19-2856; Rev 0; 4/03
Quad LVDS Line Driver with High-ESD
Tolerance and Flow-Through Pinout
General Description
Features
The MAX9178 quad low-voltage differential signaling
(LVDS) line driver with high-ESD tolerance is ideal for
applications requiring high data rates and low power
with reduced noise. The MAX9178 is guaranteed to
transmit data at speeds up to 400Mbps (200MHz) over
controlled impedance of media of approximately 100Ω.
The transmission media can be printed circuit (PC)
board traces, backplanes, or cables.
ꢀ Flow-Through Pinout
Simplifies PC Board Layout
Reduces Crosstalk
ꢀ Pin Compatible with DS90LV047A and MAX9123
ꢀ Guaranteed 400Mbps Data Rate
ꢀ Single-Ended Inputs Tolerate 1V
Overshoot/Undershoot
The MAX9178 accepts four LVTTL/LVCMOS inputs and
translates them to LVDS output signals. All inputs toler-
ꢀ 250ps Maximum Pulse Skew
ate overshoot of V
+1V and undershoot of -1V. The
CC
ꢀ IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4 ESD Tolerance on LVDS
Outputs
EN and EN inputs are ANDed together and control the
high-impedance outputs. When the device is disabled,
power drops to ultra-low 12.6mW (typ). Outputs con-
form to the ANSI TIA/EIA-644 LVDS standard.
ꢀ Conforms to ANSI TIA/EIA-644 LVDS Standard
ꢀ Single +3.3V Supply
The MAX9178 operates from a single +3.3V supply,
and is available in a 16-pin TSSOP and 16-pin thin QFN
package with exposed pad. The MAX9178 is specified
for operation from -40°C to +85°C.
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
PIN-PACKAGE
16 TSSOP
MAX9178EUE
MAX9178ETE
Applications
16 Thin QFN-EP*
Digital Copiers
Laser Printers
DSLAMs
*EP = Exposed pad.
Network
Switches/Routers
Cell Phone Base
Stations
Typical Application Circuit
Backplane
Interconnect
Add/Drop Muxes
LVDS SIGNALS
Clock Distribution
Digital Cross-Connects
MAX9122
MAX9178
Functional Diagram appears at end of data sheet.
T
X
107Ω
107Ω
107Ω
107Ω
R
X
Pin Configurations
T
X
T
X
T
X
R
R
R
X
X
X
TOP VIEW
LVTTL/CMOS
DATA INPUT
LVTTL/CMOS
DATA OUTPUT
16
15
14
13
EN
IN1
IN2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16 OUT1-
OUT1+
15
IN2
OUT2+
OUT2-
OUT3-
OUT3+
1
2
3
4
12
11
10
9
14 OUT2+
13 OUT2-
V
CC
V
CC
MAX9178
MAX9178
GND
OUT3-
12
11
10
9
GND
EXPOSED PAD
IN3
IN4
EN
OUT3+
OUT4+
IN3
OUT4-
5
6
7
8
TSSOP
QFN
100Ω SHIELDED TWISTED CABLE OR MICROSTRIP PC BOARD TRACES
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