Qorvo® Unveils Groundbreaking Integration and Performance with Motor Control and Drive SoC for Brushless DC Power Tools
November 14 2019 - 8:00AM
Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions
that connect the world, today introduced the highest-performing MCU
and integrated motor control and drive product on the market. The
single, system-on-chip (SoC) controller enables high efficiency,
high performance and a longer battery life in tools powered by
brushless DC (BLDC) motors.
David Briggs, director, Qorvo Power Management & Motor Drive
Products, said, “Qorvo is the first to deliver an integrated,
programmable and intelligent gate driver solution with a
high-performance FLASH MCU in a single device. The PAC5527 allows
OEMs to design high-performing, highly reliable tools in the
smallest footprint.”
Qorvo’s new PAC5527 Power Application Controller® (PAC™)
integrates multiple devices into a single SOC – a high-performance,
FLASH-based 150MHz Arm® Cortex-M4F® with 128kB of FLASH; power
management; programmable-current high-side and low-side gate
drivers; and signal conditioning components. This combination
enables significant PCB space savings and reduces the BOM by as
much as 30 percent over competing solutions.
Its high-performance MCU allows designers to add other
value-added features, such as safety standards, diagnostics and
self-checking capabilities, enhancing tool reliability and quality.
Consumers benefit from lighter, more compact and reliable tools
with longer battery life.
BLDC motors are seeing widespread adoption, thanks to their
maintenance-free operation, longer life span, power efficiency and
quieter operation. In addition to power and garden tools,
next-generation systems that are switching from brushed DC motors
to BLDCs include white goods, HVAC systems, automobiles, aerospace,
defense and medical devices.
The PAC5527 is available now and offers these
specifications:
MCU |
- 150MHz Arm® Cortex®-M4F
- 128kB FLASH, 32kB SRAM with ECC
- 12b 2.5MSPS SAR ADC with trigger and sequence engine
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I/O |
- 16 3.3V IO
- 10 5V Open-drain IO
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Power Management |
- 48V Charge Pump DC/DC Controller
- 5V/100mA system supply
- LDOs for MCU Core, IO, Analog
- Low-power hibernate mode (8µA)
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Gate Drivers |
- 3 High-side and 3 low-side 48V gate drivers with programmable
current
- Integrated gate drive slew rate control
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Physical |
- 6x6mm, 48-pin QFN
- TA = -40°C to 125°C
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Qorvo’s Programmable Power Management business unit delivers
power management and intelligent motor drive expertise to key
growth markets. The company’s portfolio of analog and mixed-signal
SoCs provides scalable core platforms used in charging, powering
and embedded digital control systems for industrial, commercial and
consumer applications. Qorvo offers Power Application
Controllers® (PAC™) and DC-DC power management products that
significantly improve system reliability while reducing solution
size, cost and system development time. Learn more at
www.qorvo.com/products/power-management.
About QorvoQorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) makes a better
world possible by providing innovative Radio Frequency (RF)
solutions at the center of connectivity. We combine product and
technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global
manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex
technical challenges. Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of
large global markets, including advanced wireless devices, wired
and wireless networks and defense radar and communications. We also
leverage unique competitive strengths to advance 5G networks, cloud
computing, the Internet of Things, and other emerging applications
that expand the global framework interconnecting people, places and
things. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how Qorvo connects the
world.
Qorvo is a registered trademark of Qorvo, Inc. in the U.S. and
in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
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Media Contact:Katie CaballeroMarketing
Communications ManagerQorvo Infrastructure and Defense ProductsW +
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