SLUS652E March 2005 – April 2020 UCD8220
PRODUCTION DATA.
Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings
In a MOSFET driver operating at high frequency, minimizing stray inductance to minimize overshoot, undershoot, and ringing is critical. The low output impedance of the drivers produces waveforms with high di/dt which tends to induce ringing in the parasitic inductances. Connecting the driver device close to the MOSFETs is advantageous. To reduce ringing, minimize the trace inductance from OUT 1 and OUT 2 to the MOSFET input. Connecting the PGND and AGND pins to the PowerPAD integrated circuit package with a thin trace is recommended. Ensuring that the voltage potential between these two pins does not exceed 0.3 V is critical. The use of schottky diodes on the outputs to the PGND and PVDD pins is recommended when driving gate transformers. See (3) in the Related Documentation section for a description of proper pad layout for the PowerPAD integrated circuit package.