ON (News - Alert) Semiconductor, a company offering high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has unveiled two new integrated transceiver devices for use in local interconnect network (LIN) and control area network (CAN) designs in automotive and industrial applications.
According to the company, the new NCV7425 LIN+LDO transceiver and NVC7441 dual CAN transceiver are built to offer space saving and cost-effective solution for next-generation automotive “convenience” applications, as well as LIN and CAN-based industrial designs.
Offering the integrated voltage regulator and reset functionality, the new NCV7425 LIN version 2.x /SAE J2602 device incorporates well with LIN protocol controller and the physical bus, and supports transmission rates of up to 20 kilobits per second (kb/s).
This multi tasking unit comes in 3.3 volt (V) and 5 V output options with supports for up to 150 milliamperes (mA) and is compliant with the latest automotive standards. An integrated slope control function ensures enhanced electromagnetic interference (EMI) compatibility, said the company officials.
Whereas, the new NCV7441 supports two fully independent high-speed CAN transceivers that can separately put to normal or low current standby mode in which remote wake-up from the bus is possible. This brings down the overall power consumption with an additional benefit to the cost and space savings achieved by replacing two single CAN transceivers with a dual transceiver housed in one package.
Jim Alvernez, director of the automotive product division at ON Semiconductor, said that the use of LIN and CAN networks has allowed the cost effective implementation of a wide variety of functions in modern vehicles, such as mirror adjustment, seat adjustment, sunroof opening/closing and door lock mechanisms.
He said the by selecting the feature rich NCV7425 and NCV7441 transceiver devices, engineers will be able to develop automotive comfort systems that require less board space, save power and have considerably lower overall component counts.
ON Semiconductor is currently offering NCV7425 in a Pb-free, RoHS-compliant SOIC-16 WB EP, package priced at $0.84 per unit in 1,500 unit quantities. The NCV7441 is offered in a Pb-free, RoHS-compliant SOIC-14 package, and is priced at $0.95 in 3,000 unit quantities.
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