SLVSHC7B December 2023 – September 2025 DRV8334
PRODUCTION DATA
The gate driver device use a complimentary, push-pull topology for both the high-side and low-side drivers. This topology allows for both a strong pullup and pulldown of the external MOSFET gates. The low side gate drivers are supplied directly from the GVDD regulator supply. For the high-side gate drivers, a bootstrap diode and capacitor are used to generate the floating high-side gate voltage supply. The bootstrap diode is integrated and an external bootstrap capacitor is used on the BSTx pin. To support 100% duty cycle control, a trickle charge pump is integrated into the device. The trickle charge pump is connected to the BSTx node to prevent bootstrap voltage drop during 100% duty cycle operation due to the leakage currents of the driver and external MOSFET.