Thermal management

A range of memory footprints, packages, safety and cybersecurity enablers provide a scalable and compatible platform for automotive designers. Design smaller, more affordable automotive systems for a wide range of applications, from heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) compressors to positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater.

Microcontroller (MCU) benefits include:

• Low noise, low vibration and high startup torque for sensorless motor-control applications.
• Fast time-to-market and ease-of-use through software and hardware such as TIDM-02012 and InstaSPIN™ solutions.
• A lockstep core that simplifies functional safety without software overhead.
  

We offer isolated and nonisolated gate drivers to reliably drive insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)- or silicon carbide (SiC)-based three-phase compressor half bridges and positive temperature coefficient load-control circuits.

Gate driver benefits include:

• Isolation from unwanted transients and DC voltages for high-voltage systems.
• Dual-channel drivers that reduce overall printed circuit board area and component count compared to single-channel devices.
• Integrated Miller clamps that protect the system from false turnons caused by Miller current.
• Extended supply-voltage ranges that provide sufficient margin for overshoot protection.

Our bias supplies offer design benefits when designing HVAC compressors and PTC heaters.

Bias supply benefits include:

• Saving cost by eliminating the pre-regulator, optocoupler or tertiary winding.
• Saving power by supporting high efficiency and low quiescent current.
• Saving space by integrating external components.
• Reducing components in the bill of materials.