40V MXT MOSFET enhances kinetic performance in vehicle energy recovery systems
The AMDU040N014VRH 40V MXT MOSFET by Magnachip Semiconductor is for use in automotive energy recovery systems. It is now in mass production and being used by a major automotive company, confirmed the company.
An automotive energy recovery system stores a vehicle’s kinetic energy while braking and uses the recovered energy later for functions such as air conditioning or audio systems. In this way, it improves fuel economy and reduces emissions.
Built on a power dual flat no-lead (PDFN) 56 package with enhanced design of the core cells and terminations, the 40V MXT MOSFET offers RDS(on) as low as 1.4 mOhm to enhance the efficiency of kinetic energy recovery. An operating junction temperature of up to 175 degrees C and a high level of avalanche ruggedness increase the power density and efficiency of the energy recovery system, added Magnachip.
The PDFN56 package reduces the size of the MOSFET by approximately 80 per cent, as compared to other 40V MOSFET products designed with a DecaWatt package (DPAK), said Magnachip. The PDFN56 package is widely used in the automotive sector and is suitable for various applications such as reverse voltage protection circuits and brushless direct current motors of internal combustion engines and regenerative braking systems of electric vehicles.
Magnachip Semiconductor is a designer and manufacturer of analogue and mixed signal semiconductors for communications, IoT, consumer, computing, industrial and automotive applications. The company provides a broad range of standard products to customers worldwide. Magnachip has more than 40 years of operating history with a portfolio of approximately 1,100 registered patents and pending applications and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise.
