TLE8104EXT is a high-side switch for automotive applications, designed to control currents up to 5A. It is mainly used for driving resistive, capacitive or inductive loads, such as solenoid valves, relays, lamps or DC motors in automotive environments. The TLE8104EXT includes various protection features, such as overtemperature and overload protection, short circuit detection and open load detection. It is packaged in a SOIC-8 package and operates over a wide temperature range of -40°C to 150°C.