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MCP4532-503E

Microchip Tech · Digital Potentiometers · MSOP-8

MCP4532-503E from Microchip Tech, in a MSOP-8. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 HVC/A0 input High-voltage-tolerant (up to 12.5V) Schmitt-trigger input that latches the I2C Address 0 bit at POR/BOR and, when at VIHH, marks an I2C command as a High Voltage command.
2 SCL input I2C serial clock input from the host controller; the device is a slave and accepts only external clock signals.
3 SDA bidirectional I2C serial data I/O with an open-drain N-channel output driver, connected to the host controller's SDA.
4 VSS power_in Device ground reference.
5 P0W passive Potentiometer 0 wiper terminal, the adjustable terminal; it carries positive or negative current and its voltage must be between VSS and VDD.
6 P0B passive Potentiometer 0 terminal B, the fixed connection to the zero-scale wiper value (0x00); it carries positive or negative current and its voltage must be between VSS and VDD.
7 A1 input High-voltage-tolerant Schmitt-trigger I2C Address 1 input that, with A2 and A0, allows up to eight devices on one I2C bus.
8 VDD power_in Positive power supply input relative to VSS; the device operates from 1.8V to 5.5V, with characteristics specified from 2.7V to 5.5V.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Microchip Tech
Package MSOP-8
Category ADC/DAC/Data Conversion
Pins 8

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Nominal end-to-end resistance (-503) RAB 40 50 60 kΩ -503 devices (Note 1) 5
RAB tolerance RAB -20 20 % Resistance (± 20%) 5
Supply voltage VDD 2.7 5.5 V 4
Supply voltage, serial interface only VDD 1.8 2.7 V Serial Interface only 4
Operating temperature TA -40 125 °C Operating Temperature Range 16
Wiper resistance RW 75 160 Ω VDD = 5.5 V, IW = 2.0 mA, code = 00h 5
Wiper resistance RW 75 300 Ω VDD = 2.7 V, IW = 2.0 mA, code = 00h 5
Supply current, interface active 3.4 MHz IDD 600 µA Serial Interface Active, write all 0's to Volatile Wiper 0, VDD = 5.5V, FSCL = 3.4 MHz 4
Supply current, interface active 100 kHz IDD 250 µA Serial Interface Active, write all 0's to Volatile Wiper 0, VDD = 5.5V, FSCL = 100 kHz 4
Supply current, interface inactive IDD 2.5 5 µA Stop condition, SCL = SDA = VIH, Wiper = 0, VDD = 5.5V, HVC/A0 = VIH 4
VDD start voltage to ensure wiper reset VBOR 1.65 V RAM retention voltage (VRAM) < VBOR 4
Delay after device exits reset TBORD 10 20 µs VDD > VBOR 4
Nominal resistance tempco ΔRAB/ΔT 50 ppm/°C TA = -20°C to +70°C 5
Nominal resistance tempco ΔRAB/ΔT 100 ppm/°C TA = -40°C to +85°C 5
Nominal resistance tempco ΔRAB/ΔT 150 ppm/°C TA = -40°C to +125°C 5
Max current through terminal W IT 2.5 mA Terminal W IAW or IBW, W = FS or ZS 6
Max current terminals A and B IAB 0.138 mA VB = 0V, VA = 5.5V, RAB(MIN) = 40000 6
Rheostat INL, 5.5V R-INL -1.125 0.5 1.125 LSb 50 k 7-bit, 5.5V, IW = 90 µA 9
Rheostat INL, 3.0V R-INL -1.5 1 1.5 LSb 50 k 7-bit, 3.0V, IW = 48 µA (Note 7) 9
Rheostat DNL, 5.5V R-DNL -0.375 0.25 0.375 LSb 50 k 7-bit, 5.5V, IW = 90 µA 10
Rheostat DNL, 3.0V R-DNL -0.375 0.25 0.375 LSb 50 k 7-bit, 3.0V, IW = 48 µA (Note 7) 10
Power supply sensitivity PSS 0.0015 0.0035 %/% 7-bit, VDD = 2.7V to 5.5V, VA = 2.7V, Code = 40h 12
Output low voltage (SDA) VOL 0.4 V VDD ≥ 2.0V, IOL = 3 mA 12
Input leakage current IIL -1 1 µA VIN = VDD and VIN = VSS 12
High voltage limit VMAX 12.5 V Pin can tolerate VMAX or less 11
Resistor terminal input voltage range VA,VW,VB 0 V Vss to VDD (Note 5, Note 6) 5
Leakage current into A, W or B IWL 100 nA MCP4XX2 PxB = PxW = VSS 6
Bandwidth -3 dB BW 200 kHz 50 k 7-bit Code = 40h, load = 30 pF 8
Capacitance (PA) CAW 75 pF f = 1 MHz, Code = Full-Scale 10
Capacitance (PW) CW 120 pF f = 1 MHz, Code = Full-Scale 10
Capacitance (PB) CBW 75 pF f = 1 MHz, Code = Full-Scale 10
Pin capacitance CIN, COUT 10 pF fC = 3.4 MHz 12
SCL clock frequency, standard mode FSCL 0 100 kHz Cb = 400 pF, 1.8V - 5.5V 13
SCL clock frequency, fast mode FSCL 0 400 kHz Cb = 400 pF, 2.7V - 5.5V 13
SCL clock frequency, high-speed 3.4 FSCL 0 3.4 MHz Cb = 100 pF, 4.5V - 5.5V 13
Voltage on VDD with respect to VSS VDD -0.6 7 V 3
Voltage on HVC/A0, A1, A2, SCL, SDA -0.6 12.5 V with respect to VSS 3
Voltage on PxA, PxW, PxB -0.3 V -0.3V to VDD + 0.3V with respect to VSS 3
Input clamp current IIK -20 20 mA VI < 0, VI > VDD, VI > VPP on HV pins 3
Output clamp current IOK -20 20 mA VO < 0 or VO > VDD 3
Max current into PxA, PxW, PxB pins -2.5 2.5 mA 3
Max current into VDD pin 100 mA 3
Max current out of VSS pin 100 mA 3
Storage temperature -65 150 °C 3
Ambient temperature with power applied -40 125 °C 3
Maximum junction temperature TJ 150 °C 3
Soldering temperature of leads 300 °C 10 seconds 3
ESD protection (HBM) 4 kV all pins, HBM 3
Thermal resistance, 8L-MSOP θJA 211 °C/W 16

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: MCP4532-503E
  • Footprint: Package_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mm
  • 3D model: MSOP-8 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: mcp4532-503e-etched.step / mcp4532-503e-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); mcp4532-503e.step / mcp4532-503e.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Microchip Tech datasheet (102 pp, sha256 ee77464c39584a73, retrieved 2026-10-30, tier: manufacturer)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-sonnet-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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