Sunnyvale, Calif.&#8212Maxim Integrated Products says its MAX4910 is the industry's first quad SPDT analog switch working from a single positive supply that can handle negative signals, thus reducing external component count while improving audio-signal quality.

The MAX4910 features integrated shunt resistors to ground. This design reduces audio click-and-pop sounds by depleting the capacitive charge that commonly builds up on the unconnected port of the switch to ground. The chip boasts a low-RDS output stage (370 milliohms) and low (0.05 percent) total harmonic distortion.

Click here for the preliminary datasheet. The MAX4910, packaged in a 3-by-3 mm, 16-pin TQFN package and rated for operation over -40 to +85&degC, is priced starting at $1.34 each (1000-up, FOB USA).

Maxim Integrated Products , 1-800-998-8800, www.maxim-ic.com