The FOD3181 is a 0.5A Output Current, High Speed MOSFET Gate Drive Optocoupler. It consists of a gallium aluminum arsenide (AlGaAs), light emitting diode optically coupled to a CMOS integrated circuit with a power stage. The power stage consists of a PMOS pullup and a NMOS pull-down power transistor. It is ideally suited for high frequency driving of MOSFETs used in Plasma Display Panels (PDPs), motor control inverter applications and high performance DC/DC converters.

The device is packaged in an 8-pin dual in-line housing compatible with 260°C reflow processes for lead free solder compliance.

• Guaranteed operating temperature range of -20°C to +85°C
• 0.5A minimum peak output current
• High speed response: 500ns max propagation delay over temperature range
• 250kHz maximum switching speed
• 30ns typ pulse width distortion
• Wide V_CC operating range: 10V to 20V
• 5000Vrms, 1 minute isolation
• Under voltage lockout protection (UVLO) with hysteresis
• Minimum creepage distance of 7.0mm
• Minimum clearance distance of 7.0mm
• C-UL, UL and VDE approved
• 10kV/µ minimum common mode rejection (CMR) at V_CM = 1,500V
• R_DS(ON)of 1.5W (typ.) offers lower power dissipation

• Plasma Display Panel
• High performance DC/DC convertor
• High performance switch mode power supply
• High performance uninterruptible power supply
• Isolated Power MOSFET gate drive