Fairchild Offers Dual Integrated Solenoid Driver For Automotive & Industrial Inductive Load Applications

Fairchild Semiconductor announced its new FDMS2380, a new Dual Integrated Solenoid Driver (DISD) device. The FDMS2380 is an intelligent, dual independent channel, low-side driver with built-in recirculation and demagnetization circuits designed specifically for driving inductive loads.

Other integrated features include over-voltage, over-current and over-temperature circuits to protect the device as well as a diagnostics feedback pin. The FDMS2380 is packaged in a space-saving 8 x 12mm PQFN package.

Using a multi-die approach, Fairchild’s FDMS2380 integrates multiple control and power semiconductor die into a single, space-efficient package, delivering what is described as a reliable and compact design solution that is optimized for automotive and industrial solenoid applications.

The FDMS2380 utilizes lead-free (Pb-free) terminals and has been characterized for moisture sensitivity in accordance with the Pb-free reflow requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020. The product is also designed to meet the requirements of the European Union’s Directive on the restriction of the use of certain substances (RoHS).

The FDMS2380 is priced (each, 1000 pcs) at US$7.00 with 8-10 week delivery.