SLLSG20 March 2026 MCF8329HS
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MCF8329HS provides option to drive external MOSFET which can act as regulator and can be used to power internal digital circuitry through VREG pin. In this case VREG must not be connected to AVDD or external 3.3V/5V power supply. This option of connecting external MOSFET can be used to reduce power dissipation in MCF8329HS and transfer the power loss to the external MOSFET, for use cases that have thermal challenges.
The VGS(th) of external MOSFET has to be selected to maintain that the VREG voltage is between 2.2V to 5.5V across operating conditions. Refer Section 10.2.1 for application example design calculations. The input capacitance of external MOSFET need to be less than 2nF to meet startup time EX_SL_DR_ANA (Analog input) or tEX_SL_DR_PWM (PWM input).