Industry White Paper
Engineering Essentials: Choosing Between Digital Isolators or Optocouplers
Learn different isolation technologies and how modern digital isolators overcome the limitations of optocouplers and maintain their isolation rating even after a catastrophic EOS event.
November 16, 2022
by onsemi
Topics Covered
What is Isolation
Approaches to Providing Isolation
Comparison of Isolation Techniques
Fail−Safe Operation

White Paper Overview
Isolation is a critical aspect of many designs and several options are available to designers. Devices such as optocouplers and digital isolators are necessary for maintaining the isolation rating. Learn different isolation technologies and how modern digital isolators overcome the limitations of optocouplers and maintain their isolation rating even after a catastrophic EOS event.
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