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PI2127

Rev 1.3

happens, the MOSFET is turned on and the

will be high resistance to indicate that the MOSFET is

Note that in case of an input fault condition, where the

S pin is at ground and the output (D pin and SN pin)

are at a high voltage there will be two current paths,

one path from D pin to GND and the other path from

SN pin to SP.

The current path from D pin to GND and S pins is due

to the level shift circuit and will draw current from the

output as a function of the voltage between D pin and

Ω

−

=

−

−

k

V

V

I

GND

D

FLT

D

15

5

.

0

Where:

FLT

D

I

−

:

Maximum D pin current during input short

fault condition

GND

D

V

−

: Voltage difference between the D pin and

ground.

The current path from SN pin to S pin is a function of

the SN voltage based on the following equation:

PAR

GND

SN

FLT

SN

R

V

V

I

12

_

−

=

−

Where:

FLT

SN

I

_

: SN current during input short fault condition

GND

SN

V

−

: Voltage difference between SN pin (or load

voltage) and ground.

PAR

R

:

Resistance of the internal path, 10KΩ

typical and 8kΩ minimum

The level shift circuit worst case power dissipation

during input short is:

Ω

−

=

−

k

V

V

Pd

GND

D

15

)

5

.

0

(

2

The thermal resistance and power dissipation of the

level shift circuit will limit the voltage applied at the D

pin during a shorted input condition. When the PCB

temperature exceeds 110°C, the applied voltage must

be derated according to Figure 21. The plot in Figure

21 is calculated using the worst case power

100°C/W.

Figure 21: Level shift circuit applied voltage de-rating

(valid during an input short fault condition

as a function of PCB Temperature)