RS485/RS422 transceiver with 16 Mbps and wide supply range
The MAX13411EESA+ is a half-duplex transceiver supporting both RS422 and RS485 protocols, with a single driver and single receiver integrated into an 8-SOIC package with exposed pad. Data rate reaches 16 Mbps, placing it in the high-speed segment of the RS485 market — suitable for industrial backplanes, motor drive feedback links, and multi-drop sensor networks where the bus clock runs above the typical 10 Mbps ceiling.
Package and board integration
Housed in an 8-SOIC with exposed pad (SOIC-EP), the package allows thermal dissipation through the pad to a ground-plane copper pour — important when the transceiver drives a heavily loaded bus at 16 Mbps, where the output stage dissipates more heat than at lower data rates. Surface-mount package suits automated assembly lines; the tube packaging is typical for prototype and low-to-medium volume builds.