Kinetic Technologies Introduces KTS1642Q Automotive Load Switches Designed to Simplify Compliance with ISO 16750-2 and ISO 7637-2 Power Transient Standards
AEC-Q100 Qualified 6A Load Switches Operate with 4.0V Cold Crank, Protecting Automotive Electronics from -28V Reverse Battery, 35V Load Dump, Over-Voltage, and Electrical Transients
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinetic Technologies, a Cyient Semiconductors company and a leader in high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced the KTS1642Q. This AEC-Q100 qualified automotive load switch is specifically designed to help automotive electronic systems withstand the demanding electrical conditions defined by ISO 16750-2 and ISO 7637-2.
"Meeting automotive power transient requirements has become increasingly challenging as vehicles incorporate more sophisticated electronic systems. The KTS1642Q integrates the critical protection functions needed to help designers address ISO 16750-2 electrical stress conditions and ISO 7637-2 transient requirements while reducing component count, minimizing power loss, and accelerating system qualification."
– Jan Nilsson, CTO, Kinetic Technologies
Modern vehicles expose ECUs to reverse battery, cold crank, jump-start, load dump, and inductive switching transients. The KTS1642Q helps designers build robust power architectures that withstand these events while protecting sensitive downstream electronics.
When used with appropriate external TVS diodes, the KTS1642Q supports ISO 7637-2 transient requirements while helping designers address the electrical stress conditions of ISO 16750-2.
The KTS1642AQGDV-TR with active high enable and KTS1642QGDV-TR with active low enable are available now.
About Kinetic Technologies
Kinetic Technologies designs, develops and markets proprietary high-performance analog and mixed-signal power and protection semiconductors across consumer, communications, industrial, automotive and enterprise markets, to deliver protected solutions tolerant of real-world fault conditions. The company's products deliver solutions to not only provide, protect, regulate, and monitor power consumed by analog and digital semiconductors and other electronic loads, but they also switch, transform and protect high resolution video, audio and data signals. Kinetic Technologies develops application-specific products that solve audio-video interface, protection, and power management needs across smartphones, tablets and wearables, as well as serving a wide range of industrial, automotive and enterprise solutions. Kinetic Technologies, a Cayman Corporation, has R&D centers in Silicon Valley and Asia, with operations and logistics based in Asia.Â
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