AN10882 Dependency of BLF578 gate bias voltage on

AN10882
Dependency of BLF578 gate bias voltage on temperature
Rev. 01 — 17 December 2009
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BLF578, HV LDMOS
Abstract
This application note describes the dependency of the BLF578 transistor
gate bias voltage on junction temperature
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Dependency of BLF578 gate bias voltage on temperature
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1. Introduction
The BLF578 is a 50 V push-pull transistor using NXP Semiconductor’s sixth generation of
HV LDMOS technology. The BLF578 has a high degree of ruggedness, critical for
successful broadcasting, due to the carefully designed high voltage fabrication process.
Within the BLF578 package, the two push-pull modules are completely independent of
each other and the gates are protected by the integrated ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD)
diode.
The BLF578 is unmatched and designed for use in applications where very high power
and efficiency are required. At full operating power, the BLF578 can withstand a 13:1
VSWR for all phase angles. Typical uses are FM/VHF broadcasting, laser, and Industrial
Scientific and Medical (ISM) applications.
This application note describes the dependency of gate bias voltage on the BLF578
transistor junction temperature. This dependency can be used by a temperature
compensated bias circuit to ensure that the quiescent drain current remains constant
during RF operation.
2. Measurement results
To determine the dependency of gate-bias voltage on temperature, the BLF578 case
temperature (Tcase) was allowed to reach 70 °C and gradually water cooled to 5 °C. Over
this temperature range the gate-source voltage (VGS) was adjusted to maintain a constant
quiescent current (IDq) and the values of VGS and Tcase were recorded. The
measurements were performed for IDq values of 0.2 A, 1 A and 2 A at a supply voltage
(VDS) of 50 V as shown in Figure 1.
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2.0
VGS
(V)
1.8
(1)
1.6
(2)
(3)
1.4
1.2
0
20
40
60
80
100
Tcase (°C)
(1) IDq = 2 A.
(2) IDq = 1 A.
(3) IDq = 0.2 A.
Fig 1.
Gate-source voltage as a function of case temperature
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The values of the three quiescent currents used in the measurements were chosen to
represent typical quiescent currents found in NXP Semiconductor applications.
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Fig 2.
BLF578 junction temperature measured by infrared camera
The case temperature (Tcase) was measured below the flange as shown in Figure 3.
(1)
1 mm
(2)
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(1) Tcase.
(2) Heatsink temperature (Th).
Fig 3.
BLF578 temperature measurement points
3. Abbreviations
Table 1.
Abbreviations
Acronym
Description
HV
High Voltage
LDMOS
Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor
VSWR
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
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4. Legal information
4.1
Definitions
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4.2
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Applications — Applications that are described herein for any of these
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5. Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Date of release: 17 December 2009
Document identifier: AN10882_1