The MC33982 Self-Protected Silicon Switch from Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Semiconductor Products Sector was awarded Innovation of the Year by EDN magazine at a ceremony in San Francisco at Embedded Systems Conference.
The annual award recognizes engineering excellence among unique, state-of-the art electronics products in 17 major product categories. Electronics industry professionals nominate innovative products and individuals and EDN's editors choose the finalists. Votes cast by EDN readers via online ballot determined the winners.
The MC33982
Motorola's MC33982 Self-Protected Silicon Switch won the Innovation of the Year award in the Power integrated circuits (ICs) category. This 2 milliohm high-side power switch is a mixed-signal, multi-chip IC designed to replace electromechanical relays, fuses and discrete devices in a variety of embedded systems. It helps designers of power electronics systems to better manage power distribution, reduce board space and increase system reliability.
The MC33982 is ideal for systems that require up to two kilowatts of power control such as electrical actuators in appliances, power hand tools, dish positioning systems, and marine and automotive electronic systems. Unlike mechanical relays, the power IC is not as susceptible to wear, contact malfunctions or corrosion over time. With the lowest ON resistance of any automotive-grade solid-state switch commercially available today, the MC33982 enables significant power savings and less heat generation in a number of applications. The MC33982 device and family of derivatives address a potential $2.5 billion automotive total available market (TAM) with even greater non-automotive opportunity.
