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Shown on this slide is the turn-on switching event: turn-on induces a voltage across the common source inductance, the magnitude of which is driven by the di/dt in the switch. This voltage opposes the voltage applied to the gate electrode by the gate drive. Immunity to false turn-off requires a high gate driver on-state impedance. Gate circuit elements can ring sufficiently to over-voltage the gate – these can easily be damped by choice of gate resistance but at the cost of slower switching speed. Mismatched turn-on timing between FETs, caused by differences in FET parameters or differences in parasitic elements in the PCB can result in circulating currents in the gate and power loops.

PTM Published on: 2012-04-26