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358 8-Channel Fault-Protected Analog Multiplexer
Misc Multiplexer Image358 8 Channel
Package(s) :
16-Pin RAD-PAK® Flat Pack
Voltage:
Operates from ±4.5 to ±18V supplies
Channels
8
Fault Protection
Yes
Radiation Performance:
> 50 krad (Si), depending upon space mission
SEL TH > 80 MeV/mg/cm 2
SEU TH > 80 MeV/mg/cm 2
 
Specifications At A Glance
All switches off with power supplies off
On channel turns OFF if overvoltage occurs
Only nanoamperes of input current under all fault condi-tions
All digital inputs are TTL and CMOS compatible
Significantly reduced power consumption
 

Maxwells’s 358 8-Channel single-ended (1 of 8) multiplexers with fault protection features a greater than 50 krad (Si) total dose tolerance, depending upon space mission. Using a series N-channel, P-channel, N-channel structure, these multiplexers provide significantly improved fault protection. If the power supplies to the fault-protected multiplexer are inadvertently turned off while input voltages are still applied, all channels in the multiplexer are turned off, and only a few nanoamperes of leakage current will flow into the inputs. This protects not only the multiplexer and the circuitry driven by the multiplexer, but also protects the sensors or signal sources which drive the multiplexer.

All digital inputs have logic thresholds of 0.8V and 2.4V, ensuring both TTL and CMOS compatibility without requiring pullup resistors. Break-before-make operation is guaranteed. Power supply currents have been reduced and typical power dissipation is less than 2 mW.


About RAD-PAK® Technology

Maxwell Technologies' patented RAD-PAK® packaging technology incorporates radiation shielding in the microcircuit package. It eliminates the need for box shielding while providing the required radiation shielding for a lifetime in orbit or space mission. In a GEO orbit, RAD-PAK provides greater than 100 krad (Si) radiation dose tolerance. This product is available with screening up to Class S.