High speed half-duplex RS-485 transceivers with improved protection

MaxLinear launched two new RS-485 serial transceiver families (MxL8312x and MxL8321x) specifically designed to ensure reliable, high-performance communication in harsh industrial environments. The new transceiver families include nine product SKUs with three speed options (250kbps, 500kbps, 50Mbps) and three package variants including a small 3mm x 3mm package. The new families add to MaxLinear’s half-duplex RS-485 transceiver portfolio, building on more than 40 years of experience designing reliable, high-performance industrial communication solutions. The new MxL8312x and MxL8321x families add both mid- and high-tier products to MaxLinear’s previously announced MxL8310x and MxL8311x families, offering the performance and protection many modern industrial systems demand. “Industrial communication devices demand faster, smaller, and lower power ICs with integrated system level ESD functionality that meet the uncompromising need for ever-increasing reliability,” said Amit Bavisi, Vice President and General Manager, Analog Mixed-Signal at MaxLinear. “We’re seeing growing demand for high-performance and -reliable serial transceivers across industrial and computing markets as automation drives the need for increased connectivity between sensors, controllers and machines.” Available in new packages, higher speeds, and heightened levels of system-level electrostatic disc...