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SLUS545D – NOVEMBER 2002 – REVISED MAY 2013

Thermal Information

The useful range of a driver is greatly affected by the drive power requirements of the load and the thermal

characteristics of the IC package. In order for a power driver to be useful over a particular temperature range the

package must allow for the efficient removal of the heat produced while keeping the junction temperature within

rated limits. The UCC27423/4/5 family of drivers is available in three different packages to cover a range of

application requirements.

As shown in the power dissipation rating table, the SOIC-8 (D) and PDIP-8 (P) packages each have a power

given in the table. Note that the power dissipation in our earlier example is 0.432W with a 10nF load, 12VDD,

switched at 300kHz. Thus, only one load of this size could be driven using the D or P package, even if the two

onboard drivers are paralleled. The difficulties with heat removal limit the drive available in the older packages.

The MSOP PowerPAD-8 (DGN) package significantly relieves this concern by offering an effective means of

removing the heat from the semiconductor junction. As illustrated in Reference 3, the PowerPAD packages offer

a leadframe die pad that is exposed at the base of the package. This pad is soldered to the copper on the PC

board directly underneath the IC package, reducing the

θjc down to 4.7°C/W. Data is presented in Reference 3

to show that the power dissipation can be quadrupled in the PowerPAD configuration when compared to the

standard packages. The PC board must be designed with thermal lands and thermal vias to complete the heat

removal subsystem, as summarized in Reference 4. This allows a significant improvement in heatsinking over

that available in the D or P packages, and is shown to more than double the power capability of the D and P

packages. Note that the PowerPAD™ is not directly connected to any leads of the package. However, it is

electrically and thermally connected to the substrate which is the ground of the device.

References

1. Power Supply Seminar SEM-1400 Topic 2: Design And Application Guide For High Speed MOSFET Gate

Drive Circuits, by Laszlo Balogh, Texas Instruments (SLUP133).

2. Application Note, Practical Considerations in High Performance MOSFET, IGBT and MCT Gate Drive

Circuits, by Bill Andreycak, Texas Instruments ( SLUA105)

3. Technical Brief, PowerPad Thermally Enhanced Package, Texas Instruments (SLMA002)

4. Application Brief, PowerPAD Made Easy, Texas Instruments (SLMA004)

Related Products

PRODUCT

DESCRIPTION

PACKAGES

UCC37323/4/5

Dual 4-A Low-Side Drivers

MSOP-8 PowerPAD, SOIC-8, PDIP-8

UCC37321/2

Single 9-A Low-Side Driver with Enable

MSOP-8 PowerPAD, SOIC-8, PDIP-8

TPS2811/12/13

Dual 2-A Low-Side Drivers with Internal Regulator

TSSOP-8, SOIC-8, PDIP-8

TPS2814/15

Dual 2-A Low-Side Drivers with Two Inputs per Channel

TSSOP-8, SOIC-8, PDIP-8

TPS2816/17/18/19

Single 2-A Low-Side Driver with Internal Regulator

5-Pin SOT-23

TPS2828/29

Single 2-A Low-Side Driver

5-Pin SOT-23

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