INDUSTRY'S LOWEST-COST AND SMALLEST DIGITAL POTENTIOMETER
SUNNYVALE, CA-February 5, 2001-Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX5460/MAX5463/MAX5466/MAX5467/MAX5468 FleaPoTs™, the smallest and lowest-cost digital potentiometers available. These ultra-small 32-tap digital potentiometers come in 5-pin SC70 (2mm x 2mm) and SOT23 packages. The devices offer low supply current, an excellent linearity, and an extremely low end-to-end resistor temperature coefficient. They are ideal for applications such as LCD screen adjustments, volume control, and mechanical trim potentiometer replacement.
These digital potentiometers' interface is an easy-to-use up/down 2-wire interface. They operate on a +2.7V to +5.5V single supply voltage and consume only 0.35mA of supply current, making them the lowest-power-consuming digital pots on the market. The temperature coefficient is a low 30ppm/°C for the end-to-end resistance and 5ppm/°C in ratiometric mode. Glitchless switching between resistor taps ensures a smooth transition when changing wiper positions, and the devices offer resistances of 10 kilohms, 50 kilohms, and 100 kilohms.
The MAX5460/MAX5463/MAX5466/MAX5467/MAX5468 complement Maxim's digital potentiometer line, which also includes other 32-tap devices as well as 256-tap single and dual pots. Prices start at $0.25 for the MAX5460/ MAX5463 in 5-pin SC70 and $0.48 for the MAX5466/MAX5467/MAX5468 in 5- and 6-pin SOT23 (10,000-up, FOB USA).
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