JAJSH64B November 2012 – April 2019 TPS53819A
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The TPS53819A uses two external N-channel MOSFETs. The VDS rating should be greater than the maximum input voltage and include some tolerance for ringing on the switching node. It must also be rated for the DC current. The high-side MOSFET conducts the input current and the low-side MOSFET conducts the output current. The gate drive voltage is set by the VREG voltage of 5 V typical. The gate capacitance should be reduced to minimize the current required to turn on the MOSFETs and switching losses. However it is recommended the low-side MOSFET have a higher gate capacitance to avoid unintentional shoot-through caused by the high dv/dt on the switching node during the high-side turn-on. A reduction in current also reduces power dissipation in TPS53819A. Choose a low RDS(on) to reduce conduction losses especially for the low-side MOSFET because it conducts the output current.
This design uses the CSD87350Q5D, 30-V, 40-A, NexFET power block with integrated low-side and high-side MOSFETs. This is optimized for applications with a 5 V gate drive. The typical gate to source capacitance of the high-side and low-side MOSFETs is 1341 pF and 2900 pF respectively. Using Equation 1 and Equation 2 the average drive currents are 2.7 mA and 5.9 mA. With Equation 3 the power dissipated in the driver is estimated to 42.4 mW. The RDS(on) of the high-side and low-side MOSFETs with a 5 V gate drive voltage is 5 mΩ and 2.2 mΩ respectively.
A small, 4.7-Ω resistance from R6, is added in series between DRVH and the gate of the high-side MOSFET. This slows down the turn-on time of the high-side MOSFET dv/dt and reduces rising edge ringing on the switching node to help prevent shoot-through. This value should be kept small and if it is too large it may lead to too large of a delay time in the turn-on time of the high-side switch.