A new motor driver has been released by Microchip that is automotive AEC-Q100-qualified. It combines 1.5A peak phase current for the 180-degree sinusoidal drive
of a variety of three-phase brushless DC motor and fan applications. This integration can reduce cost and PCB area, and the high sinusoidal-drive performance is claimed to provide high efficiency, low acoustic noise and low mechanical vibration for energy savings and quiet operation. Additionally, the MCP8063 includes safety features such as thermal shutdown, over-current limiting and lock-up protection.
Designers are increasingly faced with regulatory and consumer demands for continued reductions in cost, space, noise and power consumption, with better performance and safety. The integrated features of the MCP8063 motor driver aims to solve these problems cost-effectively, while providing a wide operating temperature range of -40 to 125-degrees Celsius. Additionally, it supports the sensorless driving of BLDC motors, which eliminates the cost and space of a Hall sensor.
The motor driver which offers high current and a wide temperature range to provide a complete single-chip solution for a wide variety of three-phase, brushless DC applications at attractive price points.
To enable development with this new motor driver, the company has also announced the MCP8063 12V 3-Phase BLDC Sensorless Fan Controller Demo Kit (ADM00575).
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