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STC3105
Battery monitor IC with alarm output for gas gauge applications
Features
■ 0.5% accuracy battery voltage monitoring ■ Low battery alarm output with programmable
thresholds
■ Low power: 60 µA in power-saving mode, 2 µA max in standby mode
■ Ideal for implementation of robust gas gauge systems using open-circuit voltage and coulomb counter methods
■ Small 3x2 mm package
Applications
■ Mobile phones, multimedia players, digital cameras
■ Portable medical equipment
Description
The STC3105 battery monitor includes the hardware functions required to implement a lowcost gas gauge for battery monitoring. The STC3105 uses accurate measurements of the battery voltage to estimate a battery’s state-ofcharge (SOC).