For product comparison, please consider:

Stand-alone LIN Transceiver -- MCP200x family members; 8-pin PDIP, DFN and SOIC packages - MCP2003-LIN-compatible driver with WAKE pin -- MCP2004-LIN-compatible driver with FAULT/TXE pin.--This device provides a bidirectional, half-duplex communication physical interface to automotive, and industrial LIN systems to meet the LIN bus specification Revision 2.1 and SAE J2602. The device is short circuit and overtemp protected by internal circuitry. The device has been specifically designed to operate in the automotive operating environment and will survive all specified transient conditions while meeting all of the stringent quiescent current requirements.

   The MCP2003 and MCP2004 are compliant with LIN Bus Specifications 1.3, 2.0, and 2.1 and are compliant to SAE J2602

   Support Baud Rates up to 20 Kbaud with LIN-compatible output driver

   43V load dump protected

   Very low EMI meets stringent OEM requirements

   Very high ESD immunity

   >20kV on VBB (IEC 61000-4-2)

   >14kV on LBUS (IEC 61000-4-2)

   Very high immunity to RF disturbances meets stringent OEM requirements

   Wide supply voltage, 6.0V - 27.0V continuous

   Extended Temperature Range: -40 to +125°C

   Interface to PIC? EUSART and standard USARTs

   Local Interconnect Network (LIN) bus pin:

   Internal pull-up resistor and diode

   Protected against battery shorts

   Protected against loss of ground

   High current drive

   Automatic thermal shutdown

   Low-power mode:

   Receiver monitoring bus and Transmitter off, (~ 5 μA)