SLUS710E May   2006  – January 2024 TPS28225

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Switching Characteristics
    7. 5.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
      2. 6.3.2 Output Active Low
      3. 6.3.3 Enable/Power Good
      4. 6.3.4 3-State Input
        1. 6.3.4.1 TPS28225 3-State Exit Mode
        2. 6.3.4.2 External Resistor Interference
      5. 6.3.5 Bootstrap Diode
      6. 6.3.6 Upper and Lower Gate Drivers
      7. 6.3.7 Dead-Time Control
      8. 6.3.8 Thermal Shutdown
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
  8. 7 Application and Implementation
    1. 7.1 Application Information
    2. 7.2 Typical Application
      1. 7.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 7.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 7.2.2.1 Four Phases Driven by TPS28225 Driver
        2. 7.2.2.2 Switching The MOSFETs
        3. 7.2.2.3 List of Materials
      3. 7.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 7.3 System Examples
  9. 8 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 9 Layout
    1. 9.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 9.2 Layout Example
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Device Support
      1. 10.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 10.2 Documentation Support
      1. 10.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 10.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 10.4 Support Resources
    5. 10.5 Trademarks
    6. 10.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 10.7 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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7.1 Application Information

To effect fast switching of power devices and reduce associated switching power losses, a powerful MOSFET driver is employed between the PWM output of controllers and the gates of the power semiconductor devices. Also, MOSFET drivers are indispensable when it is impossible for the PWM controller to directly drive the MOSFETs of the switching devices. With the advent of digital power, this situation will be often encountered because the PWM signal from the digital controller is often a 3.3-V logic signal which cannot effectively turn on a power switch. Level shifting circuitry is needed to boost the 3.3-V signal to the gate-drive voltage (such as 12 V) in order to fully turn on the power device and minimize conduction losses. Traditional buffer drive circuits based on NPN/PNP bipolar transistors in totem-pole arrangement, being emitter follower configurations, prove inadequate with digital power because they lack level-shifting capability. MOSFET drivers effectively combine both the level-shifting and buffer-drive functions.

MOSFET drivers also find other needs such as minimizing the effect of high-frequency switching noise by locating the high-current driver physically close to the power switch, driving gate-drive transformers and controlling floating power-device gates, reducing power dissipation and thermal stress in controllers by moving gate charge power losses from the controller into the driver.