SNOSDG7A May 2025 – March 2026 TPS7H6101-SEP
PRODUCTION DATA
Figure 8-2 shows charging of the bootstrap capacitor through the internal bootstrap switch of the driver. The bootstrap switch is internally connected between the VIN and BST pins, and the bootstrap diode is connected externally between BST (anode) and BOOT (cathode). The bootstrap switch is only on when the low-side driver output is on. By disallowing bootstrap charging during the converter dead times, the maximum voltage across the bootstrap capacitor can be reduced. The internal bootstrap switch has a parallel resistance of 1kΩ that allows for slow charging of the bootstrap capacitor at start-up before low-side FET turn-on.