Intersil Corporation today introduced the ISL317XE family of 3.3V RS-485/RS-422 transceivers. This versatile nine-member family saves 50-70% of valuable board space and delivers the industry’s only full-featured IEC61000 ESD-protected transceivers with 20Mbps data transmission rate. The ISL317XE line provides maximum reliability of exposed transmitter and receiver pins with IEC61000 ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection that allows customers to develop the most rugged systems possible.
The line’s enhanced features include full fail-safe design and hot plug capability, full/half duplex, and three data rate options. The family’s full fail-safe feature eliminates external components and ensures consistent performance when bus faults occur. The ISL317XE family is available now in 8-lead MSOP packages, 8-lead SOIC packages, 10-lead MSOP packages and 14-lead SOIC packages with prices starting at $1.68 in 1,000-unit quantities.
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