Product category: Analogue and Mixed Signal ICs
News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: MPXY8020A
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 23 May 2003
Integrated sensor is key to tyre
pressure system
The new MPXY8020A pressure sensor has the potential to help reduce blowouts, extend tyre life and improve petrol consumption.
The new MPXY8020A pressure sensor has the potential to help reduce blowouts, extend tyre life and improve petrol consumption The MPXY8020A helps drivers maintain proper tyre pressure by notifying them when tyre pressure is not at the optimal pressure level
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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