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Allegro® Introduces a New Dual-Channel, Hall-Effect
Direction Detection Sensor
Robust sensor IC requiring fewer external components for protection
against faults, transients and ESD 
Worcester, MA, June 29, 2007 — Allegro® introduces a new dual-channel Hall-effect sensor IC ideal for use in speed and direction sensing applications incorporating encoder ring magnet targets. Allegro’s A3423 provides output signals that indicate speed and direction of the target. The Hall elements are both photo lithographically aligned to better than 1 μm. Maintaining accurate mechanical location between the two active Hall elements eliminates the major manufacturing hurdle encountered in fine-pitch detection applications.
This device is highly sensitive and temperature stable making it ideal for use in harsh automotive and industrial environments. The Hall elements of the A3423 are spaced 1.63 mm apart, which provides for excellent speed and direction information for small-geometry targets. Extremely low-drift amplifiers guarantee symmetry between the switches to maintain signal quadrature. An on-chip regulator allows the use of this device over a wide operating voltage range of 3.8 to 24.0 V. End-of-line trimming of the Hall element switchpoints provides for tight matching capability. The continuous-time method of offset cancellation delivers a fast start-up and signal recognition as well as very low noise on the output.
Allegro’s A3423 is presently only available in a 4-lead SIP (K) package. This new device is intended to also be offered in a plastic 8-pin SOIC surface mount package starting in approximately September 2007. Please check back with us for further details on the SOIC-8 version. For more information on Allegro’s new Hall-effect sensor IC, please access the following link: http://www.allegromicro.com/en/Products/Part_Numbers/3423/index.asp
About Allegro
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. is a leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing high-performance power and Hall-effect sensor integrated circuits. Allegro's innovative solutions serve high-growth applications within the automotive, communications, computer/office automation, consumer and industrial markets. Allegro is headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts (USA) with design and applications centers located in North and South America, Asia, and Europe. Further information about Allegro can be found at www.allegromicro.com.
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