IRF840 N - CHANNEL 500V - 0.75 - 8A - TO-220 PowerMESH MOSFET TYPE IRF840 V DSS R DS(on) ID 500 V < 0.85 8 A TYPICAL RDS(on) = 0.75 EXTREMELY HIGH dv/dt CAPABILITY 100% AVALANCHE TESTED VERY LOW INTRINSIC CAPACITANCES GATE CHARGE MINIMIZED DESCRIPTION This power MOSFET is designed using the company's consolidated strip layout-based MESH OVERLAY process. This technology matches and improves the performances compared with standard parts from various sources. APPLICATIONS HIGH CURRENT, HIGH SPEED SWITCHING SWITH MODE POWER SUPPLIES (SMPS) DC-AC CONVERTERS FOR WELDING EQUIPMENT AND UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES AND MOTOR DRIVER 1 2 3 TO-220 INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Symbol Value Uni t Drain-source Voltage (V GS = 0) 500 V V DGR Drain- gate Voltage (R GS = 20 k) 500 V V GS Gate-source Voltage V DS Parameter 20 V ID Drain Current (continuous) at Tc = 25 C 8.0 A ID o Drain Current (continuous) at Tc = 100 C 5.1 A Drain Current (pulsed) 32 A IDM (*) P t ot dv/dt( 1 ) T stg Tj o o Total Dissipation at Tc = 25 C 125 W Derating F actor 1.0 W/ C 3.5 V/ ns Peak Diode Recovery voltage slope Storage T emperature Max. O perating Junction Temperature o -65 to 150 o C 150 o C (*) Pulse width limited by safe operating area (1) ISD 8A, di/dt 100 A/s, VDD V(BR)DSS, Tj TJMAX First Digit of the Datecode Being Z or K Identifies Silicon Characterized in this Datasheet August 1998 1/8 IRF840 THERMAL DATA R t hj-ca se Rthj -amb R thc- si nk Tl Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max Thermal Resistance Case-sink Typ Maximum Lead Temperature For Soldering Purpose o 1.0 62.5 0.5 300 C/W oC/W o C/W o C Max Valu e Unit AVALANCHE CHARACTERISTICS Symb ol Parameter I AR Avalanche Current, Repetitive or Not-Repetitive (pulse width limited by Tj max) 8.0 A E AS Single Pulse Avalanche Energy (starting Tj = 25 o C, I D = IAR , VDD = 50 V) 520 mJ ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tcase = 25 oC unless otherwise specified) OFF Symb ol V (BR)DSS I DSS I GSS Parameter Drain-source Breakdown Voltage Test Cond ition s I D = 250 A V DS = Max Rating Zero G ate Voltage Drain Current (VGS = 0) V DS = Max Rating Gate-body Leakage Current (V DS = 0) Min. Typ . Max. 500 V GS = 0 Un it V o T c = 125 C V GS = 20 V 1 50 A A 100 nA ON () Symb ol Parameter Test Cond ition s ID = 250 A V GS(th) Gate Threshold Voltage R DS( on) Static Drain-source On V GS = 10V Resistance ID(o n) V DS = VGS Min. Typ . Max. Un it 2 3 4 V 0.75 0.85 ID = 4.8 A 8.0 On State Drain Current V DS > I D(on) x R DS(on) max V GS = 10 V A DYNAMIC Symb ol g fs () C iss C oss C rss 2/8 Parameter Test Cond ition s Forward Transconductance V DS > I D(on) x R DS(on) max Input Capacitance Output Capacitance Reverse T ransfer Capacitance V DS = 25 V f = 1 MHz I D = 4.8 A VGS = 0 Min. Typ . 4.9 Max. Un it S 1300 200 18 pF pF pF IRF840 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) SWITCHING ON Symb ol Parameter Test Cond ition s t d(on) tr Turn-on Time Rise Time V DD = 250 V I D = 4.3 A VGS = 10 V R G = 4.7 (see test circuit, figure 3) Qg Q gs Q gd Total Gate Charge Gate-Source Charge Gate-Drain Charge V DD = 400 V Min. Typ . Max. 19 11 I D = 8.0 A VGS = 10 V Un it ns ns 39 10.6 13.7 50 nC nC nC Typ . Max. Un it SWITCHING OFF Symb ol t r(Vof f) tf tc Parameter Off-voltage Rise Time Fall Time Cross-over Time Test Cond ition s Min. 11.5 11 20 V DD = 400 V I D = 8 A R G = 4.7 V GS = 10 V (see test circuit, figure 5) ns ns ns SOURCE DRAIN DIODE Symb ol Parameter Test Cond ition s I SD I SDM (*) Source-drain Current Source-drain Current (pulsed) V SD () Forward On Voltage I SD = 8.0 A Reverse Recovery Time Reverse Recovery Charge Reverse Recovery Current I SD = 8.0 A di/dt = 100 A/s o T j = 150 C V DD = 100 V (see test circuit, figure 5) t rr Q rr I RRM Min. Typ . V GS = 0 Max. Un it 8.0 32 A A 1.6 V 420 ns 3.5 C 16.5 A () Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300 s, duty cycle 1.5 % (*) Pulse width limited by safe operating area Safe Operating Area Thermal Impedance 3/8 IRF840 Output Characteristics Transfer Characteristics Transconductance Static Drain-source On Resistance Gate Charge vs Gate-source Voltage Capacitance Variations 4/8 IRF840 Normalized Gate Threshold Voltage vs Temperature Normalized On Resistance vs Temperature Source-drain Diode Forward Characteristics 5/8 IRF840 Fig. 1: Unclamped Inductive Load Test Circuit Fig. 1: Unclamped Inductive Waveform Fig. 3: Switching Times Test Circuits For Resistive Load Fig. 4: Gate Charge test Circuit Fig. 5: Test Circuit For Inductive Load Switching And Diode Recovery Times 6/8 IRF840 TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA mm DIM. MIN. inch TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX. A 4.40 4.60 0.173 0.181 C 1.23 1.32 0.048 0.051 D 2.40 2.72 0.094 D1 0.107 1.27 0.050 E 0.49 0.70 0.019 0.027 F 0.61 0.88 0.024 0.034 F1 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067 F2 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067 G 4.95 5.15 0.194 0.203 G1 2.4 2.7 0.094 0.106 H2 10.0 10.40 0.393 0.409 14.0 0.511 L2 16.4 L4 0.645 13.0 0.551 2.65 2.95 0.104 0.116 L6 15.25 15.75 0.600 0.620 L7 6.2 6.6 0.244 0.260 L9 3.5 3.93 0.137 0.154 DIA. 3.75 3.85 0.147 0.151 D1 C D A E L5 H2 G G1 F1 L2 F2 F Dia. L5 L9 L7 L6 L4 P011C 7/8 IRF840 Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, STMicroelectronics assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of STMicroelectronics. Specification mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice. 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