Melexis has introduced the MLX92442 Induxis switch, which offers a contactless and magnet-free monolithic design to directly detect conductive targets, facilitating small module designs with reduced component count for various applications such as high voltage interlocks, charging flaps, seatbelts, hood/trunk, gear tooth sensing, or brake-by-wire systems. Traditional safety automotive latches and switches typically rely on…

Melexis, a global provider of automotive semiconductors, and emotion3D, a supplier of camera-based automotive in-cabin analysis software, have joined forces to offer a unique 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) demonstrator. This solution combines the driver-monitoring system (DMS) with high-precision 3D driver localization, to dynamically align augmented reality head-up displays (AR HUD) objects. Melexis and emotion3D’s novel DMS…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has introduced the MLX81130, a highly integrated, intelligent controller allowing both LEDs and OLEDs to be driven by a single device. Designed to support ASIL B system integration, the MLX81130 in a QFN 5×5 package features 25 programmable constant-current sources. It has been designed to operate in single-master, multiple-slave…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has developed a free online simulation application for its Triaxis range of magnetic sensors, covering linear and rotary applications. It simulates the sensor’s performance in a customer’s application with a high level of accuracy, including stray field immunity. The online tool gives customers’ engineering teams the ability to design…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has introduced the MLX90377, single- and dual-die (fully redundant) Triaxis position sensor for automotive and industrial applications together with a new PCB-less package for position sensors. The MLX90377 is a magnetic rotary and linear position sensor IC, which builds on the success of the MLX90371 and MLX90372 Triaxis sensors. Based…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, is targeting white goods, consumer electronics, and smart-metering applications with the MLX90392 three-axis magnetic field sensor, which can operate from a 1.8 V power rail shared with other components such as logic devices. Requiring no dedicated LDO or regulator, the competitively priced MLX90392 simplifies design, trims bill-of-materials costs and saves PCB…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has introduced the MLX81117, its latest multi-channel RGB LED driver. This new product supports the MeLiBu high-speed communication license-free IP, which enables intelligent animated automotive lighting concepts. The technology is already being leveraged by global car manufacturers to enhance the safety features of their latest models. The MLX81117 extends the…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, recently introduced the MLX90412-L as the automotive variant of its well-established MLX90412. The MLX90412-L is a dedicated automotive, all-in-one single-coil fan and pump driver IC, with a peak driving capability of 2.2 A. It’s suitable for air pumps, water pumps, axial fans, as well as radial and cross blower…

Melexis, a global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solution, offers the MLX81114 — a LIN slave for ambient light applications in the automotive industry. The MLX81114 can control multiple LEDs connected via LIN wire harness and features a a memory-access protection option, which enables anti-theft applications. The new device is suitable for bus systems, according to…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, recently introduced the MLX91216 XHF extra high-field current sensor, extending the ease and accuracy of its unique IMC-Hall technology into high-current measurement for emerging automotive applications. Capable of measuring current to beyond 2000 A, the MLX91216 XHF is suited to redundant monitoring of battery-management systems (BMS), over-current detection in…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has unveiled the MLX91805 smart tire sensor to help OEMs prepare for the forthcoming extension of mandatory tire-pressure monitoring to include commercial vehicles, and to enable future generations of smart tires. Specially designed to be embedded in the tire, unlike current rim-mounted TPMS sensors, the MLX91805 integrates an 800g XZ-axis accelerometer…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has unveiled a robust Hall-effect latch for cost-sensitive applications — such as power tools, PCs, servers, and home appliances — with features that simplify design and ensure stable magnetic characteristics. The new latch, the MLX92214, has high magnetic sensitivity that eases magnet selection and relieves constraints on the size…

Melexis announces the MLX90395 Triaxis Magnetometer Node, an automotive-grade (AEC-Q100) monolithic sensor, which uses the Hall effect to provide contactless sensing in three dimensions. The dual-die version of the MLX90395 provides redundancy for demanding scenarios, such as gear lever position sensing in automotive applications. The functionality of the MLX90395 is defined through the system processor, rather than…

Melexis, a provider of automotive semiconductor sensors, has launched the MLX91377 ASIL-ready Hall sensor IC to better secure automotive systems, such as for electric power-assisted steering. The MLX91377 sensor is Highly effective in steering torque and general automotive sensing. It offers functional safety (per die) and can detect internal failures and enter into a “safe…