Datasheet
3 V LVDS Quad CMOS 
Differential Line Receiver
ADN4668
Rev. A 
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FEATURES 
±15 kV ESD protection on receiver input pins 
400 Mbps (200 MHz) switching rates 
Flow-through pin configuration simplifies PCB layout 
150 ps channel-to-channel skew (typical) 
100 ps differential skew (typical) 
2.7 ns maximum propagation delay 
3.3 V power supply 
High impedance outputs on power-down 
Low power design (3 mW quiescent typical) 
Interoperable with existing 5 V LVDS drivers 
Accepts small swing (310 mV typical) differential 
input signal levels 
Supports open, short, and terminated input fail-safe 
0 V to −100 mV threshold region 
Conforms to TIA/EIA-644 LVDS standard 
Industrial operating temperature range of −40°C to +85°C 
Available in 16-lead surface-mount SOIC and 16-lead low 
profile TSSOP package 
APPLICATIONS 
Point-to-point data transmission 
Multidrop buses 
Clock distribution networks 
Backplane receivers 
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM 
R1
R2
R3
R4
R
IN1+
V
CC
GND
ADN4668
R
IN1–
R
IN2+
R
IN2–
R
IN3+
R
IN3–
R
IN4+
R
OUT1
R
OUT2
R
OUT3
R
OUT4
R
IN4–
EN
EN
07237-001
Figure 1. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 
The ADN4668 is a quad-channel CMOS, low voltage differential 
signaling (LVDS) line receiver offering data rates of over 400 Mbps 
(200 MHz) and ultralow power consumption. It features a flow-
through pin configuration for easy PCB layout and separation 
of input and output signals. 
The device accepts low voltage (310 mV typical) differential 
input signals and converts them to a single-ended, 3 V TTL/CMOS 
logic level. 
The ADN4668 also offers active-high and active-low enable/disable 
inputs (EN and 
EN
) that control all four receivers. They disable 
the receivers and switch the outputs to a high impedance state. 
This high impedance state allows the outputs of one or more 
ADN4668s to be multiplexed together and reduces the quies-
cent power consumption to 3 mW typical. 
The ADN4668 and its companion driver, the ADN4667, offer 
a new solution to high speed, point-to-point data transmission 
and a low power alternative to emitter-coupled logic (ECL) or 
positive emitter-coupled logic (PECL). 










