The application offers robustness and complies with EMC industrial standards. It implements short-circuit/overload protection and also thermal management, achieving best-in-class MTBF values. The reference design is suitable for use in programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as well as to drive generic loads which require up to 1 A of nominal current (the typical current limitation is 1.1 - 2.6 A). Thanks to the very low R_DS(on)(only 80 mΩ typical @ 25 °C per channel) the device allows very low power consumption during operation and for this reason it offers an ideal solution for IP65 / IP67 requirements. The VNI4140K-32 is compliant with IEC 61131-2 (international standard for programmable controllers).