Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. adds a new AEC-Q100 qualified device to their existing automotive LED driver portfolio. The A6213 is a single IC, DC-DC, buck switching regulator that provides a constant-current output of up to 3 A to drive high-power LEDs. It integrates a high-side, N-channel, MOSFET switch and includes many new significant advantages in fault protection. This new device features a true automotive design and was developed to target ma...

New from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, the A1128 is a field-programmable, unipolar Hall-effect switch designed for use in high-temperature automotive and industrial applications, particularly those involving proximity sensing with ferromagnetic targets.

The new A8600 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a highly-integrated power management IC that is designed to provide the power-supply requirements for next-generation car audio and infotainment systems. The new quadruple-output regulator device incorporates all the control and protection circuitry needed for four high-current regulators, each with ±1.5% output accuracy.

Three new automotive power management ICs from Allegro MicroSystems Europe use an internal 2.2 MHz constant on-time buck pre-regulator to supply regulated outputs commonly used in automotive CAN Bus and microprocessor-controlled applications.

Allegro MicroSystems announces the release of a new simple and efficient family of LED driver ICs that can be configured as buck or buck-boost voltage converters. The LC5220D/S LED series is offered by Allegro and manufactured and developed by Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. in Japan.

The new A6211 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a switching buck regulator IC that provides a constant-current output of 3 A for driving high-power LEDs.

The A3918 from Allegro MicroSystems is a new full-bridge DC motor driver IC capable of a continuous output current of 1 A and operating voltages from 2.5 to 9 V. An internal PWM current reference allows the user to select the peak chop current using only a resistor. The new device is the latest addition to Allegro’s low-voltage family of motor drivers, providing a single full-bridge option to complement the dual full-bridge capability found in ...

The new A6268 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an automotive-grade high-current LED driver IC for applications such as LED headlights, daytime running lights and fog lights. The device has full AEC-Q100 Grade 0 automotive qualification.

An automotive version of the A4950 full-bridge motor driver IC is now available from Allegro MicroSystems Europe. The A4950 is designed for pulse width modulated (PWM) control of DC motors, and is capable of peak output currents to ±3.5 A and operating voltages to 40 V. The device is AECQ100 Grade 1 qualified and is rated over an extended ambient operating temperature range of -40°C to 125°C.

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a new current sensor IC that provides an economical and precise solution for AC or DC current sensing in 3.3 V supply applications. This new device is targeted at the automotive and industrial markets. Typical applications include motor control, load detection and management, power supply and DC-to-DC converter control, inverter control, and overcurrent fault detection.

The new ACS759 from Allegro MicroSystems is a high-current/high-temperature linear Hall-effect current sensor IC that provides an economical and precise solution for AC or DC current sensing in 3.3 V supply applications.

The new A4979 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a programmable stepper motor driver IC with microstepping capability and improved programmability and diagnostics. The new device is a flexible microstepping motor driver with a built-in translator for easy operation. It offers a single-chip solution for operating bipolar stepper motors in full-, half-, quarter- and sixteenth-step modes at voltages up to 50 V and currents up to 1.5 A.

The new A8601 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a fixed-frequency, multiple-output voltage regulator IC designed to provide the LCD display bias in automotive infotainment applications.

New from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, the A1250 is a bipolar Hall-effect switch IC incorporating a high-speed chopping circuit which cancels out offsets and dramatically improves switching repeatability through enhanced temperature stability and stress resistance.

The A8303 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a new addition to the company’s family of LNBR (low-noise block regulator) ICs for use in satellite receivers and LCD TV “combo” receivers. The new device uses small ceramic capacitors rather than electrolytic devices to provide a lower-profile solution, as well as incorporating a key output voltage setting (15.6 V) to accommodate Japan-specific design requirements.

The new ACS716 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an open-loop Hall-effect current-sensor IC that provides an accuracy and bandwidth performance that is near to that of closed-loop devices. The new device, which features a bandwidth of 120 kHz and is optimised for 3.3 V supply operation, is designed to provide an economical and precise solution to current-sensing applications in industrial, commercial and communications systems.

Internal pulse-width-modulated (PWM) current control combined with an internal three-bit nonlinear digital-to-analogue converter allows the motor current to be controlled in full-, half-, quarter- or eighth-step (microstepping) modes, while nonlinear increments minimise the number of control lines necessary for microstepping. The benefits of microstepping include increased step resolution and reduced torque variations and resonance problems at lo...

The new A8299 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a robust dual-channel low-noise block (LNB) regulator designed to provide the power and interface signals via coaxial cable to the LNB down-converters used in analogue and digital satellite receivers.

The new A4973 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a full-bridge motor driver IC that is designed for bidirectional pulse-width-modulated (PWM) current control of DC motors at continuous output currents up to ±1.5 A and operating voltages up to 50 V.

The new A8513 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a single-output white LED driver driver IC designed for backlighting applications in LCD displays for automotive and consumer applications and their associated application, performance, and protection requirements.