/LTC2852 offer ...
Electronics Weekly

How to protect your RS-485

Guest columnist Ian Doyle, product line manager for semiconductors at Bourns, describes how to provide suitable circuit protection for RS-485 ports. RS-485 is one of the most common interface ...
Semiconductor Engineering

How Robust Is Your ESD Protection? Are You Sure?

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is critical at advanced nodes to safeguard designs against effects intensified by shrinking transistor dimensions and oxide layer thicknesses. On the other ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Can We Efficiently Automate 2.5/3D IC ESD Protection Verification?

Protection against ESD events (commonly referred to as ESD robustness) is an extremely important aspect of integrated circuit (IC) design and verification, including 2.5/3D designs. ESD events cause ...
New Electronics

RS-485 transceivers need protection against large over-voltages

Robustness and reliability have made RS-485 an industrial workhorse. A minimum differential signal swing of 1.5V and reliable operation over common-mode voltages ranging from -7V to +12V have ...