General Description

N channel vertical power FET with charge pump, ground referenced CMOS compatible input and diagnostic feedback, monolithically integrated in Smart SIPMOS? technology. Fully protected by embedded protection functions.

Features

? Overload protection

? Current limitation

? Short circuit protection

? Thermal shutdown

? Overvoltage protection (including load dump)

? Fast demagnetization of inductive loads

? Reverse battery protection1)

? Undervoltage and overvoltage shutdown with auto-restart and hysteresis

? CMOS diagnostic output

? Open load detection in OFF-state

? CMOS compatible input

? Loss of ground and loss of Vbb protection

? Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection

Application

? μC compatible power switch with diagnostic feedback for 12 V and 24 V DC grounded loads

? All types of resistive, inductive and capacitve loads

? Replaces electromechanical relays, fuses and discrete circuits