Melexis is a dynamic company with more than 1500 enthusiastic employees, active in 12 countries. Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems designs, develops, tests and markets advanced integrated semiconductor devices to meet the world’s growing demand for greener and safer cars, smarter appliances and more conscious buildings. We supply unique sensor and driver chips, communicating with analog, digital, wired or wireless interfaces, enhanced with advanced on board micro-controllers or DSP capabilities. Our core experience is derived from over twenty-five years supplying leading-edge and innovative ICs to the automotive electronics market, recently expanding in other application fields such as smart appliances and building automation. Our engineers are committed to helping our customers achieve success which is, more than ever, accomplished by targeting designs toward a more sustainable future.

Tessenderlo (BEL) or Bevaix (CH) – 4 to 6 months

Subject: Thermal and electrical modelization of an integrated current sensor

Project Description

As an intern at Melexis, you will be engineering current sensor solutions for automotive EV applications.

More specifically, you will:

●     Focus on one current sensor family, called the integrated current sensors

●     Learn how a current sensor is characterized for the automotive market

●    Develop an electrical model that fits the measurements and the characterization done by the R&D department

●     Understand at system level how our sensor is integrated and thermally protected against overheating

●    Develop a tool that based on the maximum current, the ambient temperature and the expected performance will provide guidance on the required cooling at system level