Multi-output, automotive power management ICs (PMICs) with buck-boost pre-regulator converts automotive battery voltages for use in power steering and braking systems.

A new power management IC has been introduced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe, that uses a buck or buck-boost pre-regulator to efficiently convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated intermediate voltage, complete with control, diagnostics, and protections. The output of Allegro’s A4408 supplies a 5V/115mA tracking/protected LDO, a 3.3V/165mA LDO, a 5V/325mA LDO, and an adjustable output synchronous buck regulator (1.25...

A new three-phase brushless BLDC motor controller has been announced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe, for use with N-channel external power MOSFETs. Allegro’s AMT49413 incorporates much of the circuitry required to design a cost-effective, three-phase motor drive system with maximum supply voltages up to 50V. The device is targeted at high current BLDC motor applications for speed, position, or torque control requirements.

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced two new 0˚ to 360˚ angle sensor ICs that provide contactless high-resolution angular position information based on magnetic Circular Vertical Hall (CVH) technology. Allegro’s A1337 and A1338 devices have a SoC architecture that includes: a CVH front end, digital signal processing, and digital SPI and SENT or PWM outputs.

  The N-Channel power MOSFET driver capable of isolating a three phase load by controlling the in-phase isolation MOSFETs, has been introduced by Allegro.

Incorporating full die redundancy with the added benefits of full diagnostics, the A1336 from Allegro Microsystems includes a combination of these two features, which allows for a higher level of diagnostics without interruption to the application (where diagnostics would otherwise render a die temporarily unresponsive), and also allows the controller to know which die to trust when the two outputs do not agree. 

The ALS31000 from Allegro MicroSystems is a unidirectional linear Hall sensor IC targeted at automotive and industrial applications such as displacement and angular position sensing which require high-accuracy operation combined with a small package size. The accuracy of this factory-programmed device is enhanced via end-of-line programming of the temperature coefficient to optimise both sensitivity and quiescent voltage output across the fu...

Any item of equipment that incorporates high voltage control components and a user interface has to be designed with safety clearly in mind in order to protect users from electric shock. Shaun Milano of Allegro MicroSystems explains.

  Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced an automotive, AEC-Q100 qualified single IC switching regulator that provides constant-current output to drive high-power LEDs.

A family of fully integrated current sensor linear ICs has been released by Allegro MicroSystems Europe which are in core-less packages designed to sense AC and DC currents up to 100A. Allegro’s ACS780/ACS781 are provided in this automotive-grade, low-profile (1.5mm thick) sensor IC package that represents the highest current density of any Allegro current sensor IC package to date.

The 40V dual full-bridge driver released by Allegro MicroSystems is capable of driving two DC motors with outputs rated up to 3.2A. Allegro’s A5995 device includes fixed off-time PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) regulators for current control.

A power management IC that can be configured as a buck or buck-boost pre-regulator to efficiently convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated intermediate voltage complete with control, diagnostics, and protections, has been announced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe.

  Combining a bipolar stepper and high current DC motor driver IC in a single package, Allego MicroSystems Europe has announced the A5989 40V motor driver IC.

Designed to drive automotive LED arrays, two series of adjustable linear current regulators hve been announced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe. The AEC-Q100 qualified A6274 and A6284 low-EMI ICs integrate an optional pre-regulator gate drive to dynamically and linearly control an external P-channel MOSFET, which extends the output power capability of a linear LED driver by moving most of the power losses to an external power FET.

Designed for the automotive, industrial and instrumentation markets, an AEC-Q100 qualified PMIC has been introduced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe. The A4450 can implement either a buck or buck/boost regulator to efficiently convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated voltage, with seamless transition between the buck and boost modes. Target applications include infotainment, instrument clusters, telematics, amplifiers and contro...

  The A1367 is a field programmable linear Hall-effect current sensor IC, from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, featuring a 240kHz bandwidth, integrated voltage regulator, reverse battery protection, user-selectable ratiometry and uni- or bi-directional output options.

Featuring a built-in translator for easy operation, Allegro MicroSystems Europe has announced a new bipolar stepper motor driver IC. The A5985 is designed to operate bipolar stepper motors from full-step up to 1/32 step modes that are selectable by MSx logic inputs. This device has an output drive capacity up to 40V and ±2A and operates with a single supply.

Featuring an advanced sensing algorithm in a surface-mount SOIC-8 package, Allegro MicroSystems has released the A1667 speed sensor IC. This device provides a user-friendly solution for highly compact ring magnet applications using PCB mounting and is suitable for applications such as automotive transmissions and industrial equipment.

Featuring an externally enabled diagnostic function and user-programmable switchpoints, Allegro MicroSystems Europe has announced a unipolar Hall-effect switch. The A1162 has on-chip electromagnetic coils that are used to implement self-test of the sensor’s entire magnetic and electrical signal chain. It is designed for systems where precise magnet switchpoints and safety, reliability or both, are critical, such as those designed to meet th...

Able to drive two stepper motors or four DC motors, the A5988 quad DMOS full-bridge driver IC has been introduced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe. Each full-bridge output is rated up to 1.6A and 40V. The A5988 includes fixed off-time PWM current regulators, along with 2-bit nonlinear DACs that allow stepper motors to be controlled in full, half, and quarter steps and DC motors in forward, reverse and coast modes.