A3211 and A3212
Micropower, Ultrasensitive
Hall-Effect Switches
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
DESCRIPTION
• AEC-Q100 automotive qualified
• Micropower operation
• Operation with north or south pole
• 2.5 to 3.5 V battery operation
• Chopper stabilized
□ Superior temperature stability
□ Extremely low switchpoint drift
□ Insensitive to physical stress
• High ESD protection
TheA3211andA3212integratedcircuitsareultrasensitive,pole
independent Hall-effect switches with latched digital output.
These devices are especially suited for operation in battery-
operated, hand-held equipment such as cellular and cordless
telephones, pagers, and palmtop computers. A 2.5 to 3.5 V
operation and a unique clocking scheme reduce the average
operating power requirements to less than 15 μW with a
2.75 V supply.
Unlike other Hall-effect switches, either a north or south pole
of sufficient strength will turn the output on in the A3212,
and in the absence of a magnetic field, the output is off. The
A3211providesaninvertedoutput.Thepolarityindependence
and minimal power requirements allow these devices to easily
replace reed switches for superior reliability and ease of
manufacturing, while eliminating the requirement for signal
conditioning.
• Solid-state reliability
• Small size
• Easily manufacturable with magnet pole independence
PACKAGES:
DFN (EL)
Improved stability is made possible through chopper
stabilization (dynamic offset cancellation), which reduces the
residualoffsetvoltagenormallycausedbydeviceovermolding,
temperature dependencies, and thermal stress.
DFN (EH)
This device includes on a single silicon chip a Hall-voltage
generator, small-signal amplifier, chopper stabilization, a
latch, and a MOSFET output. Advanced CMOS processing
is used to take advantage of low-voltage and low-power
SIP (UA)
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SOT23W (LH)
SUPPLY
SWITCH
TIMING
LOGIC
OUTPUT
GROUND
X
Dwg. FH-020-5
Functional Block Diagram
3211-DS, Rev. 24
February 27, 2017