The A3422xKA Hall-effect, direction-detection sensor is a new generation of special-function integrated sensors that is capable of sensing the direction of rotation of a ring magnet. This transducer provides separate digital outputs that provide in for ma tion on magnet rotation speed, direction, and magnet pole count. This device elim i nates the major manufacturing hurdles encountered in fi ne-pitch direction-detection ap pli ca tions, namely maintaining accurate me chan i cal location between the two active Hall elements. Here, the two Hall elements are photolithographically aligned to better than 1 μm, as contrasted with 100 μm or worse mechanical location tol er ance when manufactured discretely. This highly sensitive, tem per a ture-stable, magnetic transducer is ideal for use in digital-encoder systems in the harsh environments of automotive or industrial ap pli ca tions. The A3422xKA is a high-sensitivity device op ti mized for use with high-density magnets. The A3422xKA monolithic integrated circuit contains two in de - pen dent Hall-effect bipolar switches whose digital outputs are in ter nal ly cou pled to CMOS logic circuitry that decodes signal speed and di rec - tion. Ex treme ly low-drift BiCMOS circuitry is used for the amplifi ers to ensure symmetry between the two switches so that signal quadrature can be maintained. An on-chip voltage regulator allows the use of this device from a 4.5 V to 18 V supply. The outputs are stan dard open-collector outputs. Two operating temperature ranges are provided; suffi x ‘E–’ is for the automotive and industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C, suffi x ‘L–’ is for the automotive and military temperature range of -40°C to +150°C. The 5-pin ‘KA’ SIP package provides a cost-compet i tive solution to magnetic sensing in harsh en vi ron ments. FEATURES • Internal Direction-Decoding Circuitry • Two Matched Hall Bipolar Switches on a Single Substrate • Superior Temperature Stability • 4.5 V to 18 V Operation Electrically Defi ned Power-On State Undervoltage Lockout