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Programmable gain select is added to TI’s combo family

Product Features

  • Programmable Gain Select
  • Differential Output (C14A)
  • Pin selectable master clock rate (C14A)
  • Power Down Mode
  • Pin selectable µ-Law/A-Law companding (C14A)
  • Characterized for operation from -- 40°C to 85°C

The newest members of TI’s PCM combo family, the TCM37C13A, TCM37C14A and the TCM37C15A, represent high-performance solutions for next-generation line-card and other voice-band applications. PCM combos are highly integrated voiceband pulse code modulated codecs with on chip filters. These devices provide a complete high-performance, low-noise solution to interface a full-duplex voice telephone circuit with a time-division-multiplexed (TDM) system.

These new devices offer reduced component counts with their simple, on-chip programmable gain select. This feature enables real-time gain selection without the expense and extra component count of a fully programmable gain system.

Although the most common application for combo devices is central office line card designs, these highly versatile Combos can be used in many application areas, including:

  • Line interface for digital transmission and switching of T1 carrier
  • PABX and central office telephone systems
  • Subscriber line concentrators
  • Digital encryption systems
  • Digital voice-band data-storage systems
  • PBX digital feature phones
  • Digital signal processing

These devices are based on the proven core of the TCM29CXX family of combos and meet CCITT/(D3/D4) channel bank specifications. Both the C13A and C15A operate at 2.048 MHz and offer companding (µ-Law on the C13A, A-Law on the C15A). The TCM37C14A offers several additional features including a pin-selectable master clock rate (1.536, 1.544, and 2.048 MHz) for compatibility with many standard telecom backplane speeds and pin-selectable µ-Law/A-Law companding for use with either industry standard. The C14A also provides a differential output providing noise rejection and the capability of directly driving a transformer load.

The TCM37C14A is available in 24-pin small outline (DW) package and the TCM37C15A is available in the 20-pin DIP (N) and small outline (DW) packages. The TCM37C13A is sampling currently and will be released in the 20-pin DIP (N) and small outline (PW) packages.

Vol 24 November, 1997

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