Isolated, Precision Gate Drivers
with 2 A Output
Data Sheet
ADuM4120/ADuM4120-1
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FEATURES
2.3 A peak output current (<2 Ω R
DSON_x
)
2.5 V to 6.5 V V
DD1
input
4.5V to 35 V V
DD2
output
UVLO at 2.3 V V
DD1
Multiple UVLO options on V
DD2
Grade A—4.4 V (typical) positive going threshold
Grade B—7.3 V (typical) positive going threshold
Grade C—11.3 V (typical) positive going threshold
Precise timing characteristics
79 ns maximum isolator and driver propagation delay
falling edge (ADuM4120)
CMOS input logic levels
High common-mode transient immunity: 150 kV/μs
High junction temperature operation: 125°C
Default low output
Safety and regulatory approvals (pending)
UL recognition per UL 1577
5 kV rms for 1 minute SOIC long package
CSA Component Acceptance Notice 5A
VDE certificate of conformity (pending)
DIN V VDE V 0884-10 (VDE V 0884-10):2006-12
V
IORM
= 849 V peak
8 mm creepage
Wide body, 6-lead SOIC with increased creepage
APPLICATIONS
Switching power supplies
IGBT/MOSFET gate drivers
Industrial inverters
Gallium nitride (GaN)/silicon carbide (SiC) power devices
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADuM4120/ADuM4120-1
1
are 2 A isolated, single-channel
drivers that employ Analog Devices, Inc., iCoupler® technology
to provide precision isolation. The ADuM4120/ADuM4120-1
provide 5 kV rms isolation in the 6-lead wide body SOIC package
with increased creepage. Combining high speed CMOS and
monolithic transformer technology, these isolation components
provide outstanding performance characteristics, such as the
combination of pulse transformers and gate drivers.
The ADuM4120/ADuM4120-1 operate with input supplies
ranging from 2.5 V to 6.5 V, providing compatibility with lower
voltage systems. In comparison to gate drivers employing
high voltage level translation methodologies, the ADuM4120/
ADuM4120-1 offer the benefit of true, galvanic isolation between
the input and the output.
Options exist for models with and without an input glitch filter.
The glitch filter helps reduce the chance of noise on the input pin
triggering an output.
As a result, the ADuM4120/ADuM4120-1 provide reliable
control over the switching characteristics of insulated gate
bipolar transistor (IGBT)/metal-oxide semiconductor field effect
transistor (MOSFET) configurations over a wide range of
switching voltages.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
UVLO
UVLO TSD
ENCODE
DECODE
AND
LOGIC
V
DD1
V
IN
GND
1
V
DD2
V
OUT
GND
2
1
2
3
6
5
4
ADuM4120/
ADuM4120-1
15493-001
Figure 1.
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Protected by U.S. Patents 5,952,849; 6,873,065; 7,075,239. Other patents pending.