Ground-Level Translators Drive Seamless Communication Across Domains (Download)

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Compact, efficient designs are increasingly employing voltages of less than 100 V for applications ranging from vehicles to robots. These  <100-V modular architectures avoid the complexity and potential hazards of high-voltage designs.

However, each subcircuit in a modular design can have its own voltage and ground domain, complicating the transmission of signals across different domains. Fortunately, ground-level translators provide a compact, economical method of transferring high-speed signals from one ground domain to another.