Renesas Electronics introduces advanced signal regulator ics for Industry 4.0, medical and iot sensor applications

     Renesas Electronics introduces the ZSSC3240 Sensor Signal Conditioner (SSC). As the latest addition to Renesas' leading SSC portfolio, the ZSSC3240 brings high precision, sensitivity and flexibility to sensor applications such as resistive pressure sensors and medical infrared thermometers.

     This new SSC offers best-in-class performance and speed, as well as up to 24-bit analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) resolution. With a flexible sensor front end and a wide range of output interfaces, the ZSSC3240 can be applied to almost all types of resistive and absolute voltage sensor elements, helping customers develop a complete sensing platform based on a single SSC device.

     This performance, combined with its small size, makes the ZSSC3240 ideal for use in industrial, consumer and medical sensor-based devices, including industrial pressure transmitters, HVAC sensors, weight scales, factory automation equipment, smart meters and continuous smart health monitoring devices.

     Uwe Guenther, Senior Director of Sensing Solutions at Renesas Electronics Emerging Markets, said: "With the ZSSC3240 SSC, we have combined best-in-class technology, expertise and leading IP to create a high-performance, all-in-one solution that allows product designers to easily build a complete sensing platform from a single device. Customers can use SSC's leading performance, small size and flexible configuration in the next generation of smart sensor-based devices to enable smart factories, smart buildings, smart energy and smart healthcare."

     Micromechanical and silicon-based sensing elements mainly provide nonlinear and very small signals, requiring special techniques to convert the sensor signal into a linear output. The ZSSC3240 SSC simplifies the design and production of sensor interfaces by providing programmability, high precision, wide gain and quantization capabilities, combined with powerful high-level digital correction and linearization algorithms.

     Features such as high performance, flexible sensor front-end configurations, and analog output options will make it easier to design sensor platforms based on monolithic ics. These features help customers balance the cost of SSC with a wide range of sensors with different characteristics.