Line interface integrated circuits are semiconductor equipment designed to automate communications going in and out of the communicating system. The integrated circuit interface is broadly utilized and embedded in the communication circuits of computer system components like ethernet ports.
Types of Line Interface ICs
There are many semiconductor interface integrated circuits that operate in absolutely different ways, such as,
Differential Driver Line
Electrical devices called differential line drivers to transmit analog signals, whether audio or not, over long distances with little noise pickup. Two complementary signals are used to convey data in differential line drivers. They transmit the identical electrical signal twice, once on each of their respective conductors. Traces on a circuit board or twisted wires can also be used as conductors.
The receiving circuit reacts in reaction to the voltage difference between the two signals rather than the voltage difference between a single wire and ground (a typical return channel for electrical current). Once the receiving circuit has identified the difference between the wires, differential line drivers can withstand electromagnetic noise.
Line drivers
Driving a load, such as a transmission line, is this sort of IC's primary functioning purpose. It is possible to match the output impedance to that of the transmission line. In digital systems, drivers' ICs are used to transmit digital signals via wires.
Differential driver – The ICs are known as differential line receivers and can translate differential voltage signals into signals of regular logic. Transceivers are frequently created by combining them with differential voltage drivers.
Line Transceivers
The capacity to convey signals from a transmitter, through a channel interconnect, and into a receiver at the other end of the line is made possible by transceivers, which are integrated circuits used in electronic equipment.
Line Transmitters
For multipoint data transmission utilized in industrial and signal processing applications, transmitter ICs were developed.
Typical Applications of Line Interface ICs
- LED Displays
- Internet Switches
- Telecommunication Infrastructure
- Signal Processing
- Dynamic Range Processors
- Digital Effects Processors
