Product Brief
Applications
Reliable Wheel Speed Sensing in
automotive applications
TLE 4941plusC
Differential Hall IC for Wheel Speed Sensing
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
Automatic Transmissions
TLE 4941plusC, a differential Hall sensor for measuring magnetically the car´s
wheel speed, is the latest offspring of the extremely successful TLE 4941 family,
based on Infineon’s most recent sensor technologies for front- and backend.
Designed as drop-in replacement the TLE 4941plusC is, as its predecessors, a
single chip solution combining Hall sensor elements and both analogue and
digital signal processing in one single chip. Its differential principle makes it
immune to any kind of undesired magnetic fields and disturbances. The Hall
element distance has been downsized to 2 mm to be also fit for extremely
small encoders. Several product improvements, both electrical and magnetic,
have been put in place, such as an accelerated calibration during start-up pha-
se and higher load dump robustness. The formerly optional first-edge-detection,
a feature for quick start-up, providing a reliable output signal even before cali-
bration is fully completed, has now become standard.
Features
Two-wire current interface: Minimizes
wiring
Dynamic self-calibration principle:
Compensates offsets
Single chip solution: Ensures outstan-
ding reliability
High sensitivity: Can be used for large
airgap applications
South and north pole pre-induction
possible: Works for both encoders
and tonewheels
TLE 4941plusC has a standard 2-wire current interface, high ESD robustness
and works in the wide temperature range present in the harsh automotive
environment. Magnetic and device offsets are cancelled by a sophisticated self-
calibration algorithm immediately after start-up.
The TLE 4941plusC is an extremely robust product due to Infineon’s high quality
standards as experienced automotive semiconductor supplier. After several
hundred million units sold, Infineon’s active wheel speed sensors have largely
proven to be the perfect match for wheel speed sensing in all aspects of functio-
nality, robustness and flexibility.
High resistance to piezo effects: Suits
sensor overmolding wide operating
temperature range
C type with 1.8 nF overmolded capa-
citor: Enhances EMC & microbreak
resistance, without any external
components
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