MIC2590B Micrel Semiconductor, MIC2590B Datasheet - Page 19

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means that the external MOSFETs must be chosen to have
a gate-source breakdown voltage in excess of 13V; after 12V
absolute maximum the next commonly available voltage
class has a permissible gate-source voltage of 20V maxi-
mum. This is a very suitable class of device. At the present
time, most power MOSFETs with a 20V gate-source voltage
rating have a 30V drain-source breakdown rating or higher.
As a general tip, look to surface mount devices with a drain-
source rating of 30V as a starting point.
MOSFET Maximum On-State Resistance
The MOSFETs in the +3.3V and +5V MAIN power paths will
have a finite voltage drop, which must be taken into account
during component selection. A suitable MOSFET’s data
sheet will almost always give a value of on resistance for the
MOSFET at a gate-source voltage of 4.5V, and another value
at a gate-source voltage of 10V. As a first approximation, add
the two values together and divide by two to get the on
resistance of the device with 7 Volts of enhancement (keep
this in mind; we’ll use it in the following Thermal Issues
sections). The resulting value is conservative, but close
enough. Call this value R
MOSFET acts as an ohmic (resistive) device, almost all that
is required to calculate the voltage drop across the MOSFET
is to multiply the maximum current times the MOSFET’s R
The one addendum to this is that MOSFETs have a slight
increase in R
approximation for this value is 0.5% increase in R
rise in junction temperature above the point at which R
initially specified by the manufacturer. For instance, the
Vishay (Siliconix) Si4430DY, which is a commonly used part
in this type of application, has a specified R
max. at V
10V. Then R
at 25°C T
be 110°C, a reasonable approximation of R
Si4430DY at temperature is:
Note that this is not a closed-form equation; if more precision
were required, several iterations of the calculation might be
necessary. This is demonstrated in the section “MOSFET
Transient Thermal Issues.”
For the given case, if Si4430DY is operated at an I
7.6A, the voltage drop across the part will be approximately
(7.6A)(9.05mΩ) = 69mV.
MOSFET Steady-State Thermal Issues
The selection of a MOSFET to meet the maximum continuous
current is a fairly straightforward exercise. First, arm yourself
with the following data:
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6.35m 1 110 – 25
Ω



+
G-S
J
(
. If the actual junction temperature is estimated to
R
ON
ON
= 4.5V, and R
ON
°
=
is calculated as:
with increasing die temperature. A good
(
°
4.7m
)



0.5%
°
C
Ω




 =

+
2
ON
DS(ON)
8.0m
6.35m 1 85
. Since a heavily enhanced
Ω
Ω
of 4.7mΩ max. at V
)



=
+
(
6.35m
°
)
DS(ON)



0.5%
°
C
Ω
ON



ON

 ≅

of 8.0mΩ
DRAIN
for the
ON
9.05m
per °C
G-S
was
ON
of
Ω
=
.
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Now it gets easy: steady-state power dissipation is found by
calculating I
Resistance,” above, the one further concern is the MOSFET’s
increase in R
the Si4430DY MOSFET as an example, and assume that the
actual junction temperature ends up at 110°C. Then R
temperature is again approximately 9.05mΩ. Again, allow a
maximum I
The next step is to make sure that the heat sinking available
to the MOSFET is capable of dissipating at least as much
power (rated in °C/W) as that with which the MOSFET’s
performance was specified by the manufacturer. Formally
put, the steady-state electrical model of power dissipated at
the MOSFET junction is analogous to a current source, and
anything in the path of that power being dissipated as heat
into the environment is analogous to a resistor. It’s therefore
necessary to verify that the thermal resistance from the
junction to the ambient is equal to or lower than that value of
thermal resistance (often referred to as R
operation of the part is guaranteed. As an applications issue,
surface mount MOSFETs are often less than ideally specified
in this regard—it’s become common practice simply to state
that the thermal data for the part is specified under the
conditions “Surface mounted on FR-4 board, t ≤10seconds,”
or something equally mystifying. So here are a few practical
tips:
Power dissipation I
• The value of I
• The manufacturer’s data sheet for the candidate
• The maximum ambient temperature in which the
• Any knowledge you can get about the heat
1. The heat from a surface mount device such as
2. Since the rating for the part is given as “for 10
3. Airflow, if available, works wonders. This is not
question (see Sense Resistor Selection).
MOSFET.
device will be required to operate.
sinking available to the device (e.g., Can heat be
dissipated into the ground plane or power plane,
if using a surface mount part? Is any airflow
available?).
an SO-8 MOSFET flows almost entirely out of
the drain leads. If the drain leads can be sol-
dered down to one square inch or more of
copper the copper will act as the heat sink for
the part. This copper must be on the same layer
of the board as the MOSFET drain.
seconds,” derate the maximum junction tem-
perature by 35°C. This is the standard good
practice derating of 25°C, plus another 10°C to
allow for the time element of the specification.
the place for a dissertation on how to perform
airflow calculations, but even a few LFM (linear
feet per minute) of air will cool a MOSFET down
DRAIN
2
ON
R. As noted in “MOSFET Maximum On-State
with increasing die temperature. Again, use
≅
of 7.6A:
DRAIN
LOAD(CONT, MAX)
2
×
R
ON
=
(
7.6A
for the output in
)
2
×
θ(JA)
9.05m
) for which the
Ω
MIC2590B
≅
0.523W
Micrel
ON
at