Toshiba Begins Sampling SmartMCD Motor Control Device For Automotive Applications
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has started shipping engineering samples of its latest SmartMCD motor control device, the “TB9M030FG”, designed for automotive applications.
The new device integrates a microcontroller (MCU) and motor driver in a single package, supporting sensorless control of three-phase brushless DC motors used in systems such as electric water pumps, oil pumps, fans and blowers. The integration aims to reduce component count and board space while improving efficiency and performance.
As vehicle electrification accelerates and the number of electronic control units (ECUs) increases, demand is rising for compact, highly integrated motor control solutions.
According to Toshiba in a statement, the TB9M030FG addresses these needs with built-in sensorless field-orientated control (FOC) technology, enabling stable motor operation from zero to low speeds without the need for position sensors.
The device features an Arm Cortex-M0 core-based MCU, flash memory, a gate driver for N-channel MOSFETs, a local interconnect network transceiver and a power system compatible with automotive battery levels, all within a compact QFP48 package.
The new MCD also incorporates Toshiba’s proprietary vector engine hardware to reduce CPU workload and software program size in FOC motor‑control applications.
Compliant with the AEC-Q100 Grade 0 automotive standard, the TB9M030FG is designed to support quieter motor operation and improved system performance across a range of automotive applications.
Toshiba will continue to expand the lineup of its SmartMCD series to meet evolving automotive system requirements and support further miniaturisation and lower component counts.
-- BERNAMA