New programmable mixed-signal ICs include first low-power device with 14-Bit SAR ADC

Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced new AnalogPAK ICs, including lower power and automotive-qualified devices along with the industry's first programmable 14-bit SAR ADC.

These devices are part of the company's GreenPAK family of programmable mixed-signal matrix products: cost-effective, NVM programmable devices which allow innovators to integrate many system functions while minimising component count, board space, and power consumption. GreenPAK and AnalogPAK ICs deliver functional replacement of mixed-signal standard products and stand-alone discrete circuits. They also provide reliable hardware supervisory functions for SoCs and MCUs. GreenPAK and AnalogPAK devices provide benefits for virtually any application, including consumer electronics, computing, white goods, industrial, communications, and automotive. Using Go Configure Software Hub and the GreenPAK Development Kit, designers can create and program a custom circuit in minutes.

The company's new SLG47011 AnalogPAK device provides a new level of performance for configurable analog integrated circuits. It includes a rich set of digital and analog features, including programable multichannel 14-bit SAR ADC with PGA. The device also has flexible, user-defined power-saving modes for all macrocells that allow designers to switch off some blocks in sleep mode and, therefore, reduce power consumption to the µA level.

The device can be employed to extend the performance of, or to offload an MCUs. It can also be used in conjunction with an MCU to replace a complex AFE. Key functions supported by the device include measurement, data processing, logic control and data output.

"We have shipped billions of GreenPAK and AnalogPAK devices to thousands of customers around the world," said Davin Lee, senior vice president and general manager of the Analog and Connectivity Group at Renesas. "We have been asked to provide even more resources along with higher resolution analog functionality, and we have answered both of these requests with the SLG47011 device. We are eager to see this product appear in a multitude of products and applications."

In addition to the SLG47011, the company is introducing two other AnalogPAK devices, the cost-optimised SLG47001/3, and the automotive-qualified SLG47004-A.

The SLG47001 and SLG47003 facilitate the implementation of precise measurement systems with a low price point and a very compact package to address applications such as gas sensors, power meters, measurement equipment, servers, wearables, industrial robots, industrial and smart home sensor modules.

The SLG47004-A delivers the functionality of the SLG47004 devices with the addition of automotive qualification Grade 1 for applications such as infotainment, navigation, chassis and body electronics, automotive display clusters and more. The new devices support a temperature range of -40C to 125C.