Single/Dual/Quad High-Speed, Ultra Low-Power,
Single-Supply TTL Comparators
MAX907/MAX908/MAX909
______________________________________________________________Pin Description
PIN
MAX907
1
2
3
8
5
6
7
MAX908
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4
11
12
13
14
2
3
4
5
7
8
6
1
MAX909
NAME
OUTA
INA-
INA+
V+
INB+
INB-
OUTB
OUTC
INC-
INC+
GND
IND+
IND-
OUTD
IN+
IN-
V-
LE
QOUT
QOUT
Comparator A Output
Comparator A Inverting Input
Comparator A Noninverting Input
Positive Supply
Comparator B Noninverting Input
Comparator B Inverting Input
Comparator B Output
Comparator C Output
Comparator C Inverting Input
Comparator C Noninverting Input
Ground
Comparator D Noninverting Input
Comparator D Inverting Input
Comparator D Output
Noninverting Input
Inverting Input
Negative Supply or Ground
The latch is transparent when LE is low. The comparator output is
stored when LE is high.
Comparator Output
Inverted Comparator Output
FUNCTION
_______________Detailed Description
Timing
Noise or undesired parasitic AC feedback cause most
high-speed comparators to oscillate in the linear region
(i.e., when the voltage on one input is at or near the
voltage on the other input). The MAX907/MAX908/
MAX909 eliminate this problem by incorporating inter-
nal hysteresis. When the two comparator input volt-
ages are equal, hysteresis effectively causes one com-
parator input voltage to move quickly past the other,
thus taking the input out of the region where oscillation
occurs. Standard comparators require that hysteresis
be added through the use of external resistors. The
MAX907/MAX908/MAX909’s fixed internal hysteresis
eliminates these resistors (and the equations required
to determine appropriate values).
Adding hysteresis to a comparator creates two trip
points: one for the input voltage rising and one for the
input voltage falling (Figure 1). The difference between
these two input-referred trip points is the hysteresis.
Figure 1 illustrates the case where IN- is fixed and IN+
is varied. If the inputs were reversed, the figure would
look the same, except the output would be inverted.
The MAX909 includes an internal latch, allowing the
result of a comparison to be stored. If LE is low, the
latch is transparent (i.e., the comparator operates as
though the latch is not present). The state of the com-
parator output is stored when LE is high. See Figure 2.
Note that the MAX909 can be operated with V- con-
nected to ground or to a negative supply voltage. The
MAX909’s input range extends from (V- - 0.2V) to
(V+ - 1.5V).
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