IRF540A - Fairchild Semiconductor

Avalanche Rugged Technology

Rugged Gate Oxide Technology

Lower Input Capacitance

Improved Gate Charge

Extended Safe Operating Area

175 Operating Temperature

Lower Leakage Current : 10 A (Max.) @ VDS = 100V

Lower RDS(ON) : 0.041 (Typ.)

Advanced Power MOSFET

Thermal Resistance

Junction-to-Case

Case-to-Sink

Junction-to-Ambient

RJC

RCS

RJA

/W

Characteristic Max. UnitsSymbol Typ.

FEATURES

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Drain-to-Source Voltage

Continuous Drain Current (TC=25 )

Continuous Drain Current (TC=100 )

Drain Current-Pulsed

Gate-to-Source Voltage

Single Pulsed Avalanche Energy

Avalanche Current

Repetitive Avalanche Energy

Peak Diode Recovery dv/dt

Total Power Dissipation (TC=25 )

Linear Derating Factor

Operating Junction and

Storage Temperature Range

Maximum Lead Temp. for Soldering

Purposes, 1/8” from case for 5-seconds

Characteristic Value UnitsSymbol

IDM

VGS

EAS

IAR

EAR

dv/dt

ID

PD

TJ , TSTG

TL

A

V

mJ

A

mJ

V/ns

W

W/

A

VDSS V

TO-220

1.Gate 2. Drain 3. Source

3

2

1

µ

Ω

O

1

O

2

O

3

ΟC

O

1

O

1

ΟC

θ

IRF540A

BVDSS = 100 V

RDS(on) = 0.052

ID = 28 A

100

28

19.8

110

523

28

10.7

6.5

107

0.71

- 55 to +175

300

1.4

--

62.5

--

0.5

--

Ω

20

+

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N-CHANNEL

POWER MOSFET

Electrical Characteristics (TC=25 unless otherwise specified)

Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage

Breakdown Voltage Temp. Coeff.

Gate Threshold Voltage

Gate-Source Leakage , Forward

Gate-Source Leakage , Reverse

CharacteristicSymbol Max. UnitsTyp.Min. Test Condition

Static Drain-Source

On-State Resistance

Forward Transconductance

Input Capacitance

Output Capacitance

Reverse Transfer Capacitance

Turn-On Delay Time

Rise Time

Turn-Off Delay Time

Fall Time

Total Gate Charge

Gate-Source Charge

Gate-Drain(“Miller”) Charge

gfs

Ciss

Coss

Crss

td(on)

tr

td(off)

tf

Qg

Qgs

Qgd

BVDSS

BV/ TJ

VGS(th)

RDS(on)

IGSS

IDSS

V

VV

nA

A

pF

ns

nC

--

VGS=0V,ID=250 A

ID=250 A See Fig 7

VDS=5V,ID=250 A

VGS=20V

VGS=-20V

VDS=100V

VDS=80V,TC=150

VGS=10V,ID=14A

VDS=40V,ID=14A

VDD=50V,ID=28A,

RG=9.1

See Fig 13

VDS=80V,VGS=10V,

ID=28A

See Fig 6 & Fig 12

Drain-to-Source Leakage Current

VGS=0V,VDS=25V,f =1MHz

See Fig 5

Source-Drain Diode Ratings and Characteristics

Continuous Source Current

Pulsed-Source Current

Diode Forward Voltage

Reverse Recovery Time

Reverse Recovery Charge

IS

ISM

VSD

trr

Qrr

CharacteristicSymbol Max. UnitsTyp.Min. Test Condition

--

A

V

ns

C

Integral reverse pn-diode

in the MOSFET

TJ=25 ,IS=28A,VGS=0V

TJ=25 ,IF=28A

diF/dt=100A/ s

∆ ∆

ΟC

Ω

µ

O

4

O

5

ΟCµµ

ΟC

O

4

O

4

O

4

O

4

O

1

Ω

ΟC

µ

ΟC

O

5

O

4

µ

IRF540A

100

--

2.0

--

0.11

--

325

148

18

90

56

60

10.8

27.9

--

4.0

100

-100

10

100

0.052

--

1710

380

170

50

180

120

78

--

22.56

1320

--

132

0.63

28

110

1.5

--

Notes ;

Repetitive Rating : Pulse Width Limited by Maximum Junction Temperature

L=1mH, IAS=28A, VDD=25V, RG=27 , Starting TJ =25

ISD 28A, di/dt 400A/ s, VDD BVDSS , Starting TJ =25

Pulse Test : Pulse Width = 250 s, Duty Cycle 2%

Essentially Independent of Operating Temperature

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<

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O

1

O

2

O

3

O

4

O

5

ΩoC

oC

µµ

N-CHANNEL

POWER MOSFET

Fig 1. Output Characteristics Fig 2. Transfer Characteristics

Fig 6. Gate Charge vs. Gate-Source VoltageFig 5. Capacitance vs. Drain-Source Voltage

Fig 4. Source-Drain Diode Forward VoltageFig 3. On-Resistance vs. Drain Current

IRF540A

10-1 100101

100

101

102

@ Notes :

1. 250 µs Pulse Test

2. TC = 25 oC

VGS

Top : 1 5 V

1 0 V

8.0 V

7.0 V

6.0 V

5.5 V

5.0 V

Bottom : 4.5 V

ID , Drain Current [A]

VDS , Drain-Source Voltage [V]

2 4 6 8 10

100

101

102

25 oC

175 oC

- 55 oC

@ Notes :

1. VGS = 0 V

2. VDS = 40 V

3. 250 µs Pulse Test

ID , Drain Current [A]

VGS , Gate-Source Voltage [V]

030 60 90 120

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

@ Note : TJ = 25 oC

V

GS = 20 V

V

GS = 10 V

RDS(on)

, [

Ω]

Drain-Source On-Resistance

ID

, Drain Current [A] 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4

100

101

102

175 oC

25 oC

@ Notes :

1. VGS = 0 V

2. 250 µs Pulse Test

IDR

, Reverse Drain Current [A]

V

SD , Source-Drain Voltage [V]

100101

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500 C

iss= Cgs+ Cgd ( C

ds= shorted )

C

oss= Cds+ Cgd

C

rss= Cgd

@ Notes :

1. VGS = 0 V

2. f = 1 MHz

C rss

C oss

C iss

Capacitance [pF]

V

DS , Drain-Source Voltage [V] 010 20 30 40 50 60 70

0

5

10

V

DS = 80 V

V

DS = 50 V

V

DS = 20 V

@ Notes : ID =28.0 A

VGS

, Gate-Source Voltage [V]

QG

, Total Gate Charge [nC]

N-CHANNEL

POWER MOSFET

Fig 7. Breakdown Voltage vs. Temperature Fig 8. On-Resistance vs. Temperature

Fig 11. Thermal Response

Fig 10. Max. Drain Current vs. Case TemperatureFig 9. Max. Safe Operating Area

PDM

t1t2

IRF540A

-75 -50 -25 025 50 75 100 125 150 175 200

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

@ Notes :

1. VGS = 0 V

2. ID = 250 µA

BVDSS

, (Normalized)

Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage

T

J , Junction Temperature [ oC]

-75 -50 -25 025 50 75 100 125 150 175 200

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

@ Notes :

1. VGS = 10 V

2. ID = 14.0 A

RDS(on)

, (Normalized)

Drain-Source On-Resistance

T

J , Junction Temperature [ oC]

100101102

10-1

100

101

102

103

10 µs

DC

100 µs

1 ms

10 ms

@ Notes :

1. TC = 25 oC

2. TJ = 175 oC

3. Single Pulse

Operation in This Area

is Limited by R DS(on)

ID , Drain Current [A]

V

DS , Drain-Source Voltage [V]

10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 100101

10-2

10-1

100

single pulse

0.2

0.1

0.01

0.02

0.05

D=0.5

@ Notes :

1. ZθJC(t)=1.4 oC/W Max.

2. Duty Factor, D=t

1/t2

3. TJM-TC=PDM*ZθJC(t)

ZθJC

(t) , Thermal Response

t1 , Square Wave Pulse Duration [sec]

25 50 75 100 125 150 175

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

ID , Drain Current [A]

T

c , Case Temperature [ oC]

N-CHANNEL

POWER MOSFET

Fig 12. Gate Charge Test Circuit & Waveform

Fig 13. Resistive Switching Test Circuit & Waveforms

Fig 14. Unclamped Inductive Switching Test Circuit & Waveforms

EAS = LL IAS2

----

2

1--------------------

BVDSS -- VDD

BVDSS

Vin

Vout

10%

90%

td(on) tr

t on t off

td(off) tf

Charge

VGS

10V

Qg

Qgs Qgd

Vary tp to obtain

required peak ID

10V

VDD

C

LL

VDS

ID

RG

t p

DUT

BVDSS

t p

VDD

IAS

VDS (t)

ID (t)

Time

VDD

( 0.5 rated VDS )

10V

Vout

Vin

RL

DUT

RG

3mA

VGS

Current Sampling (IG)

Resistor Current Sampling (ID)

Resistor

DUT

VDS

300nF

50K

200nF12V

Same Type

as DUT

“ Current Regulator ”

R1R2

Ω

IRF540A

N-CHANNEL

POWER MOSFET

Fig 15. Peak Diode Recovery dv/dt Test Circuit & Waveforms

DUT

VDS

+

--

L

I S

Driver

VGS

RGSame Type

as DUT

VGS • dv/dt controlled by “RG”

• IS controlled by Duty Factor “D”

VDD

10V

VGS

( Driver )

I S

( DUT )

VDS

( DUT )

VDD

Body Diode

Forward Voltage Drop

Vf

IFM , Body Diode Forward Current

Body Diode Reverse Current

IRM

Body Diode Recovery dv/dt

di/dt

D = Gate Pulse Width

Gate Pulse Period

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IRF540A

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