OREANDA-NEWS. Toshiba Corporation announced the launch of "TB9043FTG", a multi-output system power supply IC that incorporates multiple DC-DC converters and series regulators[1] for general automotive applications. Sample shipments start today, with mass production scheduled to start in October 2014.

The growth of highly sophisticated automotive applications requires microcontrollers that operate with low power and high current. This increases the need for power supply IC incorporating DC-DC convertors with the high electrical efficiency required to reduce overall power consumption. The "TB9043FTG" integrates two channels of DC-DC converters and two channels of low noise series regulators, and can drive microcontrollers that require a 1A class large current load.

The IC also integrates a wide variety of monitoring functions and outputs monitoring status, which helps to contribute to improved safety of automotive applications, under "ISO26262", the increasingly important standard for automotive functional safety.