These two families of high speed drivers are designed to provide drive waveforms for
complementary switches. Complementary switch configurations are commonly used in synchronous
rectification circuits and active clamp/reset circuits, which provide zero voltage switching. In
order to facilitate the soft switching transitions, independently programmable delays between the
two output waveforms are provided on these drivers. The delay pins also have true-zero
voltage-sensing capability which allows immediate activation of the corresponding switch when zero
voltage is applied. These devices require a PWM-type input to operate and interface with commonly
available PWM controllers.
In the UC1714 series, the AUX output is inverted to allow driving a p-channel MOSFET. In
the UC1715 series, the two outputs are configured in a true complementary fashion.
These two families of high speed drivers are designed to provide drive waveforms for
complementary switches. Complementary switch configurations are commonly used in synchronous
rectification circuits and active clamp/reset circuits, which provide zero voltage switching. In
order to facilitate the soft switching transitions, independently programmable delays between the
two output waveforms are provided on these drivers. The delay pins also have true-zero
voltage-sensing capability which allows immediate activation of the corresponding switch when zero
voltage is applied. These devices require a PWM-type input to operate and interface with commonly
available PWM controllers.
In the UC1714 series, the AUX output is inverted to allow driving a p-channel MOSFET. In
the UC1715 series, the two outputs are configured in a true complementary fashion.