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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

Oskar,

You say the MAXII device dies when the power is applied, do you connect 0V or 3.3V first when you apply the power. What kind of voltage regulator do you have on the board? What is the source of all the inputs to the board?

Thanks