LTC4238
High Voltage High Current
Hot Swap Controller
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®4238 is a high voltage high current Hot Swap
controller that allows a board to be safely inserted and
removed from a live backplane. Dual 12V gate drive is
well suited for high power applications to either share
safe operating area across parallel MOSFETs or support
a 2-stage start-up that first charges the load capacitance
followed by enabling a low on-resistance path to the load.
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Allows Safe Board Insertion into Live Backplane
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Wide Operating Voltage Range: 6.5V to 80V
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Drives Two Gates for High Power Applications
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Configurable Parallel, Staged Start or
Single MOSFET Modes
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Adjustable Precision Current Limit: 6mV to 20mV
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Current Foldback Limits MOSFET Power
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SOA Timer Optimizes MOSFET Capability
The device features active current limiting (ACL) with two
foldback options as V increases. The constant power
profile limits the power dissipation to be no higher than
a fixed value, while the high power profile allows the part
to ride through large input steps during operation.
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Monitors V and V for MOSFET Health
GS
DS
DS
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12V Gate Drive for Lower MOSFET R
DS(ON)
Parallelable Controllers for Very High Current Levels
Available in 24-Lead Narrow SSOP and 24-Pin
4mm × 5mm QFN Packages
The LTC4238 notifies when output power is good. In
addition, it has protection features that respond to input
undervoltage, overvoltage; and generate a fault when
there is an overcurrent or FET bad condition.
APPLICATIONS
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Live Board Insertion in 12V, 24V and 48V Systems
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Industrial High Side Switch/Circuit Breaker
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by U.S. patents, including 9634480, 9634481, 9671465B2, 10003190B2. More patents pending.
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Computers, Servers
Vehicle Electrical Systems
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
48V, 63A Hot Swap Controller in Low Stress Staged Start Mode
4mΩ
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