1

Switch Drivers
+ 4.7 0.1 1
MAX 2 4420

Rload

87 6 5

0.1

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MosFet Driver Requirements

Cgs parasitic ~ Ciiss
for IRF3710? ________

must charge to Vth => ON Qg total charge to gate => ON

for IR3710? ___________

tf fall time of VDS (t)

for IRF3710? __________

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MosFet Driver Requirements

Qg < t ~

dq Q i( t ) dt t i( t )

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MAX 4420 Low Side Driver

+ 4.7 0.1 1
MAX 2 4420

Vdd

4.5 V to 18 V

Rload

No ve g Noninverting 25 mV saturation Iout 6A into 2500 pF fmax > 300 kHz Layout, ground plane, Decoupling!!
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87 6 5

0.1

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IRS2003 Low Side Driver (lab)

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IRS 2003 Hi h (& Low) Sid Driver High ) Side D i

N channel high side Vgate ~ Vsource + 10V < 75 V

Drives >1000 pF p 35 ns to 170 ns fmax > 100 kHz

Power & RF Electronics

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High-side Boot-strap Dri er High side B t t Driver

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Half-bridge Half bridge

0.1 01 gp
1 VCC 2 VB 8

1N914 + 0.1 IRF3710 56 0.1 gp

Hin

Hout

ein
0V 3V 50 kHz

IRS2003
VS 3 Lin Lout

7 6

IRF3710
5

56

com 4

MBR1100 +28 Vdc

+15 Vdc

1k

circuit i i common signal ground gp power ground

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Lab with Printed Circuit Board

Ground planes removed for clarity

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