Automotive

Brochure: Current Sensing for Vehicle Electrification

Charge into the future of vehicle electrification with the world's #1 supplier of current sensor ICs for leading EV applications.

Brochure: Driving EV Powertrains

With the industry’s largest portfolio of grade 0, 80V motor drivers, Allegro’s suite of fully integrated gate drivers effectively address the critical need for efficient, flexible, reliable solutions for your hybrid and electric vehicles (EV).

Brochure: State-Of-The-Art Back-Biased GMR Speed Sensing

Allegro pioneers the first back-biased GMR Sensor with 50% larger air gaps. This larger air gap operation enables smaller and lighter transmissions that achieve reduced fuel consumption to help meet today's fuel economy standards.

Estimating Maximum MOSFET Switching Frequency

AN296216 - This application note describes how to calculate the maximum power MOSFET switching frequency in BLDC motor gate drives.

System-Level Application Considerations for Magnetic Speed Sensors

AN296266 - The use of a noncontact, active, speed sensor integrated circuit (IC) greatly simplifies system design-in of a magnetic speed sensor. Although these ICs are designed to operate under a wide variety of system factors, the cautious automotive designer must contemplate certain more-subtle ...

How GHSP and Allegro MicroSystems are Shaping the Future of Electric Vehicles

In the rapidly evolving world of electric vehicles (EVs), GHSP, a leading provider of mechanical and electromechanical systems, has been on the forefront of innovation.

Solving the Challenges of Increasing Power Density by Reducing Number of Power Rails

March 28, 2023

P0243 - This article overviews challenges associated with high-power-density solutions and the technologies that best enable the desired outcome.

Enabling New Levels of Performance and Safety in Magnetic Sensors with xMR

October 03, 2022

P0224: This article compares Hall-effect and magnetoresistance sensor technologies and discusses solutions to leverage these to minimize tradeoffs and meet the requirements of the most advanced emerging automotive and industrial automation applications.

The Future of Automotive Wheel Sensing with GMR

February 23, 2022

P0083 - With the rise of vehicle electrification, computerized control systems, and subsystem reliability monitoring, it has become essential for systems to have accurate rotational information for each wheel of the vehicle.

Six Things to Consider When Building ADAS

December 17, 2021

Emerging trends in the automotive industry place greater demand on automakers to enhance automobiles’ safety and drivability. Discussed below are six essential considerations that engineers should look at when designing vehicles with cutting-edge ADAS.

AMT49100 & AMT49101: How to Enable / Disable the Buck Regulator

AN296217 - This application note describes how to switch between buck enabled and buck disabled operation on any variant of the AMT49100 or AMT49101 gate diver family.

Allegro Company Overview

Our Energy Efficient ICs are at the Core of Sensing, Regulating, and Driving All Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

Brochure: Innovative Solutions for Vehicle Electrification

From high-voltage (HV) inverters and traction motors, to HV converters and transmissions, to on-board chargers (and beyond), our portfolio includes a suite of current sensors, gate drivers, DC-DC regulators, and power management integrated circuits (PMICs) for a multitude of electrified vehicle ...

Design Considerations in Selection of Converter Configuration for Automotive LED Headlight Applications

This application note discusses LED headlights for two-wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and mild hybrid vehicles, and explores battery voltage and power requirements for the headlights used in these vehicles.

Top Motor Braking Trends In The Automotive Industry

This whitepaper examines the most promising trends in electronic braking and introduces our sensor IC solutions for automotive applications.