Toshiba Starts Sample Shipments of New SmartMCD™ Series IC with Built-in MOSFETs for Motor Drive

KAWASAKI, Japan, May 14 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has started to ship engineering samples of "TB9M040FTG," a motor control device with built-in power MOSFETs for three-phase brushless DC motor drives. The latest addition to Toshiba‘s "SmartMCD™"[1] series of motor control devices that integrates a microcontroller (MCU) and a motor driver, TB9M040FTG can directly drive three-phase brushless DC motors and is suitable for controlling small motors used in automotive equipment.

Electrification of the moving parts of vehicles continues to advance, and demand is increasing for small three‑phase brushless DC motors for use in applications such as electric valves, dampers and flaps in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and in grille shutters[2]. This is also stimulating demand for devices with fewer components and downsized electronic control units (ECUs), and for field oriented control (FOC)[3] support functions and sensorless control that secure more advanced motor control and reduce CPU loads.