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Capacitive Load Drive |
10,000 pF in 24 ns |
MOSFET Driver Type |
Low Side |
Supply Voltage Max V (volt) |
18 |
Peak Sink Current A (ampere) |
9 |
Peak Source Current A (ampere) |
9 |
Propagation Delay tD1 ns (nanosecond) |
15 |
Propagation Delay tD2 ns (nanosecond) |
35 |
Sink Resistance Ω (ohm) |
0.6 |
Source Resistance Ω (ohm) |
0.8 |
Fall Time tF ns (nanosecond) |
24 |
Rise Time tR ns (nanosecond) |
20 |
# of Outputs |
1 |
Output Type |
Inverting |
Integrated MOSFETs |
External |
Peak Low-Side Source Current (Ampere) |
9 |
Supply Voltage Min V (volt) |
4.5 |
Low-Side Source Resistance Typ (Ohms) Ω (ohm) |
0.6 |
Low-Side Sink Resistance Typ (Ohms) Ω (ohm) |
0.8 |
Low-Side Rise Time (ns) |
20 |
Low-Side Fall Time (ns) |
24 |
Low-Side Turn-On Prop Delay (ns) |
15 |
Low Side Turn-off Propagation delay (ns) |
35 |
Temp Range (T-Junction) Min °C (degrees Celsius) |
- |
Temp Range (T-Junction) Max °C (degrees Celsius) |
150 |
Temp Range (T-Ambient) Min °C (degrees Celsius) |
-40 |
Temp Range (T-Ambient) Max °C (degrees Celsius) |
85 |
Output Configuration |
Low-Side |
MIC4421 and MIC4422 MOSFET gate drivers are rugged, efficient, and easy to use. The MIC4421 is an inverting driver, while the MIC4422 is a non-inverting driver.
Both versions are capable of 9 A (peak) output and can drive the largest MOSFETs with an improved safe operating margin. The MIC4421/4422 accepts any logic input from 2.4 V to VS without external speed-up capacitors or resistor networks. Proprietary circuits allow the input to swing negative by as much as -5 V without damaging the part. Additional circuits protect against damage from electrostatic discharge.
MIC4421/4422 gate drivers can replace three or more discrete components, reducing PCB area requirements, simplifying product design, and reducing assembly cost.
Modern Bipolar/CMOS/DMOS construction guarantees freedom from latch-up. The rail-to-rail swing capability of CMOS/DMOS insures adequate gate voltage to the MOSFET during power up/down sequencing. Since these devices are fabricated on a self-aligned process, they have very low crossover current, run cool, use little power, and are easy to drive.