ISL6612 INTERSIL [Intersil Corporation], ISL6612 Datasheet - Page 8

• Manufacturer Part Number: ISL6612
• Description: Advanced Synchronous Rectified Buck MOSFET Drivers with Protection Features
• Manufacturer: INTERSIL [Intersil Corporation]

This feature helps prevent a negative transient on the output
voltage when the output is shut down, eliminating the
Schottky diode that is used in some systems for protecting
the load from reversed output voltage events.
In addition, more than 400mV hysteresis also incorporates
into the three-state shutdown window to eliminate PWM
input oscillations due to the capacitive load seen by the
PWM input through the body diode of the controller’s PWM
output when the power-up and/or power-down sequence of
bias supplies of the driver and PWM controller are required.
Power-On Reset (POR) Function
During initial startup, the VCC voltage rise is monitored.
Once the rising VCC voltage exceeds 9.8V (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 7.6V (typically), operation of the driver is
disabled.
Pre-POR Over Voltage Protection
Prior to VCC exceeding its POR level, the upper gate is held
low and the lower gate is controlled by the overvoltage
protection circuits during initial startup. The PHASE is
connected to the gate of the low side MOSFET (LGATE),
which provides some protection to the microprocessor if the
upper MOSFET(s) is shorted during initial startup. For
complete protection, the low side MOSFET should have a
gate threshold well below the maximum voltage rating of the
load/microprocessor.
When VCC drops below its POR level, both gates pull low
and the Pre-POR overvoltage protection circuits are not
activated until VCC resets.
Internal Bootstrap Device
Both drivers feature 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.
The bootstrap capacitor must have a maximum voltage
rating above UVCC + 5V and its capacitance value can be
chosen from the following equation:
where Q
at V
control MOSFETs. The ∆V
allowable droop in the rail of the upper gate drive.
C
Q
BOOT_CAP
GATE
GS1
=
G1
gate-source voltage and N
Q
----------------------------------- - N
G1
is the amount of gate charge per upper MOSFET
≥
V
------------------------------------- -
∆V
•
GS1
UVCC
BOOT_CAP
Q
GATE
•
Q1
BOOT_CAP
8
Q1
term is defined as the
is the number of
ISL6612, ISL6613
(EQ. 1)
As an example, suppose two IRLR7821 FETs are chosen as
the upper MOSFETs. The gate charge, Q
sheet is 10nC at 4.5V (V
Q
ISL6613, VCC in ISL6612) =12V. We will assume a 200mV
droop in drive voltage over the PWM cycle. We find that a
bootstrap capacitance of at least 0.267µF is required.
Gate Drive Voltage Versatility
The ISL6612 and ISL6613 provide the user flexibility in
choosing the gate drive voltage for efficiency optimization.
The ISL6612 upper gate drive is fixed to VCC [+12V], but the
lower drive rail can range from 12V down to 5V depending
on what voltage is applied to PVCC. The ISL6613 ties the
upper and lower drive rails together. Simply applying a
voltage from 5V up to 12V on PVCC sets both gate drive rail
voltages simultaneously.
Over Temperature Protection (OTP)
When the junction temperature of the IC exceeds 150°C
(typically), both upper and lower gates turn off. The driver
stays off and does not return to normal operation until its
junction temperature comes down below 108°C (typically).
For high frequency applications, applying a lower voltage to
PVCC helps reduce the power dissipation and lower the
junction temperature of the IC. This method reduces the risk
of tripping OTP.
Power Dissipation
Package power dissipation is mainly a function of the
switching frequency (F
external gate resistance, and the selected MOSFET’s
internal gate resistance and total gate charge. Calculating
the power dissipation in the driver for a desired application is
critical to ensure safe operation. Exceeding the maximum
allowable power dissipation level will push the IC beyond the
GATE
FIGURE 2. BOOTSTRAP CAPACITANCE vs BOOT RIPPLE
1.6
1.4
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.
is calculated to be 53nC for UVCC (i.e. PVCC in
0.0
20nC
0.1
VOLTAGE
0.2
50nC
Q
GATE
SW
0.3
GS
), the output drive impedance, the
= 100nC
) gate-source voltage. Then the
∆V
0.4
BOOT_CAP
0.5
0.6
(V)
G
0.7
, from the data
0.8
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0.9
FN9153.5
1.0