Advanced Power N-CHANNEL ENHANCEMENT MODE
Electronics Corp. POWER MOSFET
Low On-resistance BVDSS 500V
Simple Drive Requirement RDS(ON) 0.27
Fast Switching Characteristic ID20A
Description
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Symbol Units
VDS V
VGS V
ID@TC=25A
ID@TC=100A
IDM A
PD@TC=25W
EAS Single Pulse Avalanche Energy2mJ
IAR Avalanche Current A
TSTG
TJ
Symbol Value Units
Rthj-c Maximum Thermal Resistance, Junction-case 0.833 /W
Rthj-a Maximum Thermal Resistance, Junction-ambient 40 /W
Data and specifications subject to change without notice
Operating Junction Temperature Range -55 to 150
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Thermal Data
Parameter
1
Storage Temperature Range
Continuous Drain Current, VGS @ 10V 10
Pulsed Drain Current180
Total Power Dissipation 150
-55 to 150
Gate-Source Voltage ±30
Continuous Drain Current, VGS @ 10V 20
Parameter Rating
Drain-Source Voltage 500
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RoHS-compliant Product
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dvanced Power MOSFETs from APEC provide the designer with
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Electrical Characteristics@Tj=25oC(unless otherwise specified)
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
BVDSS Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage VGS=0V, ID=1mA 500 - - V
RDS(ON) Static Drain-Source On-Resistance3VGS=10V, ID=10A - - 0.27
VGS(th) Gate Threshold Voltage VDS=VGS, ID=250uA 2 - 4 V
gfs Forward Transconductance VDS=10V, ID=10A - 10 - S
IDSS Drain-Source Leakage Current VDS=400V, VGS=0V - - 100 uA
IGSS Gate-Source Leakage VGS=+30V, VDS=0V - - +100 nA
QgTotal Gate Charge3ID=20A - 94 150 nC
Qgs Gate-Source Charge VDS=400V - 23 - nC
Qgd Gate-Drain ("Miller") Charge VGS=10V - 36 - nC
td(on) Turn-on Delay Time3VDD=200V - 113 - ns
trRise Time ID=10A - 80 - ns
td(off) Turn-off Delay Time RG=50,VGS=10V - 525 - ns
tfFall Time RD=20- 100 - ns
Ciss Input Capacitance VGS=0V - 4600 7400 pF
Coss Output Capacitance VDS=25V - 350 - pF
Crss Reverse Transfer Capacitance f=1.0MHz - 10 - pF
Source-Drain Diode
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
VSD Forward On Voltage3IS=20A, VGS=0V - - 1.3 V
trr Reverse Recovery Time3IS=20A, VGS=0V - 490 - ns
Qrr Reverse Recovery Charge dI/dt=100A/µs - 10 - uC
Notes:
1.Pulse width limited by Max junction temperature.
2.Starting Tj=25oC , VDD=50V , L=1mH , RG=25
3.Pulse test
THIS PRODUCT IS SENSITIVE TO ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE, PLEASE HANDLE WITH CAUTION.
USE OF THIS PRODUCT AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN LIFE SUPPORT OR OTHER SIMILAR SYSTEMS IS NOT AUTHORIZED.
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APEC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ANY PRODUCTS HEREIN TO IMPROVE
RELIABILITY, FUNCTION OR DESIGN.
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Fig 1. Typical Output Characteristics Fig 2. Typical Output Characteristics
Fig 3. Normalized BVDSS v.s. Junction Fig 4. Normalized On-Resistance
Temperature v.s. Junction Temperature
Fig 5. Forward Characteristic of Fig 6. Gate Threshold Voltage v.s.
Reverse Diode Junction Temperature
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20
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40
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VDS , Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
ID , Drain Current (A)
TC=150oC10V
8.0V
6.0V
VG= 5.0V
0
10
20
30
40
50
0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0
VDS , Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
ID , Drain Current (A)
TC=25oC10V
8.0 V
6.0V
VG=5.0V
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
2.4
2.8
-50 0 50 100 150
Tj , Junction Temperature ( oC)
Normalized RDS(ON)
I D=10A
VG=10V
0
4
8
12
16
20
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
VSD , Source-to-Drain Voltage (V)
IS(A)
Tj=25oC
Tj=150oC
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
-50 0 50 100 150
Tj , Junction Temperature ( oC )
Normalized VGS(th) (V)
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
-50 0 50 100 150
Tj , Junction Temperature ( oC)
Normalized BVDSS (V)
Fig 7. Gate Charge Characteristics Fig 8. Typical Capacitance Characteristics
Fig 9. Maximum Safe Operating Area Fig 10. Effective Transient Thermal Impedance
Fig 11. Switching Time Waveform Fig 12. Gate Charge Waveform
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100
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VDS ,Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
ID (A)
TC=25oC
S
in
g
le Puls
e
1ms
10ms
100ms
DC
0.01
0.1
1
0.00001 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1
t , Pulse Width (s)
Normalized Th e rmal Re sponse (Rthjc)
PDM
Duty Factor = t/T
Peak Tj = PDM x Rthjc + TC
t
T
0.02
0.01
0.05
0.1
0.2
Duty factor = 0.5
Single Pulse
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
QG , Total Gate Charge (nC)
VGS , Gate to Sourc e Voltage ( V)
I D=20A
VDS =400V
1
10
100
1000
10000
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VDS ,Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
C (pF)
f=1.0MHz
Ciss
Coss
Crss
Q
VG
10V
QGS QGD
QG
Charge
td(on) trtd(off)tf
VDS
VGS
10%
90%