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MAX9360 Evaluation Kit
General Description
Features
o Controlled 50Ω Coplanar Impedance Traces
o Output Line Lengths Matched to <1mil
The MAX9360 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a fully assembled
and tested surface-mount printed circuit (PC) board.
The EV kit includes two MAX9360s with different pack-
ages. The MAX9360 is a low-skew, single LVTTL/
CMOS-to-differential LVECL/ECL translator. The EV kit
accepts an LVTTL/TTL/CMOS input signal and converts
it to a differential LVECL/ECL signal at frequencies up
to 1GHz.
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✕
(24.5 10 mm)
o Up to 1GHz Board Frequency Range
o Evaluates Both 8-Pin SO and 8-Pin SOT23
Packages
The MAX9360 EV kit is a four-layer PC board with 50Ω
controlled-impedance traces. It can also be used to
evaluate the MAX9361, a TTL/CMOS-to-differential
LVECL/ECL translator.
o Fully Assembled and Tested
o Surface-Mount Construction
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
IC PACKAGE
MAX9360EVKIT
0°C to +70°C
8 SO, 8 SOT23
Component List
Note: To evaluate the MAX9361ESA/MAX9361EKA (top mark
AAJJ), request a MAX9361ESA/MAX9361EKA free sample with
the MAX9360EVKIT.
DESIGNATION QTY
DESCRIPTION
10µF 10%, 10V tantalum
capacitors (case B)
C1–C6
6
Quick Start
AVX TAJB106K010R
Kemet T494B106K010A
The MAX9360 EV kit is a fully assembled and tested
surface-mount board. The EV kit contains two indepen-
dent LVTTL/CMOS-to-LVECL translators with different
packages: an 8-pin SO package (upper circuit) and an
8-pin SOT23 package (lower circuit).
0.1µF 10%, 16V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
Taiyo Yuden EMK107BJ104KA
Murata GRM39X7R104K016A
C7–C12
6
6
0.01µF 20%, 16V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0402)
Taiyo Yuden EMK105BJ103KMV
Recommended Equipment
C13–C18
•
Three power supplies
a) One 2.0V with 70mA current capability
D1, Q1, Q1,
D2, Q2, Q2
6
1
1
SMA edge-mount connectors
MAX9360ESA (8-pin SO)
b) One adjustable 5.0V to 7.5V with 20mA current
capability
U1
c) One adjustable -3.5V to -0.375V with 30mA
current capability
MAX9360UKA (8-pin SOT23) (top
mark AAJI)
U2
•
•
Signal generator (e.g., Agilent 8133A 3GHz pulse
generator)
None
None
None
1
1
1
MAX9360 PC board
MAX9360 EV kit data sheet
MAX9360/MAX9361 data sheet
One 10GHz bandwidth oscilloscope with internal
50Ω termination (e.g., Tektronix11801C Digital
Sampling with the SD-24 sampling head)
Component Suppliers
SUPPLIER
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
www.avxcorp.com
www.kemet.com
www.murata.com
www.t-yuden.com
AVX
843-946-0238
864-963-6300
770-436-1300
800-348-2496
843-626-3123
864-963-6322
770-436-3030
847-925-0899
Kemet
Murata
Taiyo Yuden
Note: Please indicate that you are using the MAX9360/MAX9361 when contacting these component suppliers.
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For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim/Dallas Direct! at
1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.