Avago Technologies’ New Gen of Smart Gate Drive Optocoupler

WDD Staff

Avago Technologies [1] (San Jose, CA) [Nasdaq:AVGO [2]] has announced a new highly-integrated smart gate drive optocoupler device, the ACPL-339J. The device is a 1A output current gate drive optocoupler with dual outputs optimized for driving both high- and low-side gates of the MOSFET buffer stage. Additional features include:

An internal active timing control circuitry preventing cross conduction.
Availability in an SO16 package.
VCE desaturation (DESAT) detection.
Under-voltage lockout (UVLO) detection.
"Soft" IGBT turn-off, and isolated open collector fault feedback.
Wide creepage and clearance of 8.3 mm.

For more information visit www.avagotech.com [1].