General Description
The MAX4890/MAX4891/MAX4892 high-speed analog
switches meet the needs of 10/100/1000 Base-T appli-
cations. These devices switch the signals from two
interface transformers and connect the signals to a sin-
gle 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet PHY, simplifying
docking station design and reducing manufacturing
costs. The MAX4890/MAX4891/MAX4892 can also
route signals from a common interface transformer to
two different boards in board-redundancy applications.
The MAX4890/MAX4891/MAX4892 switches provide an
extremely low capacitance and on-resistance to meet
Ethernet insertion and return-loss specifications. The
MAX4891/MAX4892 feature one and three built-in LED
switches, respectively.
The MAX4890/MAX4891/MAX4892 are available in
space-saving 32- and 36-lead TQFN packages,
significantly reducing the required PC board area.
These devices operate over the -40°C to +85°C tem-
perature range.
Applications
Notebooks and Docking Stations
Servers and Routers with Ethernet Interfaces
Board-Level Redundancy Protection
SONET/SDH Signal Routing
T3/E3 Redundancy Protection
Video Switching
Features
♦ Single +3.0V to +3.6V Power-Supply Voltage
♦ Low On-Resistance (R
ON
): 4Ω (typ), 6.5Ω (max)
♦ Ultra-Low On-Capacitance (C
ON
): 6.5pF (typ)
♦ Low < 200ps Bit-to-Bit Skew
♦ -3dB Bandwidth: 1GHz
♦ Optimized Pin-Out for Easy Transformer and PHY
Interface
♦ Built-In LED Switches for Switching Indicators to
Docking Station
♦ Low 450µA (max) Quiescent Current
♦ Bidirectional 8 to 16 Multiplexer/Demultiplexer
♦ Space-Saving Packages
32-Pin, 5mm x 5mm, TQFN Package
36-Pin, 6mm x 6mm, TQFN Package
MAX4890/MAX4891/MAX4892
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet LAN Switch
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