What is MOSFET driver?
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Power MOSFETs usually have a large stray capacitance between the gate and the other terminals, called Ciss. When the pulse to the gate terminal arrives, it must first charge up this capacitance before the gate voltage can reach the voltage required. Therefore the circuit that drives the gate terminal should be capable of supplying a reasonable current so the stray capacitance can be charged up as quickly as possible. The best way to do this is to use a dedicated MOSFET driver chip. A low-value resistor is often placed between the MOSFET driver and the MOSFET gate terminal. This is to damp down any ringing oscillations caused by the lead inductance and gate capacitance, which can otherwise exceed the maximum voltage allowed on the gate terminal. |
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| 2012-02-13 | Gate driver features 7.6A peak turn-off current The LM5114 drives GaN FETs and MOSFETs in low-side applications and operates from a single power supply range of 4-12.6V. |
| 2012-01-31 | SiC MOSFETs target high frequency apps Rated at 100A/1200V, the QJD1210010 and QJD1210011 feature -175°C junction temperature. |
| 2012-01-31 | MagnaChip acquires Dawin Electronics MagnaChip said the acquisition of Dawin and its IGBT and FRD module technology is in line with the company's goal of expanding into high-growth, high-margin markets. |
| 2012-01-30 | 100V buck regulator features integrated MOSFETs The 600mA LM5017 enables direct point-of-load voltage regulation from input voltages and operates at switching frequencies up to 1MHz. |
| 2012-01-24 | DC/DC controller touts 95% efficiency at 2MHz The LTC3839 operates from 4.5-38V input voltage range and output voltages ranging from 0.6-5.5V. |
| 2012-01-20 | 1.2kV MOSFET incorporates SiC JFET 1.2kV MOSFET incorporates SiC JFET |
| 2012-01-12 | 4A, 5A MOSFET drivers protect from 100V surges 4A, 5A MOSFET drivers protect from 100V surges |
| 2012-01-10 | MOSFET boosts key efficiency matrix by 23 MOSFET boosts key efficiency matrix by 23 |
| 2012-01-09 | MOSFETs feature 0.029Ω for 650V devices The MDmesh V family boasts the best on-resistance per area for highest efficiency and can improve key efficiency metric by more than 23 percent, ST noted. |
| 2012-01-09 | Wave transmit IC cuts phase noise to -171dB The CW01 is a four channel, low phase noise continuous wave transmit that features VDD and VLL undervoltage lockout, and high speed MOSFET gate driver. |
| 2011-12-15 | Buck regulators operate at 600kHz switching frequency Micrel's SuperSwitcher II family of integrated MOSFET regulators target power density DC/DC applications. |
| 2011-11-30 | Vishay expands power MOSFET series Vishay expands power MOSFET series |
| 2011-11-22 | Power IC market sees 72% CAGR until 2015 IGBTs and MOSFETs are forecast to drive the market to grow from $14.2 billion this year to $16.7 billion in 2013. |
| 2011-10-18 | MOSFETs feature 64-190 milliohms on-resistance at 10V Vishay's E Series of MOSFETs have a wide range of current ratings of 22A to 47A. |
| 2011-10-14 | Buck regulators tout 4.5-16V input voltage range Summit's 10A and 20A DC/DC products have built-in MOSFETs and claim to deliver 96 percent efficiency. |
| 2011-09-30 | Voltage regulator offers 4.5-14V input voltage Ericsson's digitally controlled POL regulators that are engineered for space critical applications cut energy consumption. |
| 2011-09-06 | MOSFET driver feature hi-res imaging MOSFET driver feature hi-res imaging |
| 2011-08-18 | Power MOSFET offers on-resistance ratings of 1.5V, 1.2V Power MOSFET offers on-resistance ratings of 1.5V, 1.2V |
| 2011-08-17 | Power management tech combines BISS transistor, MOSFET Power management tech combines BISS transistor, MOSFET |
| 2011-08-15 | 100V power-efficient MOSFETs boast low on-resistance Two new MOSFETs—AOT290L and AOT2918L—target medium voltage primary-side power applications such as telecom, datacom and power supply devices. |
| 2011-08-05 | 60V DC/DC converter boasts 90% power efficiency TI has announced that its 50mA step-down regulator that integrates high-side and low-side power MOSFETs delivers efficient power conversion and low noise performance. |
| 2011-07-29 | MOSFETs operate at voltages as low as 1.5V Toshiba's Nch Standard MOSFETs combine a 250mA drain current and low on-resistance that allow batteries to run for longer periods. |
| 2011-07-25 | MOSFETs target power tools, e-bikes Renesas has launched 40V and 60V power MOSFETs—believed to have the lowest loss levels in the industry—that are designed to increase battery life. |
| 2011-07-21 | Power MOSFET targets low power apps Power MOSFET targets low power apps |
| 2011-07-13 | Automotive MOSFETs promise low RDS(on) IR has introduced a family of automotive qualified MOSFETs for applications requiring low on-state resistance. |
| 2011-06-28 | Dual MOSFET cuts DC power losses Dual MOSFET cuts DC power losses |
| 2011-06-23 | 100V gate driver for enhancement-mode GaN FETs National Semiconductor launches the LM5113, a highly-integrated, high-side and low-side GaN FET driver that reduces component count and PCB area. |
| 2011-06-17 | Power MOSFET supports low power applications Power MOSFET supports low power applications |
| 2011-06-10 | Radiation-hardened MOSFETs target satellites, launchers STMicroelectronics has rolled out the first in a family of power transistors qualified for electronic subsystems in satellites and launchers. |
| 2011-05-31 | MOSFETs occupy 0.6mm2 of PCB space Diodes Inc. unveils a portfolio of high performance MOSFETs that claims to take less than half the board space of equiivalent SOT723 packaged parts. |
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