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Fairchild's HVICs provide energy efficiency, reliability and space-savings in a range of applications

Fairchild’s HVICs improve system reliability by using an innovative noise canceling circuit that provides excellent noise immunity. HVIC solutions save at least 50% PCB area compared to commonly used optocoupler-based or pulse transformer-based solutions. The industry-leading, high-side driver operation with negative VS swings of up to -9.8V (at V_BS = 15V) protect the HVIC against negative noise. Competitive products must use an additional diode to provide this. These HVIC products feature the industry's lowest quiescent currents resulting in extremely low power consumption and the the market’s lowest temperature dependency of electrical characteristics guaranteeing stable operation in a wide range of applications.

What's New

Fairchild Semiconductor's High-Current High-Side Gate Driver Offers Industry- Leading System Reliability and 50 Percent Space Savings
October 11, 2007 - Fairchild Semiconductor’s (NYSE:FSC) high voltage gate driver IC (HVIC) with 4A current driving capability ensures exceptional system reliability and space benefits in consumer and industrial applications.

Fairchild Semiconductor's Industry-Leading HVICs Save Space, Increase Reliability and Reduce Power Consumption in a Range of Applications
November 30, 2006 - South Portland, Maine - Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) introduces industry-leading high-voltage gate driver ICs (HVIC) that feature an innovative common-mode dv/dt noise canceling circuit for achieving excellent noise immunity.

Features and Benefits

• Better noise immunity (Due to noise canceling circuit over high dv/dt common-mode noise)
• Extended allowable negative Vs swing to -9V for signal propagation @V_CC=V_BS=15V
• Low power consumption (Due to low quiescent current issues, I_qbs/l_qcc is lower than the competition)
• UVLO functions for both channels
• TTL compatible input logic threshold levels
• Matched propagation delay below 50nsec

Applications

• Inverter Motor
• PDP sustain and energy recovery driver
• HID Inverter
• Half bridge SMPS
• Backlight Inverter for CCFL
• Ballast for Fluorescent Lamp
• Class D Audio Amplifier