Product/Service

Four 3.3v, Rs-232 Serial Transceivers

Source: Sipex Corporation
All four are high speed (1000 kbps), rugged (15kV ESD protection on all I/Os), low voltage (3.3V) RS-232 serial transceivers designed for leading edge portable products such as PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and laptop computers.
SP32XXEU Family Processes Data at 1000 kbps

Sipex Corporation, designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog semiconductors for the portable electronics market, today announced the immediate availability of four new, low voltage, high speed RS-232 transceivers - the SP3222EU, SP3223EU, SP3232EU and the SP3243EU. All four are high speed (1000 kbps), rugged (15kV ESD protection on all I/Os), low voltage (3.3V) RS-232 serial transceivers designed for leading edge portable products such as PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and laptop computers.

About the SP3222/23/32/43EU:
The SP3222EU, SP3223EU, SP3232EU and the SP3243EU are fast (1000kbps), rugged (15kV ESD protection on all I/Os), 3.3V RS-232 compliant (EIA/TIA-232F) serial transceivers specifically designed for battery powered, handheld devices such as cell phone and PDA data cables, digital cameras, and MP3 players and laptop computers. Their fast data transmission rate (up to 1000kbps) enhances digital communication between various handheld portables and their host computers. The enhanced ESD protection on all I/O pins (IEC1000-4-2 – +/-15 kV air-gap discharge; +/-8kV contact discharge; +/- 15kV HBM) protects the transceivers and the portable device's internal electronics from catastrophic damage under normal cable connection or handling circumstances. The products differ in the number of onboard transceivers (SP3222/23/32EU: 2 drivers, 2 receivers; SP3243EU: 3 drivers, 5 receivers) and the presence or absence of the AUTO-ONLINE® and low power shutdown features.

About Sipex:
Sipex Corporation designs, manufactures and markets high-performance, analog integrated circuits using standard mixed-signal and dielectrically isolated BiCMOS wafer process technologies. The company markets over 750 products in power management, interface and analog displays. Power management products include LDO linear regulators, DC/DC switching regulators and controllers, charge pumps, and microprocessor supervisors. Interface products cover RS-232, RS-485, USB and high speed, differential transceivers, along with multi-protocol transceivers. Analog display products consist primarily of electroluminescent display drivers for backlighting LCD displays.

The company is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts and California

Sipex Corporation, 22 Linnell Circle, Billerica, MA 01821. Tel: 978-671-1907; Fax: 978-670-9001.