Single driver for attenuators and switches

The MX856 and MX857 is a high-speed, single driver for attenuators and GaAs FET switches. It offers low switching noise, and single-channel level shifters with complementary output drivers.

The MX856 features a 5.0 V VCC positive supply, and the MX857 features a 3.3 V VCC positive supply. The input buffers accept digital TTL or CMOS level signals, amplifies them to the VCC and GND supply rails, and generates complementary outputs. The translator level shifts these output signals by amplifying them to the VCC and VEE supply rails.

The output drivers then buffer the signals to VOPT and VEE. VOPT may be sent within the range of VCC and GND. The output drivers also adjust the complementary signals for minimized skew error.

The MX856 and MX857 are designed to operate over a temperature range of -40⁰C to +85⁰C, and are available in an 8-lead SOIC package.