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A3946 Half-Bridge Power MOSFET Controller
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
▪ On-chip charge pump for 7 V minimum input supply voltage
▪ High-current gate drive for driving a wide range of N‑channel MOSFETs
▪ Bootstrapped gate drive with top-off charge pump for 100% duty cycle
▪ Overtemperature protection ▪ Undervoltage protection ▪ –40°C to 135°C ambient operation
PACKAGE: 16-pin TSSOP with exposed thermal pad (Suffix LP)
DESCRIPTION
The A3946 is designed specifically for applications that require high power unidirectional DC motors, three-phase brushless DC motors, or other inductive loads. The A3946 provides two high-current gate drive outputs that are capable of driving a wide range of power N-channel MOSFETs.