What the MAX6808SA32 Does — and What That Means for Your Board
Rated for -40°C to 85°C ambient, this part fits industrial control boards, base station power monitors, and any equipment where a 5V rail needs a clean, predictable power-on reset sequence. The 8-SOIC package is a common footprint shared with many supervisor ICs, easing layout reuse.
Active Lifecycle — No LTB Risk
The MAX6808SA32 carries an active lifecycle status. No last-time-buy notice, no end-of-life schedule. You can qualify it into new production without worrying about a forced redesign mid-cycle. One catch: this part is RoHS non-compliant. If your assembly line or end-market mandates RoHS, you will need an exemption letter or a waiver. For legacy builds that still use tin-lead solder, it is a drop-in fit.
Open-Drain Output — Pull-Up Required
The output is open drain or open collector. It can sink current to pull the reset line low, but it cannot source current. You must add an external pull-up resistor to the logic supply rail.
