SBOSA68D November 2021 – March 2024 TLV9161 , TLV9162 , TLV9164
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The TLV916xS shutdown devices can be configured to create a buffered multiplexer. Outputs can be connected together on a common bus and the shutdown pins can be used to select the desired channel to pass through. Since the amplifier circuitry has been designed such that disable transitions occur faster than enable transitions, the amplifier naturally exhibits a "break before make" switch topology. Amplifier outputs enter a high impedance state when placed in shutdown, so there is no risk of bus contention when connecting multiple channel outputs together. Additionally, because outputs are isolated from inputs, there is no concern about the impedance at the input of each channel interacting undesirably with the impedance at the output, like an amplifier gain stage or ADC driver circuit. Also, because this topology uses amplifiers instead of MOSFET switches, other common issues with multiplexers such as charge injection or signal error due to RON effects are eliminated.
Figure 7-3 shows an example topology for a basic 2:1 multiplexer. When SEL is low, channel 1 is selected and active; when SEL is high, channel 2 is selected and active. For more information on how to use the TLV916xS shutdown function, see the shutdown section in Section 6.3.11