Description
The device is a quad channel high-side driver manufactured using ST proprietary VIPower® technology and housed in PowerSSO-16 package. The device is designed to drive 12 V automotive grounded loads through a 3 V and 5 V CMOS-compatible interface, providing protection and diagnostics.
Features
• Automotive qualified
• General
− Quad channel smart high-side driver
with MultiSense analog feedback
− Very low standby current
− Compatible with 3 V and 5 V CMOS
outputs
• MultiSense diagnostic functions
− Multiplexed analog feedback of: load
current with high precision proportional
current mirror, VCC supply voltage and
TCHIP device temperature
− Overload and short to ground (power
limitation) indication
− Thermal shutdown indication
− OFF-state open-load detection
− Output short to VCC detection
− Sense enable/disable
• Protections
− Undervoltage shutdown
− Overvoltage clamp
− Load current limitation
− Self limiting of fast thermal transients
− Configurable latch-off on
overtemperature or power limitation
with dedicated fault reset pin
− Loss of ground and loss of VCC
− Reverse battery with external
components
− Electrostatic discharge protection
Applications
• All types of automotive resistive, inductive
and capacitive loads
• Specially intended for automotive signal
lamps (up to R10W or LED Rear
Combinations)