NVE Corporation (OTCBB: NVEC) is now shipping production quantities of its IL422 IsoLoop® galvanically isolated RS-422 full-duplex transmitter/receiver pair. With a data rate of 25 megabaud, the IL422 is more than 10 times faster than competitive isolated devices. It also uses one-fifth the board area of traditional isolators with a 16-lead, 0.3-inch SOIC footprint. The IsoLoop IL422 is a companion product to NVE's recently introduced IL485 isolated RS-485 transceiver.

Like all of NVE's IsoLoop products, the IL422 is a true logic-to-logic CMOS device. Integrated within the chip is NVE's proprietary monolithic galvanic isolation barrier. It gives the IL422 a common mode voltage range of plus-or-minus 2500 volts, and makes it immune to ground and signal differentials that would interrupt data transmissions or even destroy non-isolated RS-422 devices. This makes the IL422 ideal for noisy industrial applications and large local area networks.

"The IL422 extends our IsoLoop family of ultra-high-speed, low-cost, surface mount alternatives to opto-isolated communications interface devices," says John Myers, vice president of the NVE Isolator Business Group. "Its high speed and small size greatly simplify the design of industrial and commercial network interface cards. We're leveraging the benefits of our IsoLoop technology to make the design of interface products simpler and faster. Engineers love designing with IsoLoop isolators." Myers said that, for example, the IL422 is ideal for commercial and manufacturing networking applications, with its 1 nanosecond typical pulse skew and 25 nanosecond propagation delay.

NVE is now shipping the IL422 in production quantities, with prices starting at $5.35 per unit in quantities of 1000 or more.

The IL422 is a high-speed differential bus transmitter/receiver pair, designed for full-duplex data communication on balanced transmission lines. It is the first isolated RS-422 interface, available in a standard 16-pin SOIC package, which meets ANSI standards, EIA/TIA-422-B, and EIA-485. The IL422 has current limiting and thermal shutdown features to protect against output short circuit situations that could cause excessive power dissipation. Its operational temperature range is -40° to +85° Celsius.

Detailed product data sheets on the IL422 and other IsoLoop devices, and background on NVE's galvanic isolation technology can be found at www.isoloop.com. Questions can be e-mailed to isoinfo@nve.com.

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