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NLSX5014
4-Bit 100 Mb/s Configurable
Dual-Supply Level Translator
The NLSX5014 is a 4-bit configurable dual-supply autosensing bidirectional level translator that does not require a direction control pin. The I/O VCC- and I/O VL-ports are designed to track two different power supply rails, VCC and VL respectively. Both the VCC and the VL supply rails are configurable from 0.9 V to 4.5 V. This allows a logic signal on the VL side to be translated to either a higher or a lower logic signal voltage on the VCC side, and vice-versa.
The NLSX5014 offers the feature that the values of the VCC and VL supplies are independent. Design flexibility is maximized because VL can be set to a value either greater than or less than the VCC supply.