3-axis hall-sensor magnetic compass ASIC for consumer applications
This magnetic compass ASIC measures the earth magnetic field through an on-chip Hall sensor (Z) and 2 flipcore sensors (X – Y). The ASIC exhibits a state-of-the-art combination of accuracy, low power consumption and low area/cost. The ASIC in integrated in popular smartphones. FEATURES:
Low-noise X-ray imaging chipset
The chipset is developed for large-scale, portable X-ray applications for a-Si backplanes. It consists of a high-voltage row-driver ASIC that controls the TFT pixels and a low-noise, column readout ASIC that reads the charges from the pixels. The chipset achieves state-of-the-art noise levels with much lower power consumption and cost. The chips are assembled on […]
High-efficiency power management ASIC for hearing aids
The power management ASIC is developed for battery powered implanted hearing aids. The ASIC converts the power of both single or stacked ZnO2 or Li-Ion batteries to power the audio capture chain including ADC, a class D audio driver chain and the digital audio processing. It also manages the inductive communication between the hearing aid […]
High-voltage, high-accuracy drivers for medical implants
ICsense has designed several high-voltage drivers and HV instrumentation for implantable medical device such as cochlear implants and brain probes (DBS). Visit the medical page for an overview of case studies. FEATURES:
Impedance spectroscopy ASIC for cancer cell detection and characterization
This medical lab-on-chip ASIC was designed as part of a disposable apparatus for tumor cell detection. The goal is to detect and characterise cancer tumor cells in blood in only a few hours. To achieve this, tumor cells are extracted from the blood and put through an active sieve. The ASIC performs electrical cell impedance spectroscopy on […]
Medical implantable power management and battery charging ASIC
This ASIC is part of an Implantable Neuro Stimulator (INS) system with 24 amplitude independent channels. The ASIC powers all components of the IPG system and charges the internal battery. The ASIC can draw its power from any primary battery, rechargeable Li-Ion batteries or wireless power transfer. Li-Ion batteries are charged through a proprietary inductive […]
HV/LV automotive interface with SENT/PSI5 for gas sensors
The ASIC contains the automotive interface to a monolithically integrated mass airflow sensor. It interfaces between the LV (Low Voltage) core circuitry, an NTC resistor for temperature sensing, discrete components and optional auxiliary sensor components. The interface ASIC forms the physical layer for the SENT, PSI5 and PWM protocol. Features
Dual H-bridge driver for permanent magnet DC motor in automotive applications
This AEC-Q100 automotive qualified ASIC contains a dual H-bridge driver for climate control applications. The driver controls the permanent magnet DC motor of the air-conditioning fan speed in a car. The IC can be used for pulse count and potentiometer feedback systems with permanent magnet DC motors. In pulse count applications, the IC detects the DC […]
Automotive qualified ASIC for battery control applications
The IC permanently measures battery voltage, battery current, battery temperature and battery lifetime to compute the State-Of-Charge (SOC) and the State-Of-Health (SOH) of batteries. The ASIC targets applications such as high-voltage battery systems (Li-Ion) for vehicles (trains, cars, motorbikes, …) as well as Lead-Acid battery systems (12V, 24V and 42V). This ASIC is a general […]
Direct fuel injection ASIC for automotive applications
This high-voltage ASIC drives the solenoid coil of a fuel injection unit found in modern car engines. The fuel injection unit requires both timing and voltage programmability to optimally control the combustion process of the engine. The ASIC contains over-current and over-temperature protection and reliable-injector diagnosis (valid bit). It is designed in an OnSemi I2T100 technology qualified […]