Toshiba Starts Shipment of Gate Driver ICs with Microcontrollers in the SmartMCD™ Series

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has announced the start of shipment of Gate Driver ICs in the SmartMCD™ series with embedded microcontrollers (MCU) in large quantities. The first product in the series, TB9M003FG, is suitable for sensorless control of three-phase brushless DC motors used in automotive applications such as water and oil pumps, fans, and blowers. The TB9M003FG integrates a microcontroller (Arm® Cortex®-M0), flash memory, power control functions, and communication interface functions in a gate driver that controls and operates N-ch power MOSFETs for three-phase brushless DC motor drives. This integration will reduce the size and number of components in systems, enabling advanced and complex motor control for a wide variety of automotive motor applications. The new product will also feature hardware for Toshiba’s vector engine and sensorless sinusoidal control, reducing the load on the microcontroller and software. The use of the TB9M003FG reference design with SmartMCD™ allows for motor driving circuits for automotive body electronics. The new product contributes to downsizing ECUs by reducing the size of motors with the integration of a microcontroller and vector control that quiets motors. For more information on the new product, visit the Toshiba website.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation recently announced the start of shipment of Gate Driver ICs in the SmartMCD™ series with embedded microcontrollers (MCU) in large quantities. This new product, TB9M003FG, is specifically designed for sensorless control of three-phase brushless DC motors used in automotive applications like water and oil pumps, fans, and blowers.

The TB9M003FG gate driver integrates a microcontroller (Arm® Cortex®-M0), flash memory, power control functions, and communication interface functions. This integration allows for the control and operation of N-ch power MOSFETs for three-phase brushless DC motor drives. One significant advantage of this integration is the reduction in the size and number of components required for these systems. As a result, advanced and complex motor control can be achieved for a wide variety of automotive motor applications.

The new product also features hardware for Toshiba’s vector engine and sensorless sinusoidal control. These features help to reduce the load on the microcontroller and software. Furthermore, the use of the TB9M003FG reference design with SmartMCD™ allows for motor driving circuits for automotive body electronics.

One major benefit of this new product is its contribution to downsizing Electronic Control Units (ECUs) by reducing the size of motors. The integration of a microcontroller and vector control enables quieter motors, which can be an advantage in various automotive applications.

For more information about the TB9M003FG and other products in the SmartMCD™ series, you can visit the Toshiba website by clicking here.