OVERVIEW

The SM6451A is a 3-wire serial-controlled electronic variable volume IC for audio applications. It provides

electronic volume control for a stereo system (left and right channels), and independent channel attenuation

and muting, with greatly enhanced digital zip noise suppression. The chip address function allows up to four SM6451A devices to be connected and individually controlled over the 3-wire control interface from a single CPU. It is available in 16-pin TSSOP packages.

FEATURES

■ Stereo inputs and outputs

■ Attenuation function

    • 2-channel independent control

    • 1.0dB/step over 80 steps

    • 0 to −80dB range

■ Mute function

■ 3-wire serial data control (MDT, MCK, MLEN)

■ Chip addressing (up to 4 devices can be connected in parallel)

■ Low noise

    • ≤0.002% THD + noise

    • 10µVrms residual noise

■ 5V single power supply

■ Silicon-gate CMOS process

■ Package: 16-pin TSSOP (Pb free)

APPLICATIONS

■ Audio equipment