= 50鈩?/div>
A1
A2
V+
MAX354
A0
A1
A2
GND EN
10nF
-15V
OFF ISOLATION = 20log
V
OUT
V
IN
V-
MAX354
COM
R
L
1k
V
OUT
GND EN
10nF
V-
-15V
CROSSTALK = 20log
V
OUT
V
IN
Figure 5. Off Isolation
Figure 6. Crosstalk
+15V
A2
CHANNEL
SELECT
A1
A0
GND
EN
V-
V+
NO1
NO8
COM
f = 1MHz
1MHz
CAPACITANCE
ANALYZER
MAX354
-15V
Figure 7. NO/COM Capacitance
_______________Detailed Description
Fault-Protection Circuitry
Maxim鈥檚 MAX354/MAX355 are fully fault protected for
continuous input voltages up to 鹵40V, whether or not
the V+ and V- power supplies are present. These
devices use a 鈥渟eries FET鈥?protection scheme that not
only protects the multiplexer output from overvoltage,
but also limits the input current to sub-microamp levels.
When signal voltages exceed or are within approxi-
mately 1.5V of the supply rails, on-resistance increas-
es. This greater on-resistance limits fault currents and
output voltage, protecting sensitive circuits and com-
ponents. The protected output clamps at approximately
1.5V below the supply rails and maintains the correct
polarity. There are no glitches or polarity reversals
going into or coming out of a fault condition.
Figures 8 and 9 show how the series FET circuit protects
against overvoltage conditions. When power is off, the
gates of all three FETs are at ground. With a -25V input,
N-channel FET Q1 is turned on by the +25V gate-to-
source voltage. The P-channel device (Q2), however,
has +25V V
GS
and is turned off, thereby preventing the
input signal from reaching the output. If the input volt-
age is +25V, Q1 has a negative V
GS
, which turns it off.
Similarly, only sub-microamp leakage currents can flow
from the output back to the input, since any voltage will
turn off either Q1 or Q2.
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