Green switch drives lower voltage, high ESD

Used for open/close detection in mobile phones and notebooks, and for screen rotation detection in digital cameras and camcorders, the MLX90248 Hall-effect switch employs enhanced CMOS technology, producing a non-contact magnetic switch. The part typically consumes only 5 μA at 3 V, and 3 μA at 1.5 V, or less than 5 μW.

Magnetically, the MLX90248 is classified as a “high sensitive” sensor, using advanced techniques that allow the stable and repetitive detection of very low magnetic fields, below 6 mT (60 Gauss). Housed in a TSOT and CSP package, the part features Omnipolar switching and protects against ESD at up to 8 kV. (From 0.131 euros ea/prod qty — available now.)

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