5-V Multichannel RS-232 Line Driver/Receiver With +/-15-kV ESD Protection

The MAX208 device consists of four Line Drivers four line receivers, and a dual charge-pump circuit with 15-kV HBM ESD protection pin to pin (serial-port connection pins, including GND). The device meets the requirements of TIA/EIA-232-F and provides the electrical Interface between an asynchronous Communication controller and the serial-port connector. The Charge Pump and four small external capacitors allow operation from a single 5-V supply. The devices operate at data signaling rates up to 120 kbit/s and a maximum of 30-V/s driver output slew rate.
By Texas Instruments