MIC4423/4424/4425 Micrel, Inc. MIC4423/4424/4425
Dual 3A-Peak Low-Side MOSFET Driver
Bipolar/CMOS/DMOS Process General Description Features The MIC4423/4424/4425 family are highly reliable BiCMOS/
DMOS buffer/driver/MOSFET drivers. They are higher output current versions of the MIC4426/4427/4428, which are
improved versions of the MIC426/427/428. All three families
are pin-compatible. The MIC4423/4424/4425 drivers are capable of giving reliable service in more demanding electrical
environments than their predecessors. They will not latch
under any conditions within their power and voltage ratings.
They can survive up to 5V of noise spiking, of either polarity,
on the ground pin. They can accept, without either damage
or logic upset, up to half an amp of reverse current (either
polarity) forced back into their outputs. The MIC4423/4424/4425 series drivers are easier to use, more
flexible in operation, and more forgiving than other CMOS
or bipolar drivers currently available. Their BiCMOS/DMOS
construction dissipates minimum power and provides rail-torail voltage swings. Reliable, low-power bipolar/CMOS/DMOS construction
Latch-up protected to >500mA reverse current
Logic input withstands swing to –5V
High 3A-peak output current
Wide 4.5V to 18V operating range
Drives 1800pF capacitance in 25ns
Short <40ns typical delay time
Delay times consistent with in supply voltage change
Matched rise and fall times …
