The A4409 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a power management IC 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 protection features.

The A1262 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a unique dual-channel Hall-effect latch featuring 2D sensing via a combination of vertical and planar Hall elements. The quadrature outputs of the A1262 allow rotation direction and position to be determined in applications such as sensing a rotating ring-magnet target. The unique 2D operation of the combined planar and vertical Hall elements allows the end user to achieve a suitable 90° of phase ...

Allegro MicroSystems has announced that its A115x family of two-wire unipolar Hall-effect switches is now available with a package option that eliminates the need for an external capacitor and the associated PCB. The UB package saves size, component count and assembly cost, and significantly simplifies the design process.

The A1245 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a two-wire Hall-effect latch with high magnetic sensitivity and excellent EMC performance in automotive and industrial speed/position sensing applications. The A1245 latch is produced using Allegro's advanced BiCMOS wafer fabrication process, and implements a high-frequency 4-phase chopper-stabilisation technique to achieve magnetic stability from -40 to +150°C.

The A5929 from Allegro is a full-bridge gate driver IC designed to drive N-channel external power MOSFETs in automotive applications including Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) systems. The device incorporates a specially designed charge pump regulator that provides a full gate drive voltage of greater than 10V at battery voltages down to 7V and allows operation with reduced gate drive at battery voltages down to 5.5V.

  Extending its portfolio of automotive regulator ICs, Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced two high output current devices suiting USB power applications. The A8652 and A8653 synchronous buck regulator ICs provide tight load regulation over a wiring harness without the need for remote sense lines.

The latest product from Allegro MicroSystems Europe has been announced, the A8654 is a high-output current synchronous buck regulator IC that can produce a 3A steady-state load current from an input voltage ranging from 4 to 36V. The device integrates low 'on' resistance high-side MOSFETs and low-side n-channel MOSFETs and utilises external compensation to accommodate a wide range of power components.

Designed for high-speed motor position sensing in safety-critical automotive applications, the A1331 and A1334 contactless, Hall-effect based magnetic sensor ICs have been announced by Allegro MicroSystems Europe. The dual-die devices are based on vertical Hall-effect technology with system-on-chip architecture that provides fast output refresh rates and low signal path latency.

  A DC/DC converter controller which provides a programmable constant-current output for driving high-power LEDs in series has been released by Allegro MicroSystems.

The ACS722 and ACS723 Hall-effect current sensor ICs from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are now available in a high-isolation SOIC16 package. The low-profile surface-mount package is ideal for space constrained applications while also saving costs due to reduced board area, yet provides a 4800 V RMS isolation rating: the highest available from Allegro’s family of surface-mount current sensor ICs.

The A4963 is a three-phase, sensorless, BrushLess DC (BLDC) motor controller for use with external complementary P-channel and N-channel power MOSFETs. The A4963 can be used as a stand-alone controller communicating directly with an ECU or it can be used in a close coupled system with a local MCU.

  A high-efficiency converter targeted at the automotive and industrial markets, the A8585 has been announced by Allegro MicroSystems. The 2A buck regulator has been designed to provide the low power supply requirements of next-gen car audio and infotainment systems.

Designed for the automotive, industrial, white goods and commercial markets, Allegro MicroSystems has introduced a dual-output sensor IC. The ATS605 differential speed and direction sensor simplifies mechanical design and installation and can sense much smaller or higher resolution teeth for increased accuracy.

Capable of delivering high current due to low RDS(on) internal switches, the A8672 synchronous buck converter has been introduced by Allegro MicroSystems. Utilising valley current mode control to achieve very short on-times, the converter targets applications such as servers and networking systems requiring 5 or 12V input step down conversions at high output current.

Design Automation Conference debutant Allegro DVT plans to perform a live demonstration of its HEVC/H.265 encoder IP core. The demonstration will be conducted on a prototyping platform. High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), alias H.265, is the next generation video standard. It brings 50% bitrate savings compared to equivalent H.264/AVC encodings.

At Sensor & Test 2014, Allegro MicroSystems has revealed that it will exhibit new products in its family of Hall-effect sensor ICs targeted at current and position sensing in automotive and industrial applications. Products on show include the ACS764 low-noise precision digital current sensor IC and the ATS605 dual-output speed and direction sensing IC.

Specifically designed for applications requiring medium accuracy in a small package, the A1304 from Allegro MicroSystems is a linear Hall-effect sensor IC. Supporting an industrial temperature range of -40°C to 85°C, the device is suitable for applications in consumer and industrial markets.  

Integrating a sense MOSFET along with a current mode PWM controller IC, the STR4A100 series has been introduced by Allegro MicroSystems. The off-line PWM controllers are suited for applications including audio visual, set top boxes, white goods and battery chargers within the appliance, office automation, consumer and industrial markets.

Enabling the monitoring of device performance and the self-diagnosis of incorrect device operation, the A1160 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a unipolar Hall-effect switch with built-in diagnostic capabilities. Allegro have claimed that it is the only Hall sensor IC capable of verifying proper electrical performance and magnetic sensing: a critical feature for safety applications that must adhere to Automotive Safety Integrity Level standards...

Expanding the company's extensive portfolio of low noise block (LNB) regulators designed for satellite receivers in Set Top Boxes and LCD TVs, Allegro Microsystems has introduced the A8300 and A8300-1. Fully integrated linear and switching voltage regulators, they are specifically designed to provide the power and interface signals to an LNB down-converter via coaxial cable.