Programmable hall-effect sensor replaces mechanical potentiometers and angle measuring devices

Programmable hall-effect sensor replaces mechanical potentiometers and angle measuring devices

Keywords Intermetall, Micronas, Sensors

MICRONAS INTERMETALL,manufacturer of mixed-signal ICs, automotive controllers, and Hall-effect sensors, presents its new linear Hall-effect sensor HAL 800 as a contact-free alternative to mechanical potentiometers and angle measuring devices. The HAL 800 is the world's first Hall-effect sensor featuring programmable, digital on chip signal processing which permits matching to different applications and systems, as well as automatic, electronic in-line adjustment.

The sensor, produced in submicron CMOS technology, delivers an analog output signal which is proportional to the external magnetic field. Therefore, it is suitable for a wide range of position, distance, and angle measuring applications; potential automotive applications include level transmitters for headlamp beam control,position transmitters for the throttle valve, as well as electronic pedals("drive-by-wire").

Samples of the HAL 800 are available; high-volume production of the sensor is scheduled to start at the beginning of 1999.

For more information, Fax:+49-761-517-2799; E-mail: docservice@intermetall.de Website: http://www.intermetall.de.