Description
Avago’s automotive 2.5 Amp Gate Drive Optocoupler with Integrated Desaturation (VCE) Detection and Fault Status Feedback makes automotive IGBT VCE fault protection compact, affordable, and easy-to-implement while satisfying automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 1 semiconductor requirement.

FEATUREs
• 2.5 A maximum peak output current
• Drive IGBTs up to IC = 150 A, VCE = 1200 V
• Optically isolated, FAULT status feedback
• SO-16 package
• CMOS/TTL compatible
• 500 ns max. switching speeds
• “Soft” IGBT turn-off
• Integrated fail-safe IGBT protection
    – Desat (VCE) detection
    – Under Voltage Lock-Out protection (UVLO) with hysteresis
• User configurable: inverting, noninverting, auto-reset, auto-shutdown
• Wide operating VCC range: 15 to 30 Volts
• -40°C to +125°C operating temperature range
• 15 kV/s min. Common Mode Rejection (CMR) at VCM = 1500 V
• Qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 1 Test Guidelines
• Regulatory approvals:
    – UL1577, CSA
    – IEC/EN/DIN EN 60747-5-5

APPLICATIONs
• Automotive Isolated IGBT/MOSFET Inverter gate drive
• Automotive DC-DC Converter
• AC and brushless dc motor drives
• Industrial inverters for power supplies and motor controls
• Un-interruptible Power Supp