MIC4103_10 Datasheet, PDF (11/18 Pages) Micrel Semiconductor – 100V Half Bridge MOSFET Drivers 3/2A Sinking/Sourcing Current

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High-Side Driver and Bootstrap Circuit
A block diagram of the high-side driver and bootstrap
circuit is shown in Figure 4. This driver is designed to drive
a floating N-channel MOSFET, whose source terminal is
referenced to the HS pin.
C_VDD
HI
Vdd
Level
shift
LI
C_B
HB
HO
HS
LO
MIC4103/4104
Vin
Q1
Lout
Q2
Vss
Figure 4. High-Side Driver and Bootstrap Circuit Block
Diagram
A low-power, high-speed, level shifting circuit isolates the
low-side (VSS pin) referenced circuitry from the high-side
(HS pin) referenced driver. Power to the high-side driver
and UVLO circuit is supplied by the bootstrap circuit while
the voltage level of the HS pin is shifted high.
The bootstrap circuit consists of an internal diode and
external capacitor, C_B. In a typical application, such as the
synchronous buck converter shown in Figure 5, the HS pin
is at ground potential while the low-side MOSFET is on.
The internal diode allows capacitor C_B to charge up to
V_DD − V_D during this time (where V_D is the forward voltage
drop of the internal diode). After the low-side MOSFET is
turned off and the HO pin turns on, the voltage across
capacitor C_B is applied to the gate of the upper external
MOSFET. As the upper MOSFET turns on, voltage on the
HS pin rises with the source of the high-side MOSFET until
it reaches V_IN. As the HS and HB pin rise, the internal
diode is reverse biased preventing capacitor C_B from
discharging.
Figure 5. High-Side Driver and Bootstrap Circuit
Power Dissipation Considerations
Power dissipation in the driver can be separated into three
areas:
• Internal diode dissipation in the bootstrap circuit
• Internal driver dissipation
• Quiescent current dissipation used to supply the
internal logic and control functions.
Bootstrap Circuit Power Dissipation
Power dissipation of the internal bootstrap diode primarily
comes from the average charging current of the C_B
capacitor times the forward voltage drop of the diode.
Secondary sources of diode power dissipation are the
reverse leakage current and reverse recovery effects of
the diode.
The average current drawn by repeated charging of the
high-side MOSFET is calculated by:
I_{F(AVE )} = Q_gate × f_S
where : Q_gate = Total Gate Charge at V_HB
f_S = gate drive switching frequency
The average power dissipated by the forward voltage drop
of the diode equals:
Pdiode_fwd = I_{F(AVE )} ×V_F
where : V_F = Diode forward voltage drop
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