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This paper describes a series of power ICs designed specifically for powertrain control applications. The series includes low-side drivers and high-side drivers. The drivers are capable of fault detection and reporting to the Micro-Control Unit (MCU). Reported faults include short circuit detection, thermal limit, over-voltage protection, “on” open load detection, and “off” open load detection.

A SMARTMOS™ power integrated circuit has been developed for diagnostic testing in vehicles. The SMARTMOS™ process is ideal for this application because of its robustness to temperature and voltage extremes. The IC serves as an interface between logic level microcontrollers and battery level testers. It is fully compatible with the ISO 9141 requirement for the interchange of digital information in vehicle diagnostic systems.

This paper describes a series of power ICs designed specifically for powertrain control applications. The series includes low-side drivers and high-side drivers. The drivers are capable of fault detection and reporting to the Micro-Control Unit (MCU). Reported faults include short circuit detection, thermal limit, over-voltage protection, “on” open load detection, and “off” open load detection.