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16 years ago

Max 2 IC occasionally gets destroyed

In my hardware environment, a "Max 2" IC occasionally gets destroyed - it pulls down the 3.3 V power supply. What can be the cause for this? Can it be anything else than electrostatic discharge? The ...
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16 years ago

Recheck all max 2 pins the device on the pcb as it is realy connected with the datasheet

if you use a new unprogrammed device will it be destroyed as well ?

if no check wheter you have two outputs connected.

check the labeling on your device with the datesheet if you have the correct device mounted.