Voltage Level Translator from Diodes Incorporated Provides Direction-Free Flexibility for Networks and Servers
June 05 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today announced a new
addition to its family of low voltage level translators, offering
simple and autonomous bidirectional operation. The PI4GTL2002 is a
2-bit level shifter designed to translate signals conditioned for
one voltage level to signals at a higher or lower voltage, such as
gunner transceiver logic (GTL) or GTL+ to LVTTL/TTL. As leading
processor manufacturers continue to include GTL+ interfaces in
their products, the need for high performance level translators is
increasing in applications such as server/data centers and
networking. The PI4GTL2002 meets that demand with the added benefit
of not imposing the need for directional control.
The open-drain design of the PI4GTL2002 means the device can
translate voltage levels in either direction without incurring the
design complexity or performance penalty of a dedicated direction
control signal. The device operates in either direction, shifting
between 0.8V and 5V (CMOS), with less than 1.5ns propagation delay
between inputs and outputs. As such, the PI4GTL2002 can support a
number of use cases, including standard and fast mode I2C.
The NMOS-based pass transistors in the design use a common gate
to enable bidirectional operation, with reference voltages for each
of the two signals. This enables the design team to apply a
different voltage to either side of the device, allowing voltage
translation between signals ranging from 0.8V to 5V.
The pin-out of the PI4GTL2002 follows a convenient flow-through
design, making PCB layout simpler. A low input and output
capacitance keeps the propagation delay low, while the device also
features an on-resistance of just 3.5Ω to minimize signal
distortion.
The PI4GTL2002UEX is available in the U-QFN package, the
PI4GTL2002WEX W-QFN package, and the PI4GTL2002XTEX in the XT-QFN
package. Further information is available at www.diodes.com.
About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poor’s
SmallCap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global
manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific
standard products within the broad discrete, logic, analog and
mixed-signal semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer
electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive
markets. Diodes’ products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors,
MOSFETs, protection devices, function-specific arrays, single gate
logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature
sensors, power management devices, including LED drivers, AC-DC
converters and controllers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage
regulators, and voltage references along with special function
devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage
supervisors, and motor controllers. Diodes also has timing,
connectivity, switching, and signal integrity solutions for
high-speed signals. Diodes’ corporate headquarters and Americas’
sales office are located in Plano, Texas and Milpitas, California.
Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Plano;
Milpitas; Taipei, Taiwan; Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Zhubei City,
Taiwan; Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. Diodes’ wafer
fabrication facilities are located in Manchester and Greenock, UK,
and Shanghai, China. Diodes has assembly and test facilities
located in Shanghai, Jinan, Chengdu, and Yangzhou, China, as well
as in Hong Kong, Neuhaus and Taipei. Additional engineering, sales,
warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Taipei; Hong Kong;
Manchester; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China; Seongnam-si, South Korea;
and Munich, Germany, with support offices throughout the world.
Recent news releases, annual reports and SEC filings are
available at the Company’s website: http://www.diodes.com. Written
requests may be sent directly to the Company, or they may be
e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.
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