General Description

The MAX9164 high-speed LVDS driver/receiver is

designed specifically for low-power point-to-point appli-

cations. The MAX9164 operates from a single 3.3V

power supply, and is pin compatible with DS90LV019.

The device features an independent differential driver

and receiver.

The MAX9164 driver output uses a current-steering

configuration to generate a 3.1mA drive current. The

driver accepts a single-ended input and translates it to

LVDS signals at speeds up to 200Mbps over con-

trolled-impedance media of approximately 100

Ω. The

transmission media may be printed circuit board traces

or cables. The enable logic input, DE, is used to enable

or disable the driver.

The MAX9164 receiver detects a differential input as

low as 100mV and translates it to single-ended output

at speeds up to 200Mbps. The enable logic input, RE,

is used to enable or disable the receiver.

Inputs and outputs conform to the ANSI TIA/EIA-644

LVDS standard. The MAX9164 is offered in 14-lead SO

and TSSOP packages, and is specified for operation

from -40°C to +85°C.

Applications

Cell-Phone Base Stations

Network Switches/Routers

Add/Drop Muxes

Backplane Interconnect

Digital Cross-Connects

Clock Distribution

DSLAMs

Features

o 3.3V Operation

o 35% Lower Power than DS90LV019

o 200Mbps Data Signaling Rate

o ±1V Common-Mode Range

o ±100mV Receiver Sensitivity

o Flow-Through Pinout

o Receiver Output High for Open Input

3.3V Single LVDS Driver/Receiver

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14

13

12

11

10

9

8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

N.C.

DO+

DO-

ROUT

N.C.

DIN

DE

TOP VIEW

MAX9164

RI+

RI-

RE

GND

N.C.

N.C.

SO/TSSOP

Pin Configuration

Ordering Information

MAX9164

DIN

ROUT

RE

DIN

DE

DO+

DO-

100

Ω

RI+

RI-

X: High or low

Z: High impedance

INPUTS

DE

H

H

H

L

DIN

L (

≤ 0.8V)

H (

≥ 2.0V)

(> 0.8V and < 2.0V)

X

DO+

L

H

Undefined

Z

DO-

H

L

Undefined

Z

TABLE 1. DRIVER FUNCTION TABLE

OUTPUTS

RI+

100

Ω

RI-

DO+

DO-

DE

ROUT

RE

MAX9164

X: High or low

Z: High impedance

INPUTS

RE

L

L

L

L

H

RI+ - RI-

L (

≤ -100mV)

H(

≥ 100mV)

(> -100mV and < 100mV)

Open

X

ROUT

L

H

Undefined

H

Z

TABLE 2. RECEIVER FUNCTION TABLE

OUTPUT

Typical Application Circuit

19-2738; Rev 0; 1/03

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PART

TEMP RANGE

PIN-PACKAGE

MAX9164ESD

-40°C to +85°C

14 SO

MAX9164EUD

-40°C to +85°C

14 TSSOP