EPS（Electric Power Steering）
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■ Circuit block
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Noise Filter (Input)
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- Noise reduction, and smoothing
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Automotive power inductorRecommendedHigh power typeLarge Current Low DCR High vibration resistance＜Feature＞
- ❶ Contributes to circuit miniaturization and higher power features (low voltage and high current) due to the low loss and high current performance of metallic magnetic materials.
- ❷ Improved loss characteristics (low ACR) at higher frequencies contribute to the suppression of losses in high frequency switching circuits.
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- Noise reduction, switching, and smoothing
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Conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitorRecommendedZKU/ZTU/ZSU/ZUU seriesLarge capacitance High ripple current Low ESR＜Feature＞
- ❶ Its high capacitance, low ESR, and high ripple performance contribute to circuit miniaturization and higher power features (low voltage and high current).
- ❷ Improved capacitance characteristics at high frequencies contribute to the elimination of noise, including high frequency components generated by high frequency switching of circuits over a wide band of frequencies.
Voltage Conversion Circuit
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- Suppressing gate-driving noise by the switching element
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Chip resistor (small and high-power chip resistor)
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- Measuring the temperature of the switching elements
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NTC thermistor (chip type)RecommendedERTJ-M series 1005 sizeHigh heat resistance High reliability＜Feature＞
- ❶ A thermistor is small, highly resistant to heat, and is formed by an original technique that offers high reliability, thus contributing to highly precise temperature compensation in the circuit.
DC/DC converter
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- Noise reduction, switching, and smoothing
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Conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitorRecommendedZK/ZT seriesLarge capacitance High ripple current Low ESR
＜Feature＞
- ❶ Its high capacitance, low ESR, and high ripple performance contribute to circuit miniaturization and higher power features (low voltage and high current).
- ❷ Improved capacitance characteristics at high frequencies contribute to the elimination of noise, including high frequency components generated by high frequency switching of circuits over a wide band of frequencies.
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- Voltage conversion
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Automotive power inductorRecommendedLP seriesLarge Current Low DCR High vibration resistance
＜Feature＞
- ❶ Contributes to circuit miniaturization and higher power features (low voltage and high current) due to the low loss and high current performance of metallic magnetic materials.
- ❷ Improved loss characteristics (low ACR) at higher frequencies contribute to the suppression of losses in high frequency switching circuits.
Communication I/F
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- Static electricity measures
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Chip varistorRecommendedEZJP series 1005 sizeSmall size High performance＜Feature＞
- ❶ Contributes to the suppression of electrostatic (ESD) noise while maintaining circuit communication quality with a lineup of products having a wide range of capacitance characteristics.
- ❷ Chip varistors support low to high communication speeds with capacitance characteristics ranging from 8 to 250 pF.
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