
Fairchild Semiconductor
Description
The FAN3223-25 family of dual 4 A gate drivers is designed to drive N-channel enhancement-mode MOSFETs in low-side switching applications by providing high peak current pulses during the short switching intervals. The driver is available with either TTL or CMOS input thresholds. Internal circuitry provides an under-voltage lockout function by holding the output LOW until the supply voltage is within the operating range. In addition, the drivers feature matched internal propagation delays between A and B channels for applications requiring dual gate drives with critical timing, such as synchronous rectifiers. This also enables connecting two drivers in parallel to effectively double the current capability driving a single MOSFET.
FEATUREs
■ Industry-Standard Pinouts
■ 4.5-V to 18-V Operating Range
■ 5-A Peak Sink/Source at VDD = 12 V
■ 4.3-A Sink / 2.8-A Source at VOUT = 6 V
■ Choice of TTL or CMOS Input Thresholds
■ Three Versions of Dual Independent Drivers:
- Dual Inverting + Enable (FAN3223)
- Dual Non-Inverting + Enable (FAN3224)
- Dual-Inputs (FAN3225)
■ Internal Resistors Turn Driver Off If No Inputs
■ MillerDrive™ Technology
■ 12-ns / 9-ns Typical Rise/Fall Times (2.2-nF Load)
■ Under 20-ns Typical Propagation Delay Matched within 1 ns to the Other Channel
■ Double Current Capability by Paralleling Channels
■ 8-Lead 3x3 mm MLP or 8-Lead SOIC Package
■ Rated from –40°C to +125°C Ambient
■ Automotive Qualified to AEC-Q100 (F085 Version)
APPLICATIONs
■ Switch-Mode Power Supplies
■ High-Efficiency MOSFET Switching
■ Synchronous Rectifier Circuits
■ DC-to-DC Converters
■ Motor Control
■ Automotive-Qualified Systems (F085 version)