ROHM developed the BD8758xY series (BD87581YG-C, BD87582YFVM-C) of rail-to-rail input/output, high-speed CMOS op amps that feature improved EMI immunity for automotive and industrial equipment applications. The series is ideal for applications that require high-speed sensing in harsh environments, such as vehicle engine control units and anomaly detection systems for factory automation equipment. In recent years, advancements…
ROHM’s industry-first AC/DC converter ICs offer built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET
ROHM is introducing a new, AC/DC converter ICs with a built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET, BM2SC12xFP2-LBZ in the TO 263-7L package. It’s optimized for industrial applications, focusing on auxiliary power supplies for street lamps, commercial air-conditioning systems, general-purpose inverters, and AC servos drives. An auxiliary power supply is an essential and vital part of industrial applications…
ROHM’s new shunt resistors support miniaturization in high-power applications
ROHM developed the GMR320 series of shunt resistors, featuring a rated power of 10W. The GMR320 series is the highest-rated, power product in ROHM high-power, low-ohmic GMR series lineup. Recent years have seen an increased requirement in the automotive and industrial fields for lower-power consumption in higher-power applications. This, in turn, requires shunt resistors that support…
ROHM’s new Wi-SUN FAN module ideal for smart-city infrastructure
ROHM has developed a new Wi-SUN FAN (Field Area Network) module for infrastructure applications, capable of connecting up to 1,000 nodes in a mesh network. Wi-SUN FAN, the latest Wi-SUN international wireless communication standard, eliminates the communication costs associated with conventional low-power wide-area (LPWA) wireless standards. At the same time, Wi-SUN ensures superior reliability through…
ROHM launches first high-speed op amp that eliminates oscillation
ROHM recently announced a high-speed ground sense CMOS op amp, BD77501G, optimized for industrial and consumer equipment requiring high-speed sensing, such as anomaly detection systems used in measurement and control equipment along with sensors that work with very small signals. The proliferation of IoT in recent years has led to a significant increase in the number…
ROHM launches LED driver that reduces the design cycle for automotive lights
Semiconductor manufacturer, ROHM, recently developed a BD183x7EFV-M, a 4-channel linear LED driver that substantially reduces the circuit board area and design cycle of automotive LED lights. The new product has built-in MOSFETs for the increasingly popular LED rear lights (brake lights, rear tail lights), fog lights, turn signals, etc. The driver IC BD183x7EFV-M adopts two…
The industry’s first accelerometer with built-in noise filtering function
ROHM recently announced a duo of new Kionix accelerometers: KX132-1211 and KX134-1211. These devices are ideal for high-accuracy motion sensing for low-power consuming applications in consumer wearables and industrial equipment markets. The practice of predictive maintenance for detection of abnormalities (and before equipment malfunction) has become more common in the last few years. One reason it…