Table 7. Source-drain diode
Symbol Parameter Test conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
I
SD
Source-drain current - 6 A
I
SDM
(1)
Source-drain current (pulsed) - 12 A
V
SD
(2)
Forward on voltage
I
SD
= 5 A, V
GS
= 0 V
- 1.5 V
t
rr
Reverse recovery time
I
SD
= 5 A, V
DD
= 60 V,
di/dt = 100 A/µs
(see Figure 15. Test circuit for
inductive load switching and
diode recovery times)
- 327 ns
Q
rr
Reverse recovery charge - 3 µC
I
RRM
Reverse recovery current - 18.4 A
t
rr
Reverse recovery time
I
SD
= 5 A, V
DD
= 60 V,
di/dt = 100 A/µs, T
j
= 150 °C
(see Figure 15. Test circuit for
inductive load switching and
diode recovery times)
- 485 ns
Q
rr
Reverse recovery charge - 3.9 µC
I
RRM
Reverse recovery current - 16 A
1. Pulse width limited by safe operating area.
2. Pulsed: pulse duration = 300 µs, duty cycle 1.5%.
Table 8. Gate-source Zener diode
Symbol
Parameter Test conditions Min. Typ. Max Unit
V
(BR)GSO
Gate-source breakdown voltage
I
GS
= ±1 mA, I
D
= 0 A
±30 - - V
The built-in back-to-back Zener diodes are specifically designed to enhance the ESD performance of the device.
The Zener voltage facilitates efficient and cost-effective device integrity protection, thus eliminating the need for
additional external componentry.
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2.1 Electrical characteristics (curves)
Figure 1. Safe operating area
GIPG180420181311SOA
10
1
10
0
10
-1
10
-2
10
-1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
I
D
(A)
V
DS
(V)
t
p
=10 µs
t
p
=100 µs
t
p
=1 ms
t
p
=10 ms
Operation in this area is
limited by R
DS(on)
single pulse
T
J
150 °C
T
C
=25 °C
V
GS
=10 V
Figure 2. Thermal impedance
Figure 3. Output characteristics
GADG040420181101OCH
8
6
4
2
0
0 4 8 12 16
I
D
(A)
V
DS
(V)
V
GS
= 6 V
V
GS
= 7 V
V
GS
= 8 V
V
GS
= 9, 10 V
Figure 4. Transfer characteristics
GADG040420181100TCH
8
6
4
2
0
4 5 6 7 8
I
D
(A)
V
GS
(V)
V
DS
= 20 V
Figure 5. Gate charge vs gate-source voltage
GIPG180420180911QVG
16
12
8
4
0
800
600
400
200
0
0 4 8 12 16
V
GS
(V)
V
DS
(V)
Q
g
(nC)
V
DS
V
DD
= 960 V
I
D
= 5 A
Q
g
Q
gs
Q
gd
Figure 6. Static drain-source on-resistance
GADG040420181100RID
1.85
1.75
1.65
1.55
1.45
0 1 2 3 4 5
R
DS(on)
(Ω)
I
D
(A)
V
GS
= 10 V
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Figure 7. Capacitance variations
GADG030420180840CVR
10
3
10
2
10
1
10
0
10
-1
10
-2
10
-1
10
0
10
1
10
2
C
(pF)
V
DS
(V)
C
ISS
C
OSS
C
RSS
f = 1 MHz
Figure 8. Normalized gate threshold voltage vs
temperature
GADG040420181102VTH
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
-75 -25 25 75 125
V
GS(th)
(norm.)
T
j
(°C)
I
D
= 100 µA
Figure 9. Normalized on-resistance vs temperature
GADG040420181103RON
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
-75 -25 25 75 125
R
DS(on)
(norm.)
T
j
(°C)
V
GS
= 10 V
Figure 10. Normalized V
(BR)DSS
vs temperature
GADG040420181102BDV
1.12
1.08
1.04
1
0.96
0.92
0.88
-75 -25 25 75 125
V
(BR)DSS
(norm.)
T
j
(°C)
I
D
= 1 mA
Figure 11. Source-drain diode forward characteristics
GADG040420181103SDF
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0 1 2 3 4 5
V
SD
(V)
I
SD
(A)
T
j
= -50 °C
T
j
= 25 °C
T
j
= 150 °C
Figure 12. Maximum avalanche energy vs starting T
J
GADG040420181104EAS
400
300
200
100
0
-75 -25 25 75 125
E
AS
(mJ)
T
J
(°C)
I
D
= 1.7 A, V
DD
= 50 V
Single pulse,
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