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Copyright © 2010 by Silicon Laboratories
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1. Introduction
The Si84xxISO evaluation board allows designers to evaluate Silicon Lab's family of CMOS ultra-low-power
isolators. These isolators are CMOS devices employing RF coupler technology to transmit digital information
across an isolation barrier. Very high speed operation at low power levels is achieved. These products are based
on Silicon Laboratories’ proprietary RF isolation technology and offer shorter propagation delays, lower power
consumption, improved noise immunity, smaller installed size, and more stable operation with temperature and age
versus opto couplers. The Si841x/2x/3x/4x/5x/6x include up to six unidirectional isolated channels, permitting data
transmission up to 150 Mbps. The Si840x isolator series consists of single-package galvanic isolation solutions for
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C, SMBus, and PMBus serial port applications. For more information, refer to the respective family data sheets.
A summary of the benefits provided by the Silicon Laboratories Si84xx CMOS Digital Isolator family includes:
Robust Noise Tolerance:
5.0 kV, 2.5 kV, and 1.0 kV Isolation Ratings
Up to 50 V/m Electric-field immunity
> 1000 A/m Magnetic-field immunity
25 kV/µs CMTI
FCC Class B Compliant
Class-leading ESD Performance:
4 kV HBM, 2 kV CDM, 400 V MM
Ultra Low Power Operation:
< 1.4 mA/Channel @ 1 Mbps
200 µA standby mode
High Speed Operation:
DC–150 Mbps from –40 to 125 °C
< 250 ps (peak) Jitter
Precise Timing:
1.5 ns pulse width distortion
0.5 ns channel-channel matching
2 ns pulse width skew
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C Compatible Isolators:
Bidirectional isolated Serial Data (SDA) and Serial Clock
Data Rates up to 1.7 Mbps
35 mA open drain I/O
Flexible Packaging Options:
NB SOIC-8, WB SOIC-16, NB SOIC-16
RoHS compliant
