Analogue / Linear / Mixed Signal ICs

February is definitely the month for automotive high and low-side drivers, proved beyond doubt as Diodes has just followed Rohm, Toshiba and STMicroelectronics with its contribution: a protected 4A (25A pulsed) high-side switch. Called ZXMS81045SPQ, it operates across 5 – 28V (41V abs max) and responds to both 5V and 3.3V logic inputs. Packaging is SO-8 with an exposed heat sinking ...

Micro Crystal has introduced a ±1°C temperature sensor that includes a real-time clock, draws only 160nA (3V), and is automotive-approved. Called RV-3032-C7, it comes in an hermetically sealed reflow solderable 3.2 x 1.5 x 0.8mm ceramic SON-8 package – which is Pb-free, RoHS compliant and AEC-Q200 qualified. It is actually a module, as the company, a division of Swatch, has ...

It seems to be the week for high and low-side driver announcements, with STMicroelectronics now following on from Toshiba and Rohm. ST’s offering are, like Rohm’s, for automotive use. They are single, double and quad high-side gate drivers in a common 6 x 4.9 x 1.7mm gull-wing thermal pad package, “with pin assignments that simplify scaling circuit designs to add ...

Rohm has released one and two channel 40V low-side switches with AEC-Q100 qualification for automotive and industrial use. BV1LExxxEFJ-C (single-channel, 4.9 x 6 x 1mm HTSOP-J8) and BM2LExxxFJ-C (dual-channel, 4.9 x 6 x 1.65mm SOP-J8) “are suitable for systems such as car body control, engine and transmission control units, LED lighting modules or industrial programmable logic controllers”, according to the ...

Toshiba has created octal high-side and low-side protected load drivers in SSOP30 packaging (9.7 x 7.6 x 1.2mm, 0.65mm pitch). The company is promoting them as smaller alternatives to SSOP24 packaged drivers like TPD2005F and TPD2007F. The new parts use the company’s latest analogue process which is BiCD – combining bipolar, CMOS and DMOS elements. The high-side switching TPD2015FN (right) ...

For GaN-based power adaptors with USB-PD outputs, STMicroelectronics has announced an active clamp fly-back controller with a USB-PD 3.1 interface in a single package, that includes galvanic isolation between primary and secondary sides, crossed by a data link. Called ST-OneMP, on its primary side, it is designed to work with one of the company’s GaN half-bridge-plus-driver combo ICs, communicating through ...

Winner Analog Devices – AD4130-8 The AD4130-8 adds digital features to a low power sigma delta ADC, which is in a smaller size package while keeping precision. The power consumption is improved by an order of magnitude compared to competitive devices, while adding functionality and features helps system designers to make designs recyclable and accelerates time to market. The AD4130-8 ...

Delivering many improved major specs over traditional LM324 op-amps, but with rail-to-rail inputs and outputs, STMicroelectronics has introduced a 6MHz all-rounder op-amp family that will operate from a single 2.7 to 36 V supply as well as from ±1.35 to ±18V dual supplies. TSB511, TSB512, and TSB514 are single, dual and quad op-amps respectively. “This wide voltage range and flexibility ...

Texas Instruments has expanded its space-grade analogue portfolio with devices in radiation-hardened plastic packages. “TI developed a device screening specification called ‘space high-grade in plastic’ [‘SHP’] for radiation-hardened products and introduced ADCs that meet the SHP qualification,” according to the company. “TI also introduced product families to the radiation-tolerant Space EP [‘enhanced plastic’] portfolio.” The SHP specification includes BGA packages ...

Farnell has signed a global distribution agreement with Analog Devices (ADI). The company’s mixed-signal and power management products, including new lines as well as legacy products from Maxim Integrated and Trinamic which was bought by Maxim before it was bought by ADI in July 2020. All products are now in stock and available from fast delivery, confirmed the distributor. The ...