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10-channel relay driver

(Prototype chips are available for demonstration. Final product version will be ready by Q1/2021.)

The DRV1001 is a 10-channel relay driver ASIC. It consists of 10 individual driver channels. Each of them is capable of sinking 125 mA through a on-chip low-side switch from a high voltage (>24 V) supply.

Main features

  • 10 low-side drivers with current limiting for self protection
  • Internal over-temperature detection
  • Serial communications for control of all drivers

Key Technical Specifications

  • Temperature range: -50 to 185 °C
  • Supply: 3.3 V
  • Output voltage tolerance: >24 V
  • Relay switching frequency: <17 kHz
  • Propagation delay (serial communication): 3 μs
  • Output current tolerance (each channel): 125 mA

Radiation Hardness

  • TID tolerance: >100 Mrad
  • SEL: >100 MeV·cm2/mg
  • SET/SEU: >60 MeV·cm2/mg

Applications

  • Motor control
  • Industrial automation
  • Process control
  • Robotics
  • Remote handling

This ASIC is part of a front-end rad-hard BiSS I/O module designed by MAGICS Instruments within Fusion for Energy remote handling activities (F4E-OMF-0633-01-03).