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"First" claim for logic level translator

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 30, 2003

The ultra-low-power FXLP34 is the industry's first single-bit dual-voltage translator buffer.

The ultra-low-power FXLP34 from Fairchild Semiconductor is the industry's first single-bit dual-voltage translator buffer.

Useful in cell phones, PDAs, notebooks, digital cameras and other battery-powered portable devices, the FXLP34 translator allows designers to mix and match different voltage levels, thus providing a low-noise buffered interface between any 1.0-3.6V logic state, including 1.6, 1.8, 2.5 and 3.3V.

Fairchild's new CMOS-based ultralow power consumption technology enables nanosecond speed propagation delays along with ultralow power consumption.

With this introduction of another industry first solution, Fairchild continues to be a leading supplier of advanced logic technology.

The FXLP34 single-bit translator buffer uses two separate supply voltages (VCC and VCC1) to translate between logic voltages within a 0.9-3.6V range.

Translation propagation delays vary according to supply voltage level-for example, VCC values of 3.0-3.6V experience 4ns propagation delays; whereas VCC values of 1.4-1.6V typically provide 7ns propagation delays.

The FXLP34 device is available in either leadless chip-scale packaging (MicroPak) or 5-lead SC70.

Either form factor provides a flexible design solution that meets the needs of battery-powered portables with limited space for new-feature circuitry.

According to Ken Murphy, Marketing Manager for Logic Products, "As the industry's first low-power single-bit translator, the FXLP34 provides a flexible design solution that meets both the miniaturisation, reduced-power, and lower voltage requirements of next-generation portable and ultra-portable electronic devices." Available part numbers include: FXLP34L6X (leadless chip-scale MicroPak; 5000-piece tape-and-reel format) and FXLP34P5X (SC70; 3000-piece tape-and-reel format).