Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. introduced a new high power LED driver with output disconnect for backlighting medium LCD displays. This new driver is a robust solution targeting numerous applications within the automotive market. Typical applications include in-dash navigation systems, automotive infotainment, and back-up camera displays. A commercial version is also available for industrial and consumer applications.

The new ACS710 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 120 kHz bandwidth, high-voltage isolation current sensor IC that provides an economical and precise means for current sensing applications in industrial, commercial and communications systems.

The new A1222 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an extremely temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect latch IC that offers improved switching repeatability in applications such as detecting the speed and direction of ring magnets for motor commutation in the automotive, industrial and consumer market sectors.

The new A4402 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a new dual output regulator IC that integrates a buck switching regulator and a linear regulator to provide dual output voltages such as those required by microcontrollers or DSP-based applications.

The new ATS667LSG from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 3-wire true-zero-speed gear-tooth sensor IC designed to provide a flexible high-accuracy solution for digital gear-tooth sensing in automotive transmission applications.

The ATS682LSH from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a Hall-effect sensing integrated circuit and magnet combination that provides a flexible, easy-to-use solution for true zero-speed sensing of ferrous targets in two-wire applications.

The ATS617 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a three-wire differential Hall-effect sensor that combines enhanced EMC capability with a peak-detecting algorithm that provides design flexibility by offering the ability to sense a wide range of target geometries.

The new ACS758 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a thermally enhanced, high-current, Hall-effect-based linear current sensor that provides an economical and precise solution for AC or DC current sensing.

The A3908 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a low-voltage bidirectional DC motor driver IC in an ultra-compact package measuring only 2 mm square. Combining a high operating current with a wide operating voltage range, the new device is ideal for use in battery-operated applications including cameras, toys and games, portable printer/scanners and test instrumentation.

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new family of Hall-effect switches and latches which offer superior switching repeatability through their resistance to temperature variations and thermal stresses.

The A6210 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an LED driver IC based on a buck (stepdown) regulator circuit using constant ‘on’ time with valley current-mode control. This control scheme allows the use of very short switch ‘on’ times, making the new device ideal for applications requiring high switching frequencies combined with high input voltages and low output voltages.

The new A1386 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a user-programmable linear Hall-effect sensor IC targeted at applications in the automotive market requiring flexibility and accuracy in absolute position sensing.

The new A4403 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 3 A buck regulator IC which uses a valley current-mode control scheme to offer very low switch-on times, making it ideal for applications that require high switching frequencies combined with high input voltages and low output voltages.

The A4930 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a single-phase brushless DC motor pre-driver integrated circuit designed to control high-current devices such as fans, blowers or pumps with supply voltages from 8 V to 36 V.

The new A1174 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an ultrasensitive micropower Hall-effect latch IC with internally or externally controlled sample and sleep periods for use in portable devices that employ rotational speed and direction sensing systems such as tracker balls or scroll bars for PDAs, mobile phones or MP3 players.

The new A3906 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a low-voltage dual full-bridge motor driver IC designed to drive one bipolar stepper motor or two DC motors.

The new A4935 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an automotive-grade 3-phase MOSFET pre-driver IC targeted at automotive and industrial applications. This third-generation device includes enhanced performance and operational features, and is ideal for systems that use sinusoidal control of the motor phase currents. This commutation method provides smooth operation, reducing audible noise and minimising torque ripple at the load.

The new A3942 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 4-channel high-side MOSFET control/driver IC designed to provide an efficient interface between a system controller and the various high current inductive loads typically found in automotive engine control systems.

The new A3290 and A3291 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect latches in small, robust packages. Superior high-temperature performance is made possible through dynamic offset cancellation, which reduces the residual offset voltage normally caused by device package over moulding, temperature dependencies, and thermal stress. The two devices are targeted at non-automotive applications and are ident...

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new high-speed, low-noise Hall-effect current sensor which offers 3 kV RMS voltage isolation and a low-resistance current conductor for 50-100 A current measurements. The ACS756 is a next-generation open-loop current sensor with a 125 kHz bandwidth capability, and takes advantage of Allegro's low-loss leadframe technology and the fast response capability of the monolithic Hall-effect sensor IC.