Thermal enhancement results in high precision sensor IC

The ACS770 consists of a copper conduction path located near the die, which generates a magnetic field when a current is applied. The Hall IC then converts the magnetic field into a proportional voltage.

Using a new piecewise linear digital temperature compensation technique for offset and sensitivity, the ACS770 achieves an industry-leading total output accuracy. This greatly improves the IC’s accuracy and temperature stability without influencing the high-bandwidth (125 kHz) operation of the analogue output. Outstanding noise performance results from the use of proprietary amplifier and filter design techniques.

Device accuracy is optimised through the close proximity of the magnetic signal to the Hall transducer. A precise output voltage that is proportional to the current flowing in the conductor is provided by the low-offset chopper-stabilised BiCMOS Hall IC, which is programmed and calibrated for accuracy at the factory. Low power loss results from the fact that the internal resistance of this conductive path is typically only 100 microhms.

Allegro’s proprietary integrated shield technology provides high-level immunity to potential interference from current variations in the conductor path and stray electric fields, resulting in low output voltage ripple and low offset drift in high-side, high-voltage applications.

The thickness of the copper conductor allows survival of the device at high overcurrent conditions. The terminals of the conductive path are electrically isolated from the signal leads, allowing the ACS770 sensor ICs to be used in applications requiring electrical isolation without the use of opto-isolators or other costly isolation techniques.

The ACS770 family is lead (Pb) free. All leads are plated with 100% matt tin, and there is no lead inside the package. The heavy gauge lead frame is made of oxygen-free copper. The ACS770 is available in a 5-pin package (suffix CB).