{"id":5630,"date":"2026-05-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=6cca64aefc23ff0336590d2e02d6888f"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:00:00","slug":"toshiba-starts-sample-shipments-of-new-smartmcd-series-ic-with-built-in-mosfets-for-motor-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=5630","title":{"rendered":"Toshiba Starts Sample Shipments of New SmartMCD\u2122 Series IC with Built-in MOSFETs for Motor Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\u2014Integrating Three-Phase Brushless DC Motor Driver and Microcontroller Enables Direct Drive of Small Automotive Motors\u2014<\/b><\/p>

KAWASAKI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation<\/a> (\u201cToshiba\u201d) has started to ship engineering samples of \"TB9M040FTG<\/a>,\" a motor control device with built-in power MOSFETs for three-phase brushless DC motor drives. The latest addition to Toshiba\u2018s \"SmartMCD\u2122\"[1]<\/sup> series of motor control devices that integrates a microcontroller (MCU) and a motor driver, TB9M040FTG can directly drive three-phase brushless DC motors and is suitable for controlling small motors used in automotive equipment.<\/p><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>

\nElectrification of the moving parts of vehicles continues to advance, and demand is increasing for small three\u2011phase brushless DC motors for use in applications such as electric valves, dampers and flaps in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and in grille shutters[2]<\/sup>. This is also stimulating demand for devices with fewer components and downsized electronic control units (ECUs), and for field oriented control (FOC)[3]<\/sup> support functions and sensorless control that secure more advanced motor control and reduce CPU loads.<\/p>

\nTB9M040FTG integrates an MCU (Arm\u00ae<\/sup> Cortex\u00ae<\/sup>\u2011M23 core), flash memory, a motor driver capable of directly driving three\u2011phase brushless DC motors, a high\u2011side driver that can be used for power supply purposes, a local interconnect network (LIN)[4]<\/sup> transceiver, and a power supply system that can operate at the automotive battery level, all housed in a small VQFN36 package (6\u00d76mm (typ.)). It also incorporates a Vector Engine<\/a> (VE) integrating Toshiba\u2019s proprietary hardware, which helps to reduce CPU loads in FOC\u2011controlled motor applications and contributes to smaller software programs.<\/p>

\nIt also features a back electromotive force (BEMF[5]<\/sup>) detection function, enabling sensorless square-wave control.<\/p>

\nIn combination, these features enable the downsizing of automotive equipment and reduced component counts, while realizing advanced and complex motor control; TB9M040FTG can support a wide range of small automotive motor applications, and LIN communication with the ECU realizes control of small motors within automotive systems.<\/p>

\nToshiba will continue to expand the lineup of its SmartMCD\u2122 series equipped with the functions required for motor drives in automotive systems and to contribute to automotive system downsizing and lower component counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\nNotes:<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\n[1] SmartMCD\u2122: A series of automotive motor control drivers (MCDs) developed by Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation that integrate a motor driver and a microcontroller into a single device.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\n[2] Grille shutter: A shutter mechanism installed behind the vehicle\u2019s front grille that automatically opens and closes according to driving conditions.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\n[3] Field oriented control (FOC): A typical method of vector control (a control method that independently controls motor torque and magnetic flux as orthogonal components) that uses the motor\u2019s rotating reference frame (dq coordinate system) to independently control the magnetic flux component (d-axis) and the torque component (q-axis).<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\n[4] Local interconnect network (LIN): One of the serial communication protocols primarily used for communication between electronic control units (ECUs) in vehicles.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\n[5] Back electromotive force (BEMF): A voltage induced in the motor windings as the motor rotates, generated when the rotor\u2019s magnetic field cuts through the windings, and acting in the direction opposite to the applied voltage.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>

\nApplications<\/b><\/p>

\nAutomotive equipment<\/p>