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News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor | Subject: FSUSB31
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 April 2006
USB switch survives bigger static spikes
A new High-Speed USB 2.0 switch features the industry's highest ESD protection (up to 8kV).
Fairchild Semiconductor has released a new High-Speed (480Mbit/s) USB 2.0 switch with the industry's highest ESD protection (up to 8kV) The FSUSB31 offers the best combination of function, performance and packaging available for applications such as media players and cellphones
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The FSUSB31 is ideal for port isolation based on its ability to protect against ESD (electrostatic discharge), excessive capacitance, noise and other factors that can negatively affect performance in ultra-portable products.
The FSUSB31 also saves battery power by drawing less than 1uA of current and its tiny (1.6 x 1.6mm) package fulfils the small-footprint requirement of ultraportable designs.
"Function, performance and packaging are the critical switch characteristics designers must consider when meeting the High-Speed USB 2.0 requirement in ultra-portables", said Patty Miske, Switch Marketing Manager for Fairchild's analogue Products Group.
"The FSUSB31 combines optimum device characteristics into a very compact package".
"The result is a high-bandwidth USB switch that offers transparent switching for maintaining excellent signal integrity in multifunction designs".
The next generation of the ultraportable market is expected to be driven by a demand for new applications with more and more product features.
Personal media players (PMP) and cellphones, for example, are being designed to share USB and other types of connectors.
Ultra-portable designers need switches with multifunction capabilities, such as USB and audio, combined into one device.
With the industry's broadest portfolio of switches, Fairchild is at the forefront of this market trend to pack additional functionality into increasingly more compact, high-performance USB-enabled switches.
The FSUSB31 is available in a lead (Pb)-free MicroPak package that meets or exceeds the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020C and is compliant with the European Union requirements now in effect.
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