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2 S11-0506-Rev. B, 21-Mar-11
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IRF840A, SiHF840A
Vishay Siliconix
Notes
a. Repetitive rating; pulse width limited by maximum junction temperature (see fig. 11).
b. Pulse width 300 μs; duty cycle 2 %.
c. C
oss
eff. is a fixed capacitance that gives the same charging time as C
oss
while V
DS
is rising from 0 % to 80 % V
DS
.
THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS
PARAMETER SYMBOL TYP. MAX. UNIT
Maximum Junction-to-Ambient R
thJA
-62
°C/WCase-to-Sink, Flat, Greased Surface R
thCS
0.50 -
Maximum Junction-to-Case (Drain) R
thJC
-1.0
SPECIFICATIONS (T
J
= 25 °C, unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
Static
Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage V
DS
V
GS
= 0 V, I
D
= 250 μA 500 - -
V
V
DS
Temperature Coefficient V
DS
/T
J
Reference to 25 °C, I
D
= 1 mA - 0.58 -
V/°C
Gate-Source Threshold Voltage V
GS(th)
V
DS
= V
GS
, I
D
= 250 μA 2.0 - 4.0 V
Gate-Source Leakage I
GSS
V
GS
= ± 30 V - - ± 100 nA
Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current I
DSS
V
DS
= 500 V, V
GS
= 0 V - - 25
μA
V
DS
= 400 V, V
GS
= 0 V, T
J
= 125 °C - - 250
Drain-Source On-State Resistance R
DS(on)
V
GS
= 10 V I
D
= 4.8 A
b
--0.85
Forward Transconductance g
fs
V
DS
= 50 V, I
D
= 4.8 A
b
3.7 - - S
Dynamic
Input Capacitance C
iss
V
GS
= 0 V,
V
DS
= 25 V,
f = 1.0 MHz, see fig. 5
- 1018 -
pF
Output Capacitance C
oss
- 155 -
Reverse Transfer Capacitance C
rss
-8.0-
Output Capacitance C
oss
V
GS
= 0 V; V
DS
= 1.0 V, f = 1.0 MHz 1490
Output Capacitance C
oss
V
GS
= 0 V; V
DS
= 400 V, f = 1.0 MHz 42
Effective Output Capacitance C
oss
eff. V
GS
= 0 V; V
DS
= 0 V to 400 V
c
56
Total Gate Charge Q
g
V
GS
= 10 V
I
D
= 8 A, V
DS
= 400 V,
see fig. 6 and 13
b
--38
nC Gate-Source Charge Q
gs
--9.0
Gate-Drain Charge Q
gd
--18
Turn-On Delay Time t
d(on)
V
DD
= 250 V, I
D
= 8 A
R
g
= 9.1 , R
D
= 31, see fig. 10
b
-11-
ns
Rise Time t
r
-23-
Turn-Off Delay Time t
d(off)
-26-
Fall Time t
f
-19-
Drain-Source Body Diode Characteristics
Continuous Source-Drain Diode Current I
S
MOSFET symbol
showing the
integral reverse
p - n junction diode
--8.0
A
Pulsed Diode Forward Current
a
I
SM
--32
Body Diode Voltage V
SD
T
J
= 25 °C, I
S
= 8 A, V
GS
= 0 V
b
--2.0V
Body Diode Reverse Recovery Time t
rr
T
J
= 25 °C, I
F
= 8 A, dI/dt = 100 A/μs
b
- 422 633 ns
Body Diode Reverse Recovery Charge Q
rr
- 2.16 3.24 μC
Forward Turn-On Time t
on
Intrinsic turn-on time is negligible (turn-on is dominated by L
S
and L
D
)
