Toshiba Starts Sample Shipments of Regulator IC for Automotive Applications That Realizes Low Stand-by Current

TOKYO--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire)--Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/p8j1Ek, TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “TB9021FNG”, a low stand-by current regulator for application in automotive systems with a five-volt microcontroller. Sample shipments will start on February 20, with mass production scheduled to start in July 2014.

Reduction of system power consumption becomes increasingly important as the number of electronic components in cars grows. “TB9021FNG”, fabricated with low power consumption, fine pitch BiCD process, realizes reduction of stand-by current to 25% that of equivalent product[1], down to 30uA (typical). The product also integrates the power output transistor and condenser necessary for the system, contributing to a reduction of external ICs and system simplification.

Applications

Automotive applications using five-volt microcontrollers

Key Specifications of New Product (To view the table, please refer to the jpj file.)

Note
[1] Comparison with “TB9000AFG”

Customer Inquiries:
Automotive Sales and Marketing Department
+81-3-3457-3428

Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.

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