18.08.2011

Micronas Adds Gas Sensor and Current Measurement Transducer to its Product Line

New Hall-Effect sensors (switches, linear and angular) also available

Micronas, available from Glyn High-Tech Distribution, and a leading supplier of cutting-edge Hall-effect sensors and IC system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics, now has a current measurement transducer and a gas sensor in its product range.

The Micronas mySENS gas sensing technology represents a new versatile integrated sensor technology based on a CCFET Sensor (CCFET = Capacitive Coupled Field Effect Transistor). This sensor technology aims at detection of concentration changes of selected gases in ambient environments in a broad variety of different applications. Its fabrication process is embedded into Micronas’ CMOS manufacturing technology. Thus, the sensor can be integrated together with control and evaluation electronics into one single chip, profiting from both miniaturisation as well as design experience of current advanced semiconductor technology.

The CUR 3105 is a current transducer based on the Hall effect. The IC can be used for very precise current measurements. The output voltage is proportional to the measured current and the supply voltage (ratiometric analog output). Major characteristics, such as magnetic field range, sensitivity, output quiescent voltage (output voltage at B=0 mT), and output voltage range are programmable and are stored in the internal EEPROM. It is possible to program different transducers which are in parallel to the same supply voltage individually. The transducer is designed for industrial, white goods and automotive applications and operates with typically 5 V supply voltage in the wide junction temperature range from −40 °C up to 170 °C. The CUR 3105 is available in the very small leaded package TO92UT and the SMD package SOIC8.

For more details, please visit Micronas website or send us an email to sales@glyn.com.au