
Data Sheet
March 1999
Quad Differential Receivers
BRF1A, BRF2A, BRR1A, BRS2A, and BRT1A
Features
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 Pin equivalent to the general-trade 26LS32 device, 
with improved speed, reduced power consumption, 
and significantly lower levels of EMI
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 High input impedance 
 8 k
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 Four line receivers per package
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 400 Mbits/s maximum data rate when used with 
Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group data 
transmission drivers
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 Meets ESDI standards
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 4.0 ns maximum propagation delay
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 <0.20 V input sensitivity
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1.2 V to 
+
7.2 V common-mode range
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40 
°
C to 
+
125 
°
C ambient operating temperature 
range (wider than the 41 Series)
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 Single 5.0 V 
± 
10% supply
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 Output defaults to logic 1 when inputs are left 
open*
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 Available in four package types
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 Lower power requirement than the 41 Series
Description
These quad differential receivers accept digital data 
over balanced transmission lines. They translate dif-
ferential input logic levels to TTL output logic levels. 
All devices in this family have four receivers with a 
common enable control. These receivers are pin 
equivalent to the general-trade 26LS32, but offer 
increased speed and decreased power consumption. 
They replace the Lucent 41 Series receivers.
* This feature is available on BRF1A and BRF2A.
The BRF1A device is the generic receiver in this fam-
ily and requires the user to supply external resistors 
on the circuit board for impedance matching.
The BRF2A is identical to the BRF1A but has an 
ESD protection circuit added to significantly improve 
the ESD (HBM) characteristics on the differential 
input terminals.
The BRS2A is identical to the BRF2A but has a pre-
ferred state feature that places the output in the high 
state when the inputs are open, shorted to ground, or 
shorted to the power supply.
The BRR1A is equivalent to the BRF1A, but has a 
110 
 resistor connected across the differential 
inputs. This eliminates the need for an external resis-
tor when terminating a 100 
 impedance line. This 
device is designed to work with the BDP1A or 
BPNPA in point-to-point applications.
The BRT1A is equivalent to the BRF1A; however, it is 
provided with a Y-type resistor network across the dif-
ferential inputs and terminated to ground. The Y-type 
termination provides the best EMI results. This 
device is not recommended for applications where 
the differences in ground voltage between the driver 
and the receiver exceed 1 V. This device is designed 
to work with the BDG1A or BPNGA in point-to-point 
applications.
The powerdown loading characteristics of the 
receiver input circuit are approximately 8 k
 relative 
to the power supplies; hence, they will not load the 
transmission line when the circuit is powered down. 
For those circuits with termination resistors, the line 
will remain impedance matched when the circuit is 
powered down.
The packaging options that are available for these 
quad differential line drivers include a 16-pin DIP; a 
16-pin, J-lead SOJ; a 16-pin, gull-wing SOIC; and a 
16-pin, narrow-body, gull-wing SOIC.