Datasheet
_______________General Description
The MAX378 8-channel single-ended (1-of-8) multiplexer
and the MAX379 4-channel differential (2-of-8) multiplexer
use a series N-channel/P-channel/N-channel structure to
provide significant fault protection. If the power supplies to
the MAX378/MAX379 are inadvertently turned off while
input voltages are still applied,
all
channels in the muxes
are turned off, and only a few nanoamperes of leakage cur-
rent will flow into the inputs. This protects not only the
MAX378/MAX379 and the circuitry they drive, but also the
sensors or signal sources that drive the muxes.
The series N-channel/P-channel/N-channel protection
structure has two significant advantages over the simple
current-limiting protection scheme of the industry’s first-
generation fault-protected muxes. First, the Maxim protec-
tion scheme limits fault currents to nanoamp leakage
values rather than many milliamperes. This prevents dam-
age to sensors or other sensitive signal sources. Second,
the MAX378/MAX379 fault-protected muxes can withstand
a
continuous
±60V input, unlike the first generation, which
had a continuous ±35V input limitation imposed by power
dissipation considerations.
All digital inputs have logic thresholds of 0.8V and 2.4V,
ensuring both TTL and CMOS compatibility without requir-
ing pull-up resistors. Break-before-make operation is
guaranteed. Power dissipation is less than 2mW.
________________________Applications
Data Acquisition Systems
Industrial and Process Control Systems
Avionics Test Equipment
Signal Routing Between Systems
____________________________Features
♦ Fault Input Voltage ±75V with Power Supplies Off
♦ Fault Input Voltage ±60V with ±15V Power Supplies
♦ All Switches Off with Power Supplies Off
♦ On Channel Turns OFF if Overvoltage Occurs on
Input or Output
♦ Only Nanoamperes of Input Current Under All
Fault Conditions
♦ No Increase in Supply Currents Due to Fault
Conditions
♦ Latchup-Proof Construction
♦ Operates from ±4.5V to ±18V Supplies
♦ All Digital Inputs are TTL and CMOS Compatible
♦ Low-Power Monolithic CMOS Design
______________Ordering Information
Ordering Information continued at end of data sheet.
* Contact factory for availability.
**The substrate may be allowed to float or be tied to V+ (JI CMOS).
MAX378/MAX379
High-Voltage, Fault-Protected
Analog Multiplexers
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Maxim Integrated Products
1
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A1
A2
GND
V+
IN1
V-
EN
A0
TOP VIEW
MAX378
IN5
IN6
IN7
IN8
OUT
IN4
IN3
IN2
DIP
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A1
GND
V+
IN1B
IN1A
V-
EN
A0
MAX379
IN2B
IN3B
IN4B
OUTB
OUTA
IN4A
IN3A
IN2A
DIP
__________________________________________________________Pin Configurations
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19-1902; Rev 1; 8/94
PART
MAX378CPE
MAX378CWG
MAX378CJE 0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
TEMP. RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
16 Plastic DIP
24 Wide SO
16 CERDIP
MAX378EPE
MAX378EWG -40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C 16 Plastic DIP
24 Wide SO
MAX378EJE
MAX378MJE -55°C to +125°C
-40°C to +85°C 16 CERDIP
16 CERDIP
MAX378MLP -55°C to +125°C 20 LCC*
Pin Configurations continued at end of data sheet.
MAX378C/D 0°C to +70°C Dice**