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I/O Expanders

I/O expander ICs add additional GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) pins to microcontrollers via I²C or SPI serial interfaces, enabling expansion of digital inputs and outputs without consuming valuable MCU pins. Available from TI, NXP, Microchip, and onsemi.

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PART NUMBERMANUFACTURERDESCRIPTIONSTOCKQTY / ACTION
PCA9535DWTexas Instruments1,854
PCA9539DWTexas Instruments510
TCAL6416RTWRTexas Instruments11,817
TCA9554DBQRTexas Instruments7,125
TCA9554DWRTexas Instruments5,631
TCA9555DBTTexas Instruments4,158
TCA9554ADWRTexas Instruments6,132
TCAL6416PWRTexas Instruments6,987

About I/O Expanders

I/O Expander ICs are digital interface components designed to add additional General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins to a microcontroller or microprocessor via a standard serial interface, typically I2C or SPI. By offloading keyboard scanning, LED driving, switch monitoring, and system control pins to a dedicated expander, engineers can select smaller, lower-pin-count microcontrollers, simplifying PCB layout and reducing system cost.

Modern I/O expanders support features like programmable pull-up/pull-down resistors, input state change interrupt outputs (which alert the host MCU only when a change occurs, saving power), integrated PWM engines for LED dimming, and high-current drive capability (up to 25mA per pin). Selection factors include the number of expanded pins (typically 4, 8, 16, or 24), serial interface speed (up to 1MHz or 3.4MHz Fast Mode Plus), operating voltage, and standby current consumption.

Octatronics catalogs a huge selection of I/O expander ICs from market-leading suppliers including NXP Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, Microchip Technology, onsemi, and Diodes Incorporated. Filter by pin count, interface, package, and submit RFQs for volume deliveries.

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