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PD - 94537
IRF7491
HEXFET® Power MOSFET
Applications
High frequency DC-DC converters
V
80V
Benefits
Low Gate to Drain Charge to Reduce
Switching Losses
Fully Characterized Capacitance Including
Effective C
App. Note AN1001)
Fully Characterized Avalanche Voltage
and Current
Absolute Maximum Ratings
V
DS
V
GS
I
@ TA = 25°C
D
I
@ TA = 100°C
D
I
DM
P
@TA = 25°C
D
dv/dt Peak Diode Recovery dv/dt
T
J
T
STG
to Simplify Design, (See
OSS
Parameter Units
Drain-to-Source Voltage V
Gate-to-Source Voltage
Continuous Drain Current, V
Continuous Drain Current, V
Pulsed Drain Current
Maximum Power Dissipation W
Linear Derating Factor W/°C
Operating Junction and °C
Storage Temperature Range
@ 10V
GS
@ 10V
GS
DSS
S
S
S
R
DS(on)
16mΩ@V
1
2
3
4
Top View
-55 to + 150
max I
= 10V
GS
A
8
D
7
D
6
D
5
DG
Max.
80
± 20
9.7
6.1
77
2.5
0.02
4.4
D
9.7A
SO-8
A
V/ns
Thermal Resistance
Parameter Typ. Max. Units
R
θJL
R
θJA
Notes through are on page 8
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Junction-to-Drain Lead ––– 20 °C/W
Junct ion-to-Ambient (PCB Mount) * ––– 50
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Static @ TJ = 25°C (unless otherwise specified)
Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units
V
(BR)DSS
∆V
(BR)DSS
R
DS(on)
V
GS(th)
I
DSS
I
GSS
Dynamic @ TJ = 25°C (unless otherwise specified)
gfs Forward Transconductance 9.6 ––– ––– S
Q
g
Q
gs
Q
gd
t
d(on)
t
r
t
d(off)
t
f
C
iss
C
oss
C
rss
C
oss
C
oss
eff.
C
oss
Avalanche Characteristics
E
AS
I
AR
Drain-to-Source Breakdown Voltage 80 ––– ––– V
∆T
Breakdown Voltage Temp. Coefficient ––– 0.08 ––– V/°C
J
Static Drain-to-Source On-Resistance ––– 14 16
Gate Threshold Voltage 3.5 ––– 5.5 V
Drain-to-Source Leakage Current ––– ––– 1.0 µA
––– ––– 250
Gate-to-Source Forward Leakage ––– ––– 100 nA
Gate-to-Source Reverse Leakage ––– ––– -100
Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units
Total Gate Charge ––– 51 76
Gate-to-Source Charge ––– 18 ––– nC
Gate-to-Drain ("Miller") Charge ––– 18 –––
Turn-On Delay Time ––– 22 –––
Rise Time ––– 19 –––
Turn-Off Delay Time ––– 32 ––– ns
Fall Time ––– 10 –––
Input Capacitance ––– 2940 –––
Output Capacitance ––– 290 –––
Reverse Transfer Capacitance ––– 160 ––– pF
Output Capacitance ––– 980 –––
Output Capacitance ––– 210 –––
Effective Output Capacitance ––– 310 –––
Parameter Units
Single Pulse Avalanche Ener
Avalanche Current
Typ.
–––
–––
VGS = 0V, ID = 250µA
Reference to 25°C, I
V
mΩ
= 10V, ID = 5.8A
GS
V
= VGS, ID = 250µA
DS
V
= 64V, VGS = 0V
DS
= 64V, VGS = 0V, TJ = 125°C
V
DS
V
= 20V
GS
= -20V
V
GS
VDS = 25V, ID = 5.8A
I
= 5.8A
D
= 40V
V
DS
V
= 10V
GS
V
= 40V
DD
I
= 5.8A
D
= 6.2Ω
R
G
VGS = 10V
V
= 0V
GS
V
= 25V
DS
ƒ = 1.0MHz
= 0V, VDS = 1.0V, ƒ = 1.0MHz
V
GS
= 0V, VDS = 64V, ƒ = 1.0MHz
V
GS
V
= 0V, VDS = 0V to 64V
GS
Conditions
Conditions
Max.
130
5.8
= 1mA
D
mJ
A
Diode Characteristics
Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units
I
S
I
SM
V
SD
t
rr
Q
rr
t
on
Continuous Source Current ––– ––– 9.7
(Body Diode) A
Pulsed Source Current ––– ––– 77
(Body Diode)
Diode Forward Voltage ––– ––– 1.3 V
Reverse Recovery Time ––– 47 ––– ns
Reverse Recovery Charge ––– 110 ––– nC
Forward Turn-On Time
Intrinsic turn-on time is negligible (turn-on is dominated by LS+LD)
MOSFET symbol
showing the
integral reverse
p-n junction diode.
= 25°C, IS = 5.8A, VGS = 0V
T
J
T
= 25°C, IF = 5.8A, VDD = 25V
J
di/dt = 100A/µs
Conditions
D
G
S
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100
TOP 15V
)
A
(
10
t
n
e
r
r
u
C
e
c
r
1
u
o
S
o
t
n
i
a
r
0.1
D
,
D
I
6.0V
BOTTOM 6.0V
20µs PULSE WIDTH
Tj = 25°C
0.01
0.1 1 10 100 1000
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
100.00
VGS
12V
10V
8.0V
7.5V
7.0V
6.5V
100
TOP 15V
)
A
(
t
n
e
r
r
u
C
e
c
r
10
u
o
S
o
t
n
i
a
r
D
,
D
I
6.0V
20µs PULSE WIDTH
BOTTOM 6.0V
Tj = 150°C
1
0.1 1 10 100 1000
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
Fig 2. Typical Output CharacteristicsFig 1. Typical Output Characteristics
2.5
I =
D
9.7A
VGS
12V
10V
8.0V
7.5V
7.0V
6.5V
)
Α
(
t
n
e
r
10.00
r
u
C
e
c
r
u
o
S
o
t
n
1.00
i
a
r
D
,
D
I
0.10
Fig 3. Typical Transfer Characteristics
TJ = 150°C
TJ = 25°C
V
= 25V
DS
20µs PULSE WIDTH
5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
VGS, Gate-to-Source Voltage (V)
2.0
1.5
1.0
(Normalized)
0.5
DS(on)
R , Drain-to-Source On Resistance
0.0
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
T , Junction Temperature ( C)
J
Fig 4. Normalized On-Resistance
V =
GS
°
10V
Vs. Temperature
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100000
10000
)
F
p
(
e
c
n
a
t
i
1000
c
a
p
a
C
,
C
100
10
V
= 0V, f = 1 MHZ
GS
C
= C
= C
= C
gs
gd
ds
C
rss
+ Cgd, C
+ C
iss
C
rss
C
oss
1 10 100
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
SHORTED
ds
gd
C
iss
C
oss
Fig 5. Typical Capacitance Vs.
Drain-to-Source Voltage
100.00
12.0
ID= 5.8A
)
10.0
V
(
e
g
a
t
l
8.0
o
V
e
c
r
u
6.0
o
S
o
t
e
t
4.0
a
G
,
S
G
2.0
V
0.0
0 102030405060
Q
VDS= 64V
VDS= 40V
VDS= 16V
Total Gate Charge (nC)
G
Fig 6. Typical Gate Charge Vs.
Gate-to-Source Voltage
1000
OPERATION IN THIS AREA
)
A
(
t
n
e
r
r
u
C
n
i
a
r
D
e
s
r
e
v
e
R
,
D
I
10.00
1.00
S
0.10
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
TJ = 150°C
VSD, Source-toDrain Voltage (V)
Fig 7. Typical Source-Drain Diode
TJ = 25°C
V
GS
= 0V
)
A
(
t
100
n
e
r
r
u
C
e
c
r
10
u
o
S
o
t
n
i
a
r
D
1
,
I
TA = 25°C
D
Tj = 150°C
Single Pulse
0.1
0 1 10 100 1000
Fig 8. Maximum Safe Operating Area
LIMITED BY RDS(on)
100µsec
1msec
10msec
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
Forward Voltage
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12
9
6
D
I , Drain Current (A)
3
0
25 50 75 100 125 150
TA , Ambient Temperature (°C)
Fig 9. Maximum Drain Current Vs.
Ambient Temperature
100
R
V
DS
V
GS
R
G
D
D.U.T.
10V
Pulse Width ≤ 1 µs
Duty Factor ≤ 0.1 %
Fig 10a. Switching Time Test Circuit
V
DS
90%
10%
V
GS
t
d(on)tr
t
d(off)tf
Fig 10b. Switching Time Waveforms
V
DD
D = 0.50
0.20
10
thJA
Thermal Response (Z )
0.01
0.10
0.05
0.02
1
0.01
0.1
0.00001 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
SINGLE PULSE
(THERMAL RESPONSE)
Notes:
1. Duty factor D = t / t
2. Peak T = P x Z + T
t , Rectangular Pulse Duration (sec)
1
J DM thJA A
1 2
P
DM
t
1
t
2
Fig 11. Maximum Effective Transient Thermal Impedance, Junction-to-Case
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)
20
Ω
m
(
19
e
c
n
18
a
t
s
i
s
17
e
R
n
16
O
e
c
r
15
u
o
S
14
o
t
n
i
13
a
r
D
12
,
)
n
o
11
(
S
D
10
R
0 1020304050607080
V
GS
= 10V
ID , Drain Current (A)
Fig 12. On-Resistance Vs. Drain Current
Current Regulator
Same Type as D.U.T.
.2µF
12V
V
GS
50KΩ
.3µF
D.U.T.
3mA
I
G
Current Sampling Resistors
V
GS
+
V
DS
-
I
D
V
G
QGSQ
Q
G
GD
Charge
)
45
Ω
m
(
40
e
c
n
a
t
35
s
i
s
e
30
R
n
O
25
e
c
r
u
o
20
S
o
t
15
n
i
a
r
10
D
,
)
n
5
o
(
S
D
0
R
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
V
Gate -to -Source Voltage (V)
GS,
ID = 9.7A
Fig 13. On-Resistance Vs. Gate Voltage
300
TOP
240
BOTTOM
I
D
2.6A
4.7A
5.8A
Fig 14a&b. Basic Gate Charge Test Circuit
180
and Waveform
120
15V
V
(BR)D SS
t
p
I
AS
V
R
G
20V
L
DS
D.U.T
I
AS
Ω
0.01
t
p
Fig 15a&b. Unclamped Inductive Test circuit
and Waveforms
DRIVER
+
V
DD
-
60
AS
E , Single Pulse Avalanche Energy (mJ)
0
25 50 75 100 125 150
Starting T , Junction Temperature ( C)
J
Fig 15c. Maximum Avalanche Energy
Vs. Drain Current
°
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SO-8 Package Details
E
X
A
M
P
L
E
:
T
H
I
S
I
S
A
N
I
R
F
7
1
0
1
(
M
O
S
F
E
T
)
I
N
T
E
R
N
A
T
I
O
N
A
L
R
E
C
T
I
F
I
E
R
L
O
G
O
F
7
1
0
1
Y
W
W
X
X
X
X
P
A
R
T
N
U
M
B
E
R
L
O
T
C
O
D
E
W
W
=
W
E
E
K
Y
=
L
A
S
T
D
I
G
I
T
O
F
T
H
E
Y
E
A
R
D
A
T
E
C
O
D
E
(
Y
W
W
)
D B
A
87
6
E
e
6X
5
65
4312
e1
H
0.25 [.010] A
A
C
IRF7491
.0688
.0098
.020
.1968
.1574
.2440
.0196
.050
8°
MILLIMETERSINCHES
MIN MAX
1.35
1.75
0.10
0.25
0.33
0.51
4.80
5.00
3.80
4.00
1.27 BASIC
5.80
6.20
0.25
0.50
0.40
1.27
8°
0°
DIM
MIN MAX
A
.0532
A1
.0040
b
.013
c .0075 .0098 0.19 0.25
D
.189
E
.1497
e
.050 BASIC
e1
.025 BASIC 0.635 BASIC
H
.2284
K
.0099
L
.016
y
0°
K x 45°
y
8X b
0.25 [.010]
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING & TOLERANCING PER ASME Y14.5M-1994.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: MILLIMETER
3. DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN IN MILLIMETERS [INCHES].
4. OUTLINE CONFORMS TO JEDEC OUTLINE MS-012AA.
5 DIMENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD PROTRUSIONS.
MOL D PROTRU SIO NS NO T TO EXCEE D 0.1 5 [ .00 6] .
6 DIMENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD PROTRUSIONS.
MOL D PROTRU SIO NS NO T TO EXCEE D 0.2 5 [ .01 0] .
7 DI MENSI ON IS THE L ENGTH OF LEAD FOR SO LD ERI NG TO
A SUBSTRATE.
A1
CAB
SO-8 Part Marking
0.10 [.004]
8X L
7
6.46 [.255]
3X 1.27 [.050]
8X c
FOOTPRINT
8X 0.72 [.028]
8X 1.78 [.070]
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IRF7491
SO-8 Tape and Reel
TERMINAL NUMBER 1
12.3 ( .484 )
11.7 ( .461 )
8.1 ( .318 )
7.9 ( .312 )
NOTES:
1. CONT ROLLING DIMENSION : M ILLIMET ER.
2. ALL DIMENS IONS ARE SHOWN IN MILLIMETERS(INCHES).
3. OUTLINE CONFORMS TO EIA-481 & EIA-541.
NOTES :
1. CONTROLLING DIMENSION : MILLIMETER.
2. OUTLINE CONF ORMS TO EIA-481 & EIA-541.
Notes:
Repetitive rating; pulse width limited by
max. junction temperature.
Starting T
RG = 25Ω, I
= 25°C, L = 7.4mH
J
= 5.8A.
AS
Pulse width ≤ 400µs; duty cycle ≤ 2%.
FEED DIRECTION
330.00
(12.992)
MAX.
14.40 ( .566 )
12.40 ( .488 )
When mounted on 1 inch square copper board.
C
eff. is a fixed capacitance that gives the same charging time
oss
as C
I
while V
oss
≤ 5.8A, di/dt ≤ 250A/µs, V
SD
is rising from 0 to 80% V
DS
DD
≤ V
(BR)DSS
.
DSS
, TJ ≤ 150°C.
Data and specifications subject to change without notice.
This product has been designed and qualified for the Industrial market.
Qualification Standards can be found on IR’s Web site.
IR WORLD HEADQUARTERS: 233 Kansas St., El Segundo, California 90245, USA Tel: (310) 252-7105
TAC Fax: (310) 252-7903
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