JAJSS77I September 2002 – November 2023 UCC27321 , UCC27322 , UCC37321 , UCC37322
PRODUCTION DATA
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Large power MOSFETs present a significant load to the control circuitry. Proper drive is required for efficient, reliable operation. The UCC3732x drivers have been optimized to provide maximum drive to a power MOSFET during the Miller plateau region of the switching transition. This interval occurs while the drain voltage is swinging between the voltage levels dictated by the power topology, requiring the charging or discharging of the drain-gate capacitance with current supplied or removed by the driver device.
Two circuits are used to test the current capabilities of the UCC3732x driver (see Reference 1) . In each case external circuitry is added to clamp the output near 5 V while the device is sinking or sourcing current. An input pulse of 250 ns is applied at a frequency of 1 kHz in the proper polarity for the respective test. In each test there is a transient period where the current peaked up and then settled down to a steady-state value. The noted current measurements are made at a time of 200 ns after the input pulse is applied, after the initial transient.
The circuit in Figure 8-1 is used to verify the current sink capability when the output of the driver is clamped around 5 V, a typical value of gate-source voltage during the Miller plateau region. The UCC37321 is found to sink 9 A at VDD = 15 V.
The circuit in Figure 8-2 is used to test the current source capability with the output clamped to around 5 V with a string of Zener diodes. The UCC37321 is found to source 9 A at VDD = 15 V.
Note that the current sink capability is slightly stronger than the current source capability at lower VDD. This is due to the differences in the structure of the bipolar-MOSFET power output section, where the current source is a P-channel MOSFET and the current sink has an N-channel MOSFET.
In most it is advantageous that the turnoff capability of a driver is stronger than the turnon capability. This helps to ensure that the MOSFET is held OFF during common power supply transients which may turn the device back ON.