RS8801
Single-Channel High-Speed Low-Side Gate Driver with
Negative Input Voltage Capability (with 5A Peak Source
and Sink)
1 FEATURES
3 DESCRIPTIONS
Low-Cost Gate-Driver Device Offering
Superior Replacement of NPN and PNP
Discrete Solutions
The RS8801 single-channel, high-speed, low-side gate
driver device is capable of effectively driving MOSFET
and IGBT power switches. Using a design that
inherently minimizes shoot-through current, the
RS8801 is capable of sourcing and sinking high peak-
current pulses into capacitive loads offering rail-to-rail
drive capability and extremely small propagation delay
5A Peak-Source and Sink Symmetrical Drive
Ability to Handle Negative Voltages (-4V) at
Inputs
Fast Propagation Delays (11ns typical)
Fast Rise and Fall Times (8.5ns and 7ns typical) typically 11ns.
4.5V to 18V Single-Supply Range
Outputs Held Low During VDD UVLO
The RS8801 device is capable of handling -4V at input.
The RS8801 provides 5A source and sink peak-drive
(ensures glitch-free operation at power up and current capability at VDD = 12V.
power down)
The RS8801 is designed to operate over a wide VDD
TTL and CMOS Compatible Input-Logic
Threshold (independent of supply voltage)
Hysteretic-Logic Thresholds for High-Noise
Immunity
Dual Input Design (choice of an inverting (IN-
pin) or non-inverting (IN+ pin) driver
configuration)
range of 4.5V to 18V and wide temperature range of –
40°C to 140°C. Internal Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
circuitry on VDD pin holds output low outside VDD
operating range. The capability to operate at low
voltage levels such as below 5V, along with best-in-
class switching characteristics, is especially suited for
driving emerging wide band-gap power-switching
devices as GaN power semiconductor devices.
– Unused Input Pin can be Used for Enable or
Disable Function
Output Held Low when Input Pins are Floating The RS8801 series is available in Green SOT23-5
Input Pin Absolute Maximum Voltage Levels
Not Restricted by VDD Pin Bias Supply
Voltage
Operating Temperature Range of –40°C to
+140°C
packages. It operates over an ambient temperature
range of -40°C to +140°C.
Device Information (1)
PART
BODY SIZE
(NOM)
PACKAGE
Micro SIZE PACKAGES: SOT23-5
NUMBER
RS8801
SOT23-5
1.60mm×2.92mm
(1) For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at the
end of the data sheet.
2 APPLICATIONS
Switch-Mode Power Supplies
DC-to-DC Converters
Companion Gate-Driver Devices for Digital-
Power Controllers
Solar Power, Motor Control, UPS
Gate Driver for Emerging Wide Band-Gap
Power Devices (such as GaN)
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