General Description

The IXDI414/IXDN414 is a high speed high current gate driver specifically designed to drive the largest MOSFETs and IGBTs to their minimum switching time and maximum practical frequency limits. The IXDI/N414 can source and sink 14A of peak current while producing voltage rise and fall times of less than 30ns to drive the latest IXYS MOSFETs & IGBTs. The input of the driver is compatible with TTL or CMOS and is fully immune to latch up over the entire operating range. Designed with small internal delays, a patent-pending circuit virtually eliminates transistor cross conduction and current shootthrough. Improved speed and drive capabilities are further enhanced by very low, matched rise and fall times.

Features

• Built using the advantages and compatibility of CMOS and IXYS HDMOSTM processes

• Latch-Up Protected Over Entire Operating Range

• High Peak Output Current: 14A Peak

• Wide Operating Range: 4.5V to 25V

• High Capacitive Load Drive Capability: 15nF in <30ns

• Matched Rise And Fall Times

• Low Propagation Delay Time

• Low Output Impedance

• Low Supply Current

Applications

• Driving MOSFETs and IGBTs

• Motor Controls

• Line Drivers

• Pulse Generators

• Local Power ON/OFF Switch

• Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS)

• DC to DC Converters

• Pulse Transformer Driver

• Class D Switching Amplifiers