JAJS194E January 2007 – June 2019 TPS40077
PRODUCTION DATA.
The following key parameters must be met by the selected MOSFET.
Once the above boundary parameters are defined, the next step in selecting the switching MOSFET is to select the key performance parameters. Efficiency is the performance characteristic which drives the other selection criteria. Target efficiency for this design is 90%. Based on 1.8-V output and 10 A, this equates to a power loss in the converter of 1.8 W. Based on this figure, a target of 0.6 W dissipated in the switching FET was chosen.
Equation 26 through Equation 29 can be used to calculate the power loss, PQSW, in the switching MOSFET.
where
PCON = conduction losses
PSW = switching losses
PGATE = gate-drive losses
Qgd = drain-source charge or Miller charge
Qgs1 = gate-source post-threshold charge
Ig = gate-drive current
QOSS(SW) = switching MOSFET output charge
QOSS(SR) = synchronous MOSFET output charge
Qg(TOT) = total gate charge from zero volts to the gate voltage
Vg = gate voltage
If the total estimated loss is split evenly between conduction and switching losses, Equation 27 and Equation 28 yield preliminary values for RDS(on) and (Qgs1 + Qgd). Note output losses due to QOSS and gate losses have been ignored here. Once a MOSFET is selected, these parameters can be added.
The switching MOSFET for this design should have an RDS(on) of less than 8 mΩ. The sum of Qgd and Qgs should be approximately 4 nC.
It may not always be possible to get a MOSFET which meets both these criteria, so a compromise may be necessary. Also, by selecting different MOSFETs close to these criteria and calculating power loss, the final selection can be made. It was found that the Si7860DP MOSFET from Vishay semiconductor gave reasonable results. This device has an RDS(on) of 8 mΩ and a (Qgs1 + Qgd) of 5 nC. The estimated conduction losses are 0.115 W and the switching losses are 0.276 W. This gives a total estimated power loss of 0.391 W versus 0.6 W for our initial boundary condition. Note this does not include gate losses of approximately 71 mW and output losses of 20 mW.