MIC5021
Micrel, Inc.
MIC5021
High-Speed High-Side MOSFET Driver
General Description
Features
The MIC5021 high-side MOSFET driver is designed to oper-
ate at frequencies up to 100kHz (5kHz PWM for 2% to 100%
duty cycle) and is an ideal choice for high speed applications
such as motor control, SMPS (switch mode power supplies),
andapplicationsusingIGBTs.TheMIC5021canalsooperate
as a circuit breaker with or without automatic retry.
• 12V to 36V operation
• 550ns rise/fall time driving 2000pF
• TTL compatible input with internal pull-down resistor
• Overcurrent limit
• Gate to source protection
• Internal charge pump
• 100kHz operation guaranteed over full temperature and
operating voltage range
• Compatible with current sensing MOSFETs
• Current source drive reduces EMI
Arising or falling edge on the input results in a current source
pulse or sink pulse on the gate output. This output current
pulsecanturnona2000pFMOSFETinapproximately550ns.
The MIC5021 then supplies a limited current (< 2mA), if
necessary, to maintain the output state.
Applications
• Lamp control
• Heater control
• Motor control
• Solenoid switching
• Switch-mode power supplies
• Circuit breaker
Anovercurrentcomparatorwithatripvoltageof50mVmakes
theMIC5021idealforusewithacurrentsensingMOSFET.An
external low value resistor may be used instead of a sensing
MOSFET for more precise overcurrent control. An optional
external capacitor placed from the C pin to ground may be
T
used to control the current shutdown duty cycle (dead time)
from 20% to < 1%. A duty cycle from 20% to about 75% is
possible with an optional pull-up resistor from C to V
.
T
DD
Ordering Information
The MIC5021 is available in 8-pin SOIC and plastic DIP
packages.
Part Number
Temperature
Range
Package
Standard Pb-Free
Other members of the MIC502x family include the MIC5020
low-side driver and the MIC5022 half-bridge driver with a
cross-conduction interlock.
MIC5021BM MIC5021YM –40ºC to +85ºC 8-pin SOIC
MIC5021BN MIC5021YN –40ºC to +85ºC 8-pin Plastic DIP
Typical Application
+12V to +36V
MIC5021
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2
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8
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10µF
TTL Input
optional*
V
V
DD
BOOST
Gate
N-Channel
Power MOSFET
Input
C
Sense-
Sense+
T
2.7
nF
Gnd
RSENSE
50mV
ITRIP
RSENSE
=
Load
* increases time before retry
High-Side Driver with Overcurrent Trip and Retry
Micrel, Inc. • 2180 Fortune Drive • San Jose, CA 95131 • USA • tel + 1 (408) 944-0800 • fax + 1 (408) 474-1000 • http://www.micrel.com
July 2005
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