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Fairchild Semiconductor’s Automotive Qualified High-Speed, Low-Side Driver Family Increases Efficiency, Simplifies Design

SAN JOSE, Calif. – August 19, 2013 – Automotive applications using power MOSFETs require gate drivers with high peak drive current and low output impedance. The FAN31xx_F085 and FAN32xx_F085 series of high-speed, low-side automotive qualified gate drivers from Fairchild Semiconductor offer flexibility for power supply and other high-efficiency MOSFET switching applications, providing a wide selection of feature and performance combinations to create compact, highly efficient and reliable designs. 

These AEC-Q100 qualified drivers are available in an SO8 package with a choice of TTL or CMOS input thresholds. This ensures the best possible design compatibility. The drivers have two inputs for each channel (either Dual-input (+ and – logic), Inverting and Enable, or Non-inverting and Enable) offering design flexibility.

Key Features:

  • Qualified to AEC-Q100 requirements (shown by flow code “_F085”)
  • Compound MillerDrive™ architecture for strong gate drive
  • Short and well-controlled time delays (<20ns propagation delays for >1MHz switching) allows paralleling drivers, and optimizing drive timing to maximize efficiency
  • Fail-safe inputs: output held low if no input signal is present
  • 20V Abs max >4kV ESD and >500mA reverse current
  • -40 to +125 degrees C ambient operating temperature range

Type

Configuration

Part Number

Input Threshold

Package

Datasheet

Dual 2A

Dual Inverting

FAN3216_F085

TTL

SOIC-8

PDF

Dual 2A

Dual Non-Inverting + Dual Enable

FAN3227_F085

CMOS, TTL

SOIC-8

PDF

Single 9A

Single Non-Inverting + Enable

FAN3122_F085

CMOS, TTL

SOIC-8

PDF

Fairchild Semiconductor works with the world’s leading automakers and system suppliers, creating semiconductor solutions that support a range of applications, including the optimization of power management in modern vehicle architectures, reducing fuel consumption and environmental pollutants.

Price:  US $ in 1,000 quantity pieces:

FAN3216_F085                      $0.98

FAN3227_F085                      $1.10

FAN3122_F085                      $1.33

Availability: Samples available upon request. 

Delivery: 8-12 weeks ARO

About Fairchild Semiconductor: 

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) – global presence, local support, smart ideas. Fairchild delivers energy-efficient, easy-to-use and value-added semiconductor solutions for power and mobile designs. We help our customers differentiate their products and solve difficult technical challenges with our expertise in power and signal path products. Please contact us on the web at http://www.fairchildsemi.com.

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