A3924
Automotive Full-Bridge MOSFET Driver
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Full-bridge MOSFET driver
DESCRIPTION
TheA3924 is an N-channel power MOSFET driver capable of
• Bootstrap gate drive for N-channel MOSFET bridge
• Cross-conduction protection with adjustable dead time
• Charge pump for low supply voltage operation
• Programmable gate drive voltage
controlling MOSFETs connected in a full-bridge (H-bridge)
arrangement and is specifically designed for automotive
applications with high-power inductive loads, such as brush
DC motors solenoids and actuators.
• 5.5 to 50 V supply voltage operating range
• Integrated logic supply
• Two integrated current sense amplifiers
• SPI-compatible serial interface
• Bridge control by direct logic inputs or serial interface
• TTL-compatible logic inputs
A unique charge pump regulator provides the programmable
gate drive voltage for battery voltages down to 7 V and allows
the A3924 to operate with a reduced gate drive, down to
5.5V.Abootstrapcapacitorisusedtoprovidetheabove-battery
supply voltage required for N-channel MOSFETs.
• Open-load detection
• Extensive programmable diagnostics
• Diagnostic verification
• Safety-assist features
The full bridge can be controlled by independent logic level
inputs or through the SPI-compatible serial interface. The
external power MOSFETs are protected from shoot-through
by programmable dead time.
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Integrated diagnostics provide indication of multiple internal
faults, system faults, and power bridge faults, and can be
configured to protect the power MOSFETs under most short-
circuit conditions. For safety-critical systems, the integrated
diagnostic operation can be verified under control of the serial
interface.
PACKAGES:
38-Pin eTSSOP
(suffix LV)
40-Terminal eQFN
(suffix EV)
In addition to providing full access to the bridge control, the
serialinterfaceisalsousedtoalterprogrammablesettingssuch
as dead time, VDS threshold, and fault blank time. Detailed
diagnosticinformationcanbereadthroughtheserialinterface.
The A3924 is supplied in a 38-pin eTSSOP (suffix ‘LV’) and
a 40-terminal eQFN package (suffix ‘EV’). Both packages are
lead (Pb) free with 100% matte-tin leadframe plating.
Not to scale
VBAT
A3924
ECU
SPI
GND
Typical Application – Functional Block Diagram
March 29, 2017
A3924-DS, Rev. 2