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SI8421AB-D-ISR

SILICON LABS · Digital Isolators · SOIC-8

SI8421AB-D-ISR from SILICON LABS, in a SOIC-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 VDD1 power_in Side 1 power supply, operating range 2.70 V to 5.5 V, with a bypass capacitor of 1 µF or more recommended to GND1.
2 A1 bidirectional Side 1 digital input or output (channel A1).
3 A2 bidirectional Side 1 digital input or output (channel A2).
4 GND1 power_in Side 1 ground.
5 GND2 power_in Side 2 ground.
6 B2 bidirectional Side 2 digital input or output (channel B2).
7 B1 bidirectional Side 2 digital input or output (channel B1).
8 VDD2 power_in Side 2 power supply, operating range 2.70 V to 5.5 V, with a bypass capacitor of 1 µF or more recommended to GND2.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer SILICON LABS
Package SOIC-8
Category Interface ICs
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
Ambient Operating Temperature TA -40 25 125 °C 150 Mbps, 15 pF, 5 V 4
Supply Voltage VDD1 VDD1 2.7 5.5 V 4
Supply Voltage VDD2 VDD2 2.7 5.5 V 4
Storage Temperature TSTG -65 150 °C 4
Operating Temperature TA -40 125 °C 4
Supply Voltage (Revision D) VDD1, VDD2 -0.5 6 V Revision D 4
Input Voltage VI -0.5 V max is VDD + 0.5 V 4
Output Voltage VO -0.5 V max is VDD + 0.5 V 4
Output Current Drive Channel IO 10 mA 4
Lead Solder Temperature (10 s) 260 °C 10 s 4
Maximum Isolation Voltage (1 s) 3600 VRMS 1 s 4
IC Junction-to-Air Thermal Resistance θJA 140 °C/W 16
High Level Input Voltage VIH 2 V VDD1 = VDD2 = 5 V ±10%, TA = -40 to 125 ºC 5
Low Level Input Voltage VIL 0.8 V VDD1 = VDD2 = 5 V ±10%, TA = -40 to 125 ºC 5
High Level Output Voltage VOH 4.8 V Ioh = -4 mA; min is VDD1,VDD2, 0.4; 5 V ±10% 5
Low Level Output Voltage VOL 0.2 0.4 V Iol = 4 mA; 5 V ±10% 5
Input Leakage Current IL -10 10 µA 5 V ±10% 5
Output Impedance ZO 85 Ω nominal, ±40% per note 1 5
DC Supply Current VDD1, inputs 0 IDD1 1.3 2 mA Si8421Ax; All inputs 0 DC; 5 V 5
DC Supply Current VDD2, inputs 0 IDD2 1.3 2 mA Si8421Ax; All inputs 0 DC; 5 V 5
DC Supply Current VDD1, inputs 1 IDD1 2.3 3.5 mA Si8421Ax; All inputs 1 DC; 5 V 5
DC Supply Current VDD2, inputs 1 IDD2 2.3 3.5 mA Si8421Ax; All inputs 1 DC; 5 V 5
1 Mbps Supply Current VDD1 IDD1 1.9 2.9 mA Si8421Ax; 500 kHz square wave, CI = 15 pF; 5 V 5
1 Mbps Supply Current VDD2 IDD2 1.9 2.9 mA Si8421Ax; 500 kHz square wave, CI = 15 pF; 5 V 5
Maximum Data Rate 0 1 Mbps Si8421Ax 6
Minimum Pulse Width 250 ns Si8421Ax 6
Propagation Delay tPHL, tPLH 35 ns See Figure 1; Si8421Ax 6
Pulse Width Distortion /tPLH - tPHL/ PWD 25 ns See Figure 1; Si8421Ax 6
Propagation Delay Skew tPSK(P-P) 40 ns Si8421Ax 6
Channel-Channel Skew tPSK 35 ns Si8421Ax 6
Output Rise Time tr 3.8 5 ns CL = 15 pF; 5 V ±10% 7
Output Fall Time tf 2.8 3.7 ns CL = 15 pF; 5 V ±10% 7
Common Mode Transient Immunity CMTI 25 kV/µs VI = VDD or 0 V 7
Start-up Time tSU 15 40 µs 7
High Level Output Voltage (3.3 V) VOH 3.1 V Ioh = -4 mA; min is VDD1,VDD2, 0.4; 3.3 V ±10% 8
Output Rise Time (3.3 V) tr 4.3 6.1 ns CL = 15 pF; 3.3 V ±10% 10
Output Fall Time (3.3 V) tf 3 4.3 ns CL = 15 pF; 3.3 V ±10% 10
High Level Output Voltage (2.70 V) VOH 2.3 V Ioh = -4 mA; min is VDD1,VDD2, 0.4; VDD = 2.70 V 11
Output Rise Time (2.70 V) tr 4.8 6.5 ns CL = 15 pF; VDD = 2.70 V 13
Output Fall Time (2.70 V) tf 3.2 4.6 ns CL = 15 pF; VDD = 2.70 V 13
Capacitance (Input-Output) CIO 1 pF f = 1 MHz 14
Input Capacitance CI 4 pF Measured from input pin to ground 14

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: SI8421AB-D-ISR
  • Footprint: Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm
  • 3D model: SOIC-8 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: si8421ab-d-isr-etched.step / si8421ab-d-isr-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); si8421ab-d-isr.step / si8421ab-d-isr.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

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

  • Datasheet: SILICON LABS datasheet (30 pp, sha256 630ea949473edada, retrieved 2026-10-27, tier: lcsc)
  • 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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