STMicroelectronics offers an industrial series of Intelligent Power Switches (IPS) for high side and low side configuration. An IPS is a solid state switch integrating the control parts (logic, interface, driver), diagnostic, protections and power stage on the same chip. Applications can vary from industrial automation and process control to alarm and security systems, vending machines , and home and building automation. The IPS product family also includes a series of metal body proximity detectors for the industrial market.
