MLX 80302 helps manufacturers meet stringent environmental standards

Tessendello, Belgium, October 28, 2020 – Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, announces the MLX 80302, a powerful and cost-effective new motorcycle fuel pump controller to help manufacturers comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, Includes Indian BS-6 emission standards.

The MLX 80302 is a three-phase BLDC brushless DC motor controller IC with 2.6 A peak drive capability. This product is suitable for automotive and motorcycle pump applications with a battery voltage of 13 V and power up to 20 W. In addition, it is ideal for a variety of home appliance and industrial pump applications with regulated 24 V power supply up to 30 W.

The controller has a wide junction temperature range: -40°C to +150°C. With a 0.25 ohm half-bridge on-resistance driver, the MLX 80302 provides a powerful monolithic pump controller in a SOIC8 package. This product requires only reverse polarity protection and a decoupling capacitor, making it ideal for integration into pump connectors.

The MLX 80302 has a variety of integrated protection features including locked rotor, thermal protection, overvoltage protection, short circuit protection and current limiting. Motor control operation has been validated for robust operation with remote motor positioning in very noisy environments and has passed a range of tests including BCI as well as ignition coil noise injection. The MLX 80302 has a fast start-up (minimum 50 ms) and is very stable and reliable under both load and no-load conditions.

The MLX 80302 can be programmed via the I2C interface using a graphical interface GUI and all options are configurable via the on-chip EEPROM. With multiple PWM input options to choose from, the product can configure the motor startup process to reach the maximum target speed of the fuel pump in less than 60 ms even under pressure. The MLX 80302 is available in a SOIC8 exposed pad package.

Plug-and-play application and evaluation boards are available that allow the IC to be configured via the I2C interface using a graphical interface GUI.

About Melexis

Combining passion for technology with true engineering inspiration, Melexis designs, develops and delivers innovative microelectronic solutions that help designers translate ideas into applications for the best imaginable future. Melexis’ advanced mixed-signal semiconductor sensors and actuators address the challenges of integrating sensing, actuation and communication into next-generation products and systems to increase safety, improve efficiency and support sustainable sex and enhance comfort.

As a global leader in automotive semiconductor sensors, Melexis has leveraged its core experience in automotive Electronic chips to expand its product portfolio in sensors, actuators and wireless devices to meet applications in smart appliances, home automation, industrial and medical applications, etc. broad market demand. Melexis’ sensing solutions include magnetic sensors, MEMS sensors (pressure, TPMS, infrared), sensor interface ICs, optoelectronic single point and linear array sensors, and time-of-flight (ToF) sensors. Melexis’ driver IC product line includes advanced DC and brushless DC motor controllers, LED drivers and FET pre-driver ICs, and Melexis also has specialized technology and skills to provide Solutions for bridging wired (eg LIN, SENT) or wireless (RKE, RFID), allowing these components to communicate in a clear and fast way.

Headquartered in Belgium, Melexis employs more than 1,500 people in 20 offices around the world. The company is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: MELE).