Other hardware and tools

STMicroelectronics’ L9800 8-channel automotive low-side driver is ISO 26262 compliant and housed in a compact, leadless outline that saves space in body-control modules, HVAC and climate controls, and power-domain controls. The L9800 outputs can drive resistive, capacitive, or inductive loads like relays, solenoids, and LEDs. With continuous real-time diagnostics and open-circuit, short-circuit, overcurrent, and overtemperature protection per channel, the L9800 enhances vehicle reliability and eases system-level ISO 26262 certification up to ASIL-B. The diagnostic signals are available at the L9800’s SPI port, which also provides access to the driver’s internal configuration registers for device set-up. The eight output channels can be driven via the SPI interface or alternatively using two dedicated parallel inputs that can be mapped to selected outputs. These pins also allow emergency hardware control of two default channels even if the digital supply voltage is not available. This l

LEOPOL1 point-of-load step-down converter for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) deployments meets the needs of equipment developers targeting the New Space market, now expanding throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. The emerging New Space industry, driven by private-sector companies, is enabling new services such as communication and earth observation, delivered from satellites built and launched cost-effectively into low earth orbits. The LEOPOL1 is the latest in ST’s LEO series of power, analog, and logic ICs developed for low cost of ownership with quality assurance and radiation hardness optimized for LEO satellites, leveraging automotive best practices including statistical process control. The LEOPOL1 is radiation hardened by design to withstand the hazards encountered in LEO altitudes, leveraging ST’s space-proven BCD6-SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator) technology. Key hardness parameters include 50 krad(Si) total ionizing dose (TID) and 3.1011 proton/cm2 total non-ionizing dose (TNID). Singl

 STGWA30IH160DF2 IGBT combines a breakdown-voltage rating of 1600V and high thermal performance with efficiency in soft-switching topologies and easy paralleling in high-power applications, including induction heaters and cookers, microwave ovens, and rice cookers. With maximum junction temperature of 175°C and low thermal resistance ensuring efficient dissipation, the STGWA30IH160DF2 has a current rating of 30A and ensures long-term reliability in challenging environments. Extending the STPOWER portfolio, this is the first 1600V IGBT in ST’s new IH2-generation. The devices leverage advanced trench gate field-stop (TGFS) technology to combine its high breakdown-voltage capability with low saturation voltage (VCEsat) to minimize conduction losses. While the STGWA30IH160DF2 has VCEsat of just 1.77V (typical, at rated current), TGFS technology also minimizes tail current resulting in low turn-off energy. In addition, the anti-parallel diode has a low forward voltage and soft recovery that

STMicroelectronics has revealed new class-D automotive audio amplifiers for smart-cockpit applications, engineered for tiny overall dimensions and with a digital input that simplifies circuit design. The new HFDA80D and HFDA90D extend ST’s family of high-frequency automotive amplifiers, complementing the HFA80A analog-input IC. All the devices operate at a switching frequency of 2MHz to save PCB space and lower the bill of materials. Also containing architectural innovations that minimize the package pin count and external components, the ICs deliver four 27W output channels from a 7mm x 7mm exposed-pad-up LQFP48 package. With their digital inputs, the HFDA80D and HFDA90D further ease integration, simplify design, and save extra space by eliminating analog conversion. The devices increase audio clarity and elevate efficiency above the typical value for this type of device. Configured and fully addressable through their I2C bus interface, the HFDA80D and HFDA90D deliver high output powe

STMicroelectronics has introduced the STDRIVE102H and STDRIVE102BH, beginning a new generation of integrated gate drivers for three-phase brushless motors to boost performance, efficiency, and economy in consumer and industrial equipment. With an operating-voltage range of 6V to 50V, the STDRIVE102H for single-shunt control and STDRIVE102BH for three-shunt control are easily configured through two analog pins. A simple resistor divider can program the gate-drive current supplied to the external MOSFETs and lets designers optimize the power-stage performance, including limiting the switching slew rate, without using gate resistors. With a low-current stand-by mode that effectively preserves battery performance, the new drivers are suited to cordless power tools and appliances, e-bikes, and mobile robots, as well as industrial drives. The drivers integrate charge-pump circuitry capable of sustaining unlimited on-time of the high-side MOSFETs, which simplifies the design of applications t

The L9026 8-channel driver from STMicroelectronics has six configurable high-side/low-side outputs and two high-side outputs, delivering a flexible solution in a choice of compact outlines for space-constrained applications. With a limp-home mode in case of controller failure and two extra input pins for failsafe operation, the L9026 enhances safety and reliability. Capable of driving multiple relays, solenoids, LEDs, and resistive loads in equipment such as body electronics, climate controls, and fuel-injection systems, the L9026 can handle resistive, capacitive, and inductive loads. The device has an SPI interface with registers for storing the device configuration as well as internal mapping and PWM behavior. The limp-home mode, activated according to register settings OR-ed with the external failsafe pins, allows two drivers to remain operational after detection of a fault or supply undervoltage. With advanced diagnostic and protection features for each channel, the L9026 eases ISO

The latest STDRIVEG610 and STDRIVEG611 give designers two options to manage GaN devices in power conversion and motion applications for greater efficiency, power density and ruggedness in consumer and industrial applications. The STDRIVEG610 addresses applications requiring an extremely fast 300ns start-up time which is an important parameter for converter topologies like LLC or ACF ensuring accurate controlled turn-off intervals in burst mode. The STDRIVEG611 is tailored for hard switching in motion-control applications with additional protections features like high-side UVLO and smart shut down overcurrent protection. Both devices are suitable for hard-switching and soft-switching topologies with built-in interlocking to prevent cross conduction. The STDRIVEG610 elevates the performance of power adapters, chargers, and power-factor correction (PFC) circuits. The STDRIVEG611 saves space as well as boosting efficiency and reliability in drives for home appliances, pumps and compressors

STMicroelectronics’ STGAP4S galvanically isolated automotive gate driver for SiC MOSFETs and IGBTs gives flexibility to control inverters of different power ratings featuring programmable protections and rich diagnostics that allow ISO 26262 ASIL D qualification. With analog-digital converter (ADC) and flyback controller integrated, the STGAP4S provides a highly featured and functional-safety qualified driver for scalable EV-powertrain designs. The STGAP4S owes its flexibility to the output circuit that allows connecting the high-voltage power stage to an external MOSFET’s push-pull buffer to scale the gate-current capability. This architecture lets engineers leverage the STGAP4S and its wide features to control inverters with different power ratings, up to high-power designs with multiple power switches in parallel. The driver can generate up to tens of amperes of gate-drive current with very small MOSFETs and handles a maximum operating voltage of 1200V. Among the driver’s key featur

ST introduces an industry-first autotuning feature on the ST31R480 secure microcontroller. Software and OS developers can now create fully interoperable smartcards while automatically optimizing energy harvesting. Interoperability meets energy harvestingThe ST31R480 now comes with an innovative smart autotuning feature. This secure MCU automatically adjusts itself to match the frequency of the reader while optimizing energy harvesting in various field conditions. This feature addresses two significant challenges: in high field environments, the chip limits the loading effect behavior to prevent overloading, while in low field environments, it maximizes energy harvesting to ensure efficient operation. Previously, developers had to compromise between these two behaviors. This smart autotuning feature delivers optimal performance in both scenarios. Simplifying the development process for software engineersThe ST31R480's smart autotuning capability offers numerous advantages for software a

STMicroelectronics’ IIS2DULPX industrial MEMS accelerometer combines machine learning, power saving, and capability to operate at high-temperature, facilitating intensive sensorization for smarter, data-driven operations and decision making in asset tracking, robotics, and factory automation, as well as industrial-safety equipment and healthcare devices. With in-sensor AI to relieve the host processor and automatic self-configuration to optimize power consumption, the IIS2DULPX lets equipment makers build maintenance-free, battery-powered smart sensor nodes in convenient form factors. “Our new IIS2DULPX accelerometer uniquely combines edge processing with ultra-low-power consumption and extended operating temperature range for the next generation of smart industrial sensors,” said Tarik Souibes, MEMS sub-group marketing director, STMicroelectronics. “With their on-chip intelligence, these accelerometers operate and adapt in real time to context, giving flexibility to adopt a determinis

STMicroelectronics has introduced a series of serial EEPROMs that contain a unique 128-bit read-only ID (UID) to meet market requirements for product recognition, tracking, and repairability. In addition to conventional EEPROM user-memory space for parameter storage and data logging, the read-only UID is preprogrammed in the ST factory and permanently locked. This lets OEMs quickly and easily take advantage of the UID for basic product identification and clone detection as an alternative to an entry-level secure element. The UID can also support versioning and upgrade control. With memory sizes from 32 Kbit to 2 Mbit, each device retains its factory-programmed identity throughout the end-product life cycle, from sourcing and manufacture through to field deployment, maintenance, and disposal. The UID provides seamless traceability, enabling reliability analysis and simplifying equipment re- and repair. Initially available in 64 Kbit and 128 Kbit, the M24xxx-U series are based on ST’s pr

STMicroelectronics’ TSC1801 low-side current-measurement amplifier integrates matched resistors to set the gain, which simplifies the circuit design, saves bill-of-materials costs, and ensures gain accuracy within 0.15% over the entire temperature range. The fixed gain also eliminates production trimming of external resistors. Combining very high accuracy and wide bandwidth, the TSC1801 is used for motor control, solar power conditioning, high-bandwidth current sensing, and automotive power conditioning. The first gain value offered is 20V/V, with 5V/V and 50V/V models to follow. Capable of bidirectional current sensing, the amplifier is optimized for use with precision low-value shunt (sense) resistors at low common-mode voltages. The architecture, dedicated to low-side sensing, permits tightly controlled parameters, including total output error better than 0.5% and offset voltage of ±200μV (max). The TSC1801’s 2.1MHz bandwidth rating allows pulse-by-pulse current control even in very

 STMicroelectronics’ IPS4140HQ and IPS4140HQ-1 are richly featured four-channel intelligent power switches, combining a compact 8 mm x 6 mm footprint, 80mΩ RDS(on) (max.) per channel, and 10.5V-36V operating range with extensive diagnostic and protection features. Suited to driving any kind of resistive, capacitive, or inductive load with one side connected to the ground, the switches are used in programmable logic controllers, peripheral input/output ports of industrial PCs, and numerical control machines. With a preset current limit of 0.7A in the IPS4140HQ and 1.0A in the IPS4140HQ-1, the switches also tolerate 41 V maximum applied voltage to enhance system safety and reliability. Per-channel protection and diagnostics include short-circuit protection, as well as temperature monitoring that can turn off and restart overloaded channels independently to maximize system-level fault tolerance and simplify automated recovery. In addition, case-overtemperature monitoring that shuts down t

 ST’s VIPerGaN65D flyback converter, with its SOIC16 outline, permits extremely small and economical power supplies, adapters, and USB-PD (Power Delivery) fast chargers up to 65W with universal input voltage.  The quasi-resonant offline converter integrates a 700V gallium nitride (GaN) transistor and optimized gate driver with typical protection features, making wide-bandgap technology easily accessible to elevate power density and efficiency. The GaN transistor operates at up to 240kHz, with minimal switching losses, permitting a small flyback transformer, small passive components, and a compact, low-cost circuit board.  While other members of the VIPerGaN family are packaged in 5mm x 6mm DFN, the VIPerGaN65D is packaged into a more traditional SO16n (narrow) outline.  The converter operates with zero-voltage switching and can adjust the valley-synchronization delay to ensure the GaN transistor always turns on at the valley of the drain resonance. Also featuring dynamic blanking time

 STMicroelectronics has extended its industry-proven family of NFC readers with the addition of the ST25R300, a high-performance device that provides exceptional wakeup range and robustness for applications from e-payments to wireless charging. The ST25R300 offers significantly higher power output (up to 2.2W) and extended range capabilities, allowing designers the freedom to use compact antenna components. The device’s high output power also provides outstanding receiver sensitivity and reliability in electrically noisy environments, such as payment or access-control applications when the reader’s antenna is located behind an LCD screen or metal casing. The ST25R300 is the latest addition to ST’s industry-proven range of NFC Forum universal devices supporting NFC reader/writer, NFC passive P2P initiator and target, and NFC card emulation modes. It is fully compliant with EMVCo 3.x and NFC‑A/B (ISO14443A/B) specifications, including higher bit rates, as well as NFC-F (FeliCa™), NFC-V (

16g/80g dual-range IMU with edge processing brings advanced sports monitoring to affordable wearables to “train like a pro!”. ST’s innovative LSM6DSV80X combines two accelerometer structures for 16 g and 80 g full-scale sensing, a gyroscope up 4000 dps, and embedded intelligence in a single component. Capable of measuring events ranging from slight movements to intense impacts with equal accuracy, the new sensor enables enhanced features in devices such as wearables and sports trackers. ST’s new MEMS sensor is set to redefine standards and expectations in markets for consumer and specialist wearables. By incorporating the LSM6DSV80X personal electronic devices can provide advanced capabilities such as training analysis and performance benchmarking to help athletes improve their technique. While the low-g accelerometer tracks and identifies activities like walking, running, and gesture-based interactions, high-g measurement handles energetic movements that can saturate conventional IMUs

 Developing context-aware applications with MEMS sensors is faster, more powerful, and more flexible with ST’s latest-generation sensor evaluation board, the STEVAL-MKI109D. Now upgraded with an STM32H5 microcontroller, USB-C connector, and extra digital interfaces including I3C for flexible communication, the new board lets users quickly evaluate sensors and confidently handle demanding projects. Engineers unveiled the STEVAL-MKI109D during a live tech lab, showing how to simply plug in a sensor module, connect a PC, and start analyzing data in ST MEMS-Studio. Using this all-in-one graphical environment, developers can visualize the sensor output, quickly fine-tune settings, configure features, and exercise the AI capabilities of ST sensors with a machine-learning core (MLC) and intelligent sensor processing unit (ISPU) inside. The tool provides advanced functions including power monitoring and supply voltage management that help optimize energy consumption and debugging. ST’s MEMS po

 ST is making it easier to explore creative applications for contactless near-field communication (NFC) technology with a novel development kit featuring the new ST25R200 reader/writer IC. ST’s latest-generation ST25R200 NFC transceiver combines an advanced design for strong and clear wireless connections with low power consumption and controls for signal quality and power management. The STEVAL-25R200SA kit for reader evaluation contains an ultra-compact ST25R200 board, ready for power-up, and multiple antennas that let users try single, dual, and flexible designs. The evaluation kit is complete with a 50-Ohm antenna interface and programmable tags. This modular kit helps quickly build proof-of-concept models to demonstrate convenient short-range wireless communications for device pairing, configuring settings, or product authentication to ensure brand protection. The main board and antennas are NFC-certified and suitable for diverse industrial, consumer, and health technologies, such

 The VNH9030AQ integrated full-bridge DC motor driver handles diverse automotive uses including functional-safety applications. As well as integrating advanced diagnostics, the driver has a dedicated pin for real-time output status that saves external circuitry and slims the bill of materials.  With RDS(on) of 30mΩ per leg, the VNH9030AQ efficiently handles mid- and low-power DC motor driven applications such as door-control modules, washer pumps, powered lift gates, powered trunks, and seat adjusters.  Contributing to the driver’s high overall efficiency, and saving external components, integrated non-dissipative current-sense circuitry monitors the current flowing through the device to distinguish each motor phase. The standby power consumption is very low over the full operating temperature range, easing use in zonal controller platforms.  The VNH9030AQ integrates the high-side and low-side MOSFETs with gate drivers, diagnostics, and protection against overvoltage transients, underv

ST has introduced an IO-Link reference design for industrial beacons and home-appliance alarms, delivered ready-to-use as a fully built board complete with protocol stack and application software. The EVLIOL4LSV1 board leverages ST’s L6364Q dual-channel IO-Link transceiver to handle communications and the IPS4260L intelligent low-side power switch for driving the indicator lights. The board can be directly connected to signaling systems such as smart tower lights used in factory automation, funnel material alarms for quantity-remaining or urgency-level awareness, and other system warnings. It also provides a fast way to test the IPS4260L and L6364Q ICs and has a 4-pin M12 connector for an IO-LINK master and a 5-pin SWD connector for programming. An STM32G071CB microcontroller, which hosts the ST proprietary IO-Link demo stack and the application software, handles system control and diagnostics, communicating with the transceiver and low-side switch. The L6364Q transceiver is fully prot

Accelerating the design of gallium-nitride (GaN) power supplies (PSUs) that deliver superior efficiency and power density, STMicroelectronics has launched the EVL250WMG1L resonant-converter reference design based on the MasterGaN1L System-in-Package (SiP). ST’s MasterGaN SiPs combine GaN power transistors with gate drivers specially optimized to ensure fast and perfectly controlled switching. Using these SiPs in place of an equivalent network of discrete components helps maximize performance and reliability while also accelerating design and saving PCB space. The new reference design targets industrial applications where space is limited and efficiency is critical. Combining the MasterGaN1L, which contains two 650V 150mΩ GaN FETs, with ST’s L6599A resonant controller, the PSU achieves peak efficiency over 94% and operates without heatsinks on the primary side. Also leveraging ST’s SRK2001A synchronous-rectification controller, the unit has a compact overall footprint of 80mm x 50mm and

ST has revealed a flexible power-management IC for highly integrated processors like Stellar automotive microcontrollers that lets users program the power-up sequence and fine-tune output voltages and current ranges to fulfill system requirements. The SPSB100 can be used throughout vehicles, in zonal control unit (ZCU), vehicle control platform (VCP), body control (BCM), and gateway modules. The SPSB100, with three switched-mode buck converters and two linear voltage regulators (LDOs), supplies the voltage rails required for the system microcontroller and can power external peripheral loads and sensors. Additionally, there are two wake-up inputs and advanced failsafe functionalities. An internal boost controller stabilizes the power during transients such as cold-cranking pulses, start/stop operation, and weak battery conditions. All the SPSB100 buck converters have overcurrent detection and current limiting for safety, with built-in soft start to prevent excessive inrush currents. Two

ST’ L99MH98 8-channel gate driver brings patented features for building automotive motor drives without sensing resistors, reducing power dissipation and the bill of materials. The L99MH98 can drive four external full bridges, eight half bridges or single high-side/low-side powering mechanisms such as seat-position adjusters, window lifters, sunroofs, pumps, seatbelt pretensioners, and other actuators. The L99MH98 can also drive resistive loads such as heaters, and the internal circuitry contains a charge pump whose output can control a reverse-battery protection MOSFET. While the drivers can control both logic-level and standard-level MOSFETs, extended gate current capability, programmable up to 120mA, permits driving large numbers of external MOSFETs. Three-stage gate control, which applies the gate signal in three steps, helps to minimize electromagnetic emissions. Designed to provide each MOSFET’s drain-source voltage (VDS) to an analog-digital converter (ADC), the L99MH98 leverage

TS3121 and TS3121A rail-to-rail, open-drain, single channel comparators feature a novel failsafe architecture and guaranteed start-up time that simplify powering up for short periods to minimize consumption in low-power applications. Ideal for use in industrial controls, building automation, power tools, smart metering, as well as in automotive powertrain and body-control modules. The failsafe architecture allows analog sensor voltages to remain at the inputs when the supply voltage is cut, which ensures robust performance and helps simplify application firmware. The guaranteed start-up time allows frequent power cycling with extended off duration for maximum power savings. Inspired by industrial robots that use sensors running from a back-up battery to maintain positional awareness while the main system turns off saving power, these comparators fulfill diverse automation applications. Also featuring independent supply, I/O, and output voltage domains that allow flexible level shifting

ST has introduced 40V STripFET F8 MOSFETs with standard threshold voltage (VGS(th)), combining the advantages of the enhanced trench gate technology with superior noise immunity for applications with non-logic-level control. The industrial-grade STL300N4F8 and automotive-grade STL305N4F8AG MOSFETs have a drain current rating above 300A and maximum RDS(on) of 1mΩ, permitting outstanding efficiency in high-power applications. Enhancing dynamic performance, the total gate charge of 65nC (typical) with low device capacitances (Ciss, Crss) ensure minimal losses at high switching frequency. The MOSFET body diode assists efficiency and reliability with low forward voltage and fast reverse recovery. With the new device series, designers can take advantage of ST’s latest STripFET F8 technology in power supplies, converters, and motor drives of equipment like cordless appliances and industrial tools. The MOSFETs’ efficiency extends runtime per battery charge and reduces heat dissipation allowing