FEATURES
Integrated Drive Regulator (4 V to 14 V)
Adjustable/Adaptive Dead-Time Control
4-A Peak current at VDRV of 14 V
10-V to 15-V Supply Voltage Range
TTL-Compatible Inputs
Internal Schottky Diode Reduces Part Count
Synchronous or Nonsynchronous Operation
Inverting and Noninverting Options
TSSOP PowerPad Package for Excellent
Thermal Performance

APPLICATIONS
Single or Multiphase Synchronous-Buck
Power Supplies
High-Current DC/DC Power Modules

DESCRIPTION
The TPS2838/39/48/49 devices are MOSFET
drivers designed for high-performance
synchronous power supplies. The drivers can
source and sink up to 4-A peak current at a 14-V
drive voltage. These are ideal devices to use with
power supply controllers that do not have on-chip
drivers. The low-side driver is capable of driving
loads of 3.3 nF in 10-ns rise/fall times and has
40-ns propagation delays at room temperature.
The MOSFET drivers have an integrated 150-mA
regulator, so the gate drive voltage can be
optimized for specific MOSFETs. The TPS2848
and TPS2849 have a fixed 8-V drive regulator,
while the TPS2838/39 allow the drive regulator to
be adjusted from 4 V to 14 V by selection of two
external resistors.
The devices feature VDRV to PGND shootthrough
protection with adaptive/adjustable
deadtime control. The deadtime, for turning on the
high-side FET from LOWDR transitioning low, is
adjustable with an external capacitor on the
DELAY pin. This allows compensation for the
effect the gate resistor has on the synchronous
FET turn off. The adaptive deadtime prevents the
turning on of the low-side FET until the voltage on
the BOOTLO pin falls below a threshold after the
high-side FET stops conducting. The high-side
drive can be configured as a ground referenced
driver or a floating bootstrap driver. The internal
Schottky diode minimizes the size and number of
external components needed for the bootstrap
driver circuit. Only one external ceramic capacitor
is required to configure the bootstrap driver.