VIPower M0-9 Smart High-Side Switches

Designed to meet the needs of smart vehicles with new zonal architectures for increasingly advanced functions, STMicroelectronics' VIPower M0-9 devices integrate features including analog-to-digital converter (ADC), pulse-width modulation (PWM) engine, priority manager, and either serial peripheral interface (SPI) in a tiny 6 mm x 6 mm cost-effective QFN package or standard parallel interface. Based on the latest generation of VIPower M0-9 technology with 40 V trench vertical MOSFETs, this series offers smarter devices able to handle and monitor the increased quantity of data required for increasingly complex advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving requirements. These devices combine an efficient 40 V trench vertical MOSFET with 3.3 V digital logic and high-precision analog circuitry.

A novel way to think of SMART driving designed for high-side connections in applications powered from a 12 V battery, these intelligent high-side drivers simplify the hardware and software design of electronic control units (ECUs) and enhance system reliability. The integrated PWM generator and priority management unit with channel conversion arbitration and synchronization provide a convenient and precise control signal at each output to handle functions. Moreover, these devices simplify AUTOSAR compliance by providing a complex driver that operates independently from the application, easing software development.