Description
The VN5E160ASO-E is a single channel highside driver manufactured using ST proprietary VIPower® M0-5 technology and housed in SO-16L package. The device is designed to drive 12 V automotive grounded loads, and to provide protection and diagnostics. It also implements a 3 V and 5 V CMOS-compatible interface for the use with any microcontroller. The device integrates advanced protective functions such as load current limitation, inrush and overload active management by power limitation, overtemperature shut-off with auto-restart and overvoltage active clamp. A dedicated analog current sense pin is associated with every output channel providing ehnanced diagnostic functions including fast detection of overload and short-circuit to ground through power limitation indication, overtemperature indication, short-circuit to VCC diagnosis and ONstate and off-state open-load detection. The current sensing and diagnostic feedback of the whole device can be disabled by pulling the CS_DIS pin high to share the external sense resistor with similar devices. Max supply voltage VCC 41 V Operating voltage range VCC 4.5 V to 28 V Max on-state resistance (per ch.) RON 160 mΩ Current limitation (typ) ILIMH 10 A Off-state supply current IS 2 µA(1) 1. Typical value with all loads connected. ("1($'5What if we commit to six months? SO-16L

Features
■ General – Inrush current active management by power limitation – Very low standby current – 3.0 V CMOS compatible inputs – Optimized electromagnetic emission – Very low electromagnetic susceptibility – Compliant with European directive 2002/95/EC – Very low current sense leakage – AEC-Q100 qualified
■ Diagnostic functions – Proportional load current sense – High-precision current sense for wide-range currents – Current sense disable – OFF-state open-load detection – Output short to VCC detection – Overload and short to ground (power limitation) indication
■ Protections – Undervoltage shutdown – Overvoltage clamp – Load current limitation – Self-limiting of fast thermal transients – Protection against loss of ground and loss of VCC – Overtemperature shutdown with autorestart (thermal shutdown) – Reverse battery protected – Electrostatic discharge protection

Applications
■ All types of resistive, inductive and capacitive loads
■ Suitable as LED driver