System base chip

A system base chip (SBC) is an IC in which several functions necessary for the implementation of an electronic assembly are combined. These functional groups can be:

• Voltage regulator
• Voltage monitoring
• Reset generator
• (Window) watchdog
• Bus interface ( CAN bus , LIN bus etc.)
• Wake-up logic
• Performance drivers

The performance range of these ICs is very different: There are relatively complex assemblies that can even be configured (e.g. via SPI ), but also simpler ones that have hardwired functionality.

Areas of application

SBCs are e.g. B. used in many automotive control units.

literature

• Robert Bosch (Ed.): Autoelectronics Autoelectronics. 5th completely revised and expanded edition. Vieweg & Sohn Verlag, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 978-3-528-23872-8

Web links

Links to some manufacturers of system base chips:

• NXP
• Freescale
• Infineon
• Renesas
• STMicroelectronics