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"Electrical modeling allows for a scalable and cost-effective method to optimize a design without investing heavily in manufacturing processes." Ray Yu Sr. Engineering Manager With a good electrical and thermal model of a sensor, engineers can get an accurate understanding and representation of the device's behavior in a variety of conditions. Designers can test the sensor's behavior in their use cases' extreme conditions (i.e., Worst-Case Circuit Analysis) to ensure that performance will still be acceptable even in a worst-case scenario. Before choosing a sensor for your design, it can thus be extremely valuable to leverage the sensor's electrical and thermal models to simulate its performance. The ability to simulate the sensor before designing it into a system allows designers to more quickly, effectively, and easily evaluate their options for the best sensor for their specific application. Vishay offers electrical and thermal models for their sensors that are: • Highly detailed and accurate, making for the best simulations possible. • Uniquely easy to work with and understand, serving as plug-and-play offerings for your simulation software. • Flexible and versatile, capable of covering a wide range of applications and use cases. Electrical and thermal models must represent and take into account all the factors of importance. Ideally, the model will be as representative of the real thing as can be, the cherry on top being the offering of performing worst-case analysis. Alain Stas Principal Engineer, Vishay Non-Linear Resistors 10 | The Role of Electrical and Thermal Modeling in Sensor Integration