Melexis (www.melexis.com), the world’s first manufacturer of programmable linear Hall sensors, has launched the third generation of its product. Breaking free from traditional “single-in-line-package”, the new family required more thorough design consideration to prevent space, mounting, reliability, EMI and cost penalties at the system level.
Offered as a surface-mount device (SMD), the new programmable linear Hall IC supports the trend for optimized manufacturability of sensor modules and assemblies.
Applied in a single-die device range, the SMD approach can also be implemented in various position sensing applications, particularly in short stoke linear motion, when combined with adequate magnet thermal compensation and appropriate magnetic circuit.
“Our market surveys and initial feedback are clear: there are many industrial and automotive applications which were waiting for a state-of-the-art, high-accuracy and cost-effective programmable linear Hall sensor in surface-mount package but without any allowable premium for a Melexis Triaxis solution,” said Vincent Hiligsmann, Product Line Manager at Melexis.
“The third generation of Melexis programmable linear Hall sensor ICs addresses those needs and brings the answer.”
In addressing the need, the company has also launched three programmable linear hall sensors — the MLX90288, MLX90291 and the MLX90292.
The MLX90291 features 125 Hz PWM output, while the MLX90288 offers ratiometric analog output. Designed for high reliability applications, the MLX90292 comes in dual die redundant TSSOP-16 package. Utilizing the two-wire PSI-5 protocol, this third sensor reports a digital telegram as it features two kHz PWM mode.
These three new devices are offered in production and sample quantities with their respective PTC-04 programming tools.
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