MAX14548E/AE: 16-channel, bidirectional, 100Mbps level translators save processor overhead and enable high-speed interfacing

Maxim introduced the MAX14548E/MAX14548AE, ±15kV ESD-protected, 16-channel, bidirectional level translators. These devices provide level shifting for data transfer in multivoltage systems by accepting a voltage range from 1.1V to 3.6V on the VL side and from 1.7V to 3.6V on the ±15kV ESD-protected Vcc side. Over these specified operating voltages, the MAX14548E/ MAX14548AE operate at a guaranteed data rate of 100Mbps. The low supply voltage, small wafer-level package (WLP), and ESD protection make these level translators ideal for data transfer between low-voltage ASICs/programmable logic devices (PLDs) and higher-voltage systems such as camera modules, NAND flash memory, and LCD displays.