iNRCORE, along with our Family of Brands, offer off-the-shelf inductive components engineered to withstand extreme heat and cold. Automotive applications for iNRCORE products include:
| Multi-Function Antenna Systems | Power over coax/LVDS |
| Telematics | Class-D Audio |
| ADAS | LIDAR/Radar Systems |
| Supplemental Restraint Systems (Airbag) | Anti-Lock Braking System |
| Electric Power Steering Systems (EPS) | Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) |
| HEV / EV Power Systems including On-Board Charging (OBC) | Engine Control Modules (ECU) |
| LED Lighting | LED Backlight Displays |
| Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) | Instrument Panel |
The Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) is the standardized body for establishing standards for reliable, high quality electronic components. Components meeting these specifications are suitable for use in the harsh automotive environment without additional component-level qualification testing.
Two committees work on the qualification testing standards:
The Component Technical Committee defines the AEC-Q200 standards.
The complete AEC-Q200 Base pdf document “Stress Test Qualification for Passive Components” can be found on the AEC Council website for reference.
An AEC-Q200 component is one that is capable of passing the tests specified within the AEC-Q200 documentation and can be expected to give a certain level of quality and reliability to the application it is utilized within. The tests performed in the qualification determine the ability of the component to withstand the temperature and physical stresses of automotive environments.
There are no “certifications” for AEC-Q200 qualification. Each supplier is to perform the qualification to AEC documents, consider your customer requirements and submit the data to the customer to verify compliance to AEC-Q200.
AEC standards classify components into different grades corresponding to their service temperature ranges. These grades define where the components can be used within an automotive application. AEC-Q200 provide five (5) grade categories, and components with a lower grade number must be able to withstand lower and higher temperatures.
Grade |
Temperature Range |
Types of Passive |
Typical places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Capacitors | All Automotive applications | ||
| Network Capacitors Resistors RF Inductors Power Inductors Coupled Inductors Ceramic Capacitors Tantalum Capacitors EMI Filters Flyback Transformers Planar Transformers Push-Pull Transformers Current Sensors Isolation Transformers |
Most under-hood applications | ||
| Capacitors | Hot spots within the passenger compartment | ||
| Film Capacitors RF Inductors Power Inductors Coupled Inductors EMI Filters Broadband Conicals Flyback Transformers Network Resistors |
Most passenger compartment | ||
| Non-Automotive commercial/industrial |
Table 5 of the AEC-Q200 “Stress Test Qualification for Passive Components” document contains a complete listing of the testing parameters for Magnetics, both Inductors and Transformers. These tests include a variety of methods to test the component’s ability to withstand severe conditions, including:
Components will also be measured to confirm the physical dimensions comply with the component detail specifications. In addition to this, there is a visual inspection performed to validate the device construction, marking and workmanship as well as pre and post electrical tests to verify the accuracy of the component.
The iNRCORE Family of Brands offers an extensive range of off-the-shelf components, both Surface Mount (SMT) and Thru-Hole (THT), that can be tested in accordance with AEC-Q200 standards, including:
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