Melexis announces the introduction of the MLX90297, a 600mA single-coil fan driver IC. Aimed at development of energy efficient cooling system designs, this latest device adds to the company’s portfolio of All-in-One single-coil fan drivers, and is a further development of the successful MLX90287 device. It integrates a high sensitivity Hall Effect sensor with two powerful half-bridge output stages.
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In addition to the minimum speed setting incorporated into the MLX90287, the speed curve of MLX90297 can also be tuned through inclusion of just one extra resistor. The soft-start and soft-switching mechanisms have been further refined to achieve reduced acoustic noise levels, as well as low vibration at higher speeds, without maximum motor torque being sacrificed.
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”Our All-In-One MLX90287 in straight lead SOIC8 product has been received very warmly by the fan driver market. It lowers the total bill-of-materials cost and the complexity of the PCB design significantly by reducing the number of discrete components involved. Previously up to 22 resistors and transistors might have been needed for a TSSOP16 fan driver with an external hall sensor. Now just 2 resistors, and one decoupling capacitor are required for a SOIC8 fan driver solution,” explained Dirk Leman, product line manager for fan drivers at Melexis.
“The MLX90297 is a natural evolution based on customer feedback. It offers a highly optimized solution for demanding high volume applications like VGA and CPU cooling, as well as white goods, and even low-end server applications. With our world-class expertise in Hall Effect sensing and motor control IC design, Melexis continues to strive to deliver better fan drivers at a lower cost, which is imperative in order to stay competitive in the fan driver market,” Leman concluded.
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