There are no differences in electrical specifications between these two parts, the only difference is in the test production flow.
MAX2172
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The MAX2172 direct-conversion to low-IF tuner is designed for digital audio broadcast (DAB) and terrestrial digital multimedia broadcast (T-DMB) applications...
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There are no differences in electrical specifications between these two parts, the only difference is in the test production flow.