High-Side Switch for Motors and Lamps

Focus:

High-side switch---a controller IC co-packaged with MOSFET---includes protection features to guard against damage to the MOSFET when driving a motor or lamp at startup.

What you’ll learn:

• How to understand operation of the Siliconix Si4750 protected, high-side switch.
• How to apply the Siliconix Si4750 protected high-side switch in lamp or motor drive applications
• high-side switch.

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Author & Publication:

Kandarp Pandya, Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Vishay Siliconix, Santa Clara, Calif., Power Electronics Technology, Sep 01 2004

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