The FAN31xx and FAN32xx series
of high-speed, low-side gate drivers
offers flexibility for power supply
designs, providing a wide selection
of performance and packaging combinations
to create compact, highly efficient
and reliable power supplies.
Application Review and Comparative Evaluation
of Low-Side MOSFET Drivers - Presented by
Van Niemela
Abstract — Power MOSFETs require a gate drive
circuit to translate the on/off signals from
an analog or digital controller into the
power signals necessary to control the MOSFET.
This topic provides details of MOSFET switching
action in applications with clamped inductive
load, when used as a synchronous rectifier,
and driving pulse/gate drive transformers.
Potential driver solutions including discrete
and integrated driver designs are discussed.
MOSFET driver datasheet current ratings are
examined and circuits are presented to assist
users in evaluating the performance of drivers
on the lab bench.