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IRF6712SPbF
Fig 18. Diode Reverse Recovery Test Circuit for HEXFET
®
Power MOSFETs
Circuit Layout Considerations
Low Stray Inductance
Ground Plane
Low Leakage Inductance
Current Transformer
P.W.
Period
di/dt
Diode Recovery
dv/dt
Ripple 5%
Body Diode Forward Drop
Re-Applied
Voltage
Reverse
Recovery
Current
Body Diode Forward
Current
V
GS
=10V
V
DD
I
SD
Driver Gate Drive
D.U.T. I
SD
Waveform
D.U.T. V
DS
Waveform
Inductor Curent
D =
P. W .
Period
*** V
GS
= 5V for Logic Level Devices
***
+
-
+
+
+
-
-
-
R
G
V
DD
dv/dt controlled by R
G
Driver same type as D.U.T.
I
SD
controlled by Duty Factor "D"
D.U.T. - Device Under Test
D.U.T
**
*
*
Use P-Channel Driver for P-Channel Measurements
** Reverse Polarity for P-Channel
DirectFET Board Footprint, SQ Outline
(Small Size Can, Q-Designation).
Please see DirectFET application note AN-1035 for all details regarding the assembly of DirectFET.
This includes all recommendations for stencil and substrate designs.
G = GATE
D = DRAIN
S = SOURCE
DD
DD
GS