Automotive photocoupler offers 200V collector-emitter voltage
Suitable for hybrid and battery electric vehicles (HEVs and BEVs), the TLX9188 is and automotive-qualified photocoupler from Toshiba Electronics Europe. The 200V transistor output photocoupler can be used for isolated signal communication in automotive equipment.
It can be operated with a collector-emitter voltage (VCEO) of 200V (min) which is 2.5 times higher than the company’s TLX9185A. The new addition offers a current transfer ratio (IC/IF) of up to 600 per cent and an input-to-output isolation voltage of 3750V rms (min).
The ability to operate at high voltages makes the TLX9188 suitable for use in battery management systems in HEV / BEV where it can be used to monitor voltages, monitor for mechanical relays sticking and detect ground faults, for example.
The TLX9188 is housed in a small and thin four-pin SO6 package and measures just 3.7 x 7.0 x 2.1mm. It operates across a wide temperature range from -40 to +125 degrees C and is fully qualified according to AEC-Q101 for automotive applications.
Toshiba has started volume shipments of the TLX9188.
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is the European electronic components business of Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage. TEE offers European consumers and businesses a variety of innovative hard disk drive (HDD) products plus semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, IoT, motion control, telecomms, networking, consumer and white goods applications. The company’s broad portfolio also encompasses power semiconductors and discrete devices ranging from diodes to logic ICs, optical semiconductors as well as microcontrollers and application specific standard products (ASSPs).
TEE has headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, with branch offices in France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom providing marketing, sales and logistics services.
