ISL6620, ISL6620A
improvement suggestions. The total gate drive power losses
Power-On Reset (POR) Function
due to the gate charge of MOSFETs and the driver’s internal
circuitry and their corresponding average driver current can
be estimated using Equations 2 and 3, respectively:
During initial start-up, the VCC voltage rise is monitored. Once
the rising VCC voltage exceeds 3.8V (typically), operation of
the driver is enabled and the PWM input signal takes control
of the gate drives. If VCC drops below the falling threshold of
3.5V (typically), operation of the driver is disabled.
(EQ. 2)
P
= P
+ P
+ I • VCC
Q
Qg_TOT
Qg_Q1
Qg_Q2
2
Q
• UVCC
G1
Internal Bootstrap Device
---------------------------------------
P
=
• F
• N
• N
Qg_Q1
SW
Q1
V
GS1
ISL6620, ISL6620A features an internal bootstrap Schottky
diode. Simply adding an external capacitor across the BOOT
and PHASE pins completes the bootstrap circuit. The
bootstrap function is also designed to prevent the bootstrap
capacitor from overcharging due to the large negative swing
at the trailing-edge of the PHASE node. This reduces
voltage stress on the BOOT to PHASE pins.
2
Q
• LVCC
G2
--------------------------------------
P
=
• F
Qg_Q2
SW
Q2
V
GS2
Q
• UVCC • N
Q
• LVCC • N
G2 Q2
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎠
G1
Q1
----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
I
=
+
• F
+ I
DR
SW
Q
V
V
GS2
GS1
(EQ. 3)
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
where the gate charge (Q and Q ) is defined at a
G1
G2
particular gate to source voltage (V
and V
) in the
GS1
GS2
corresponding MOSFET data sheet; I is the driver’s total
Q
quiescent current with no load at both drive outputs; N
and N are number of upper and lower MOSFETs,
Q2
respectively; UVCC and LVCC are the drive voltages for
Q1
both upper and lower FETs, respectively. The I VCC
Q*
Q
= 100nC
product is the quiescent power of the driver without a load.
GATE
0.4
0.2
0.0
50nC
P
P
= P
+ P
+ I • VCC
(EQ. 4)
DR
DR_UP
DR_LOW
Q
20nC
R
R
P
Qg_Q1
⎛
⎞
HI1
LO1
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
ΔV (V)
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------
=
+
•
⎜
⎝
⎟
DR_UP
R
+ R
R
+ R
EXT1
2
BOOT_CAP
⎠
HI1
EXT1
LO1
FIGURE 2. BOOTSTRAP CAPACITANCE vs BOOT RIPPLE
VOLTAGE
R
R
P
Qg_Q2
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞
HI2
LO2
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------
P
R
=
+
•
⎟
DR_LOW
R
+ R
R
+ R
⎠
EXT2
2
HI2
EXT2
LO2
The bootstrap capacitor must have a maximum voltage
rating well above the maximum voltage intended for VCC. Its
capacitance value can be estimated using Equation 1:
R
R
GI1
GI2
-------------
-------------
= R
+
R
= R +
G2
EXT1
G1
EXT2
N
N
Q1
Q2
Q
GATE
-------------------------------------
C
≥
BOOT_CAP
ΔV
BOOT_CAP
The total gate drive power losses are dissipated among the
resistive components along the transition path, as outlined in
Equation 4. The drive resistance dissipates a portion of the
total gate drive power losses, the rest will be dissipated by the
external gate resistors (R and R ) and the internal gate
(EQ. 1)
Q
• VCC
G1
V
-------------------------------
Q
=
• N
Q1
GATE
GS1
where Q is the amount of gate charge per upper MOSFET
G1
G1
G2
at V
gate-source voltage and N is the number of
resistors (R
and R ) of MOSFETs. Figures 3 and 4 show
GS1
control MOSFETs. The ΔV
Q1
GI1
GI2
term is defined as the
the typical upper and lower gate drives turn-on current paths.
BOOT_CAP
allowable droop in the rail of the upper gate drive. Select
UVCC
BOOT
results are exemplified in Figure 2.
D
Power Dissipation
C
GD
Package power dissipation is mainly a function of the
switching frequency (F ), the output drive impedance, the
R
HI1
G
C
SW
DS
layout resistance, and the selected MOSFET’s internal gate
R
R
LO1
R
G1
C
L1
resistance and total gate charge (Q ). Calculating the power
G
GS
Q1
dissipation in the driver for a desired application is critical to
ensure safe operation. Exceeding the maximum allowable
power dissipation level may push the IC beyond the maximum
recommended operating junction temperature. The DFN
package is more suitable for high frequency applications. See
“Layout Considerations” on page 8 for thermal impedance
S
PHASE
FIGURE 3. TYPICAL UPPER-GATE DRIVE TURN-ON PATH
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