TAIYO YUDEN CO. LTD. has announced the launch of the wire-wound metal power inductor MCOIL™ LCEN series. Qualified for AEC-Q200 (reliability qualification test standard for automotive passive components), the series consists of 13 items in two sizes, including the LCENA2016MKTR24M0NK (2.0x1.6x1.2 mm, height is the maximum value).

This power inductor product is designed for use as a choke coil in power supply circuits for automotive body and information systems. The AEC-Q200 qualified wire-wound metal power inductor MCOIL™ LCEN series is designed based on the metal power inductor MCOIL™ ME series, and maintains its advantages of a large current and a low DC resistance. The LCENA2016MKTR24M0NK (inductance: 0.24 µH) simultaneously features industry-leading DC superposition characteristics (saturation current at 6.8 A) and a low DC resistance (18 mO) (both are the maximum values), contributing to the downsizing and power consumption reduction of power supply circuits for ADAS units and instrument clusters, which are increasingly being upgraded with greater functionality and performance. Production of the product commenced at subsidiary company, FUKUSHIMA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. (Date-shi, Fukushima prefecture, Japan) from May 2022 with a sample price of ¥50 per unit.