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A noise immunity improved level shift structure for a 600 V HVIC

Yunwu Zhang, Jing Zhu, Guodong Sun, Cuichun Liu, Weifeng Sun and Qinsong Qian

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 Corresponding author: Zhang Yunwu, Email:zhangyunwu5555@163.com

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Abstract: A novel level shift circuit featuring with high dV/dt noise immunity and improved negative VS capacity is proposed in this paper. Compared with the conventional structure, the proposed circuit adopting two cross-coupled PMOS transistors realizes the selective filtering ability by exploiting the path which filters out the noise introduced by the dV/dt. In addition, a differential noise cancellation circuit is proposed to enhance the noise immunity further. Meanwhile, the negative VS capacity is improved by unifying the detected reference voltage and the logic block's threshold voltage. A high voltage half bridge gate drive IC adopting the presented structure is experimentally realized by using a usual 600 V BCD process and achieves the stable operation up to 65 V/ns of the dV/dt characteristics.

Key words: gate driverhalf bridgedV/dt noiselevel shiftnegative VS capacity



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Fig. 1.  High side driver with the proposed level shift structure

Fig. 2.  Working under noise circumstance

Fig. 3.  Working under normal circumstances

Fig. 4.  Single path of the conventional structure

Fig. 5.  Signal transmission diagram

Fig. 6.  Key point waveform of the circuit

Fig. 7.  Micro-photo of the driver

Fig. 8.  Simulation results (a) Conventional structure wrong triggered by a dV/dt = 50 V/ns. (b) Driver with the proposed shifter works well even dV/dt = 65 V/ns

Fig. 9.  dV/dt noise test results. (a) A 65 V/ns noise is applied to $V_{\rm B}$. (b) Experimental results of the driver with the proposed shifter

Fig. 10.  Allowable negative $V_{\rm S}$ voltage of the shifters

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Hwang J T. High side driver IC with excellent noise immunity performance. Comp-Tech China, 2005, 12:65
[2]
Liu Jizhi, Chen Xingbi. A new level-shifting structure with multiply metal rings by divided RESURF technique. Journal of Semiconductors, 2009, 30(4):44005 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/4/044005
[3]
Ai J H, He Q X, Fang S H. Research on high voltage level shifter in half-bridges drive. Power Electron, 2005, 29(1):109
[4]
Hwang J T, Jung M S, Kim J S. Noise immunity enhanced 625 V high-side driver. Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2006:572
[5]
Volpi E, Fanucci L. Design of a high voltage high side driver with programmable output current. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, 2009:116 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5201358/
[6]
Qiao Ming, Fang Jian, Li Zhaoji. HVIC with coupled level shift structure. Chinese Journal of Semiconductors, 2006, 27(11):2040(in Chinese) http://www.jos.ac.cn/bdtxben/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=06052501&flag=1
[7]
Fan Tao, Huang Qiang, Du Bo. Design of new level shifter. Journal of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 2011, 40(1):138(in Chinese)
[8]
International Rectifier. Half bridge gate driver: IR2308(S), Datasheet Rev. C, 2004
[9]
Chen Z R, She Y, Sun Y L. The principle and application of IR2304 driver integrated circuit. International Electronic Elements, 2005:44
[10]
Chu Xiuqin, Wang Xueyan, Wang Songlin. Design of MOS gate drive circuit with high voltage and noise immunity. J Huazhong University of Sci & Tech, 2011, 39(6):50
[11]
Fairchild Semiconductor. Half bridge gate driver: FAN7380, Datasheet Rev. 1. 0, 2005
[12]
Chen B. Isolated half-bridge gate driver with integrated high-side supply. IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2008:3616
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      Yunwu Zhang, Jing Zhu, Guodong Sun, Cuichun Liu, Weifeng Sun, Qinsong Qian. A noise immunity improved level shift structure for a 600 V HVIC[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2013, 34(6): 065008. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/6/065008 Y W Zhang, J Zhu, G D Sun, C C Liu, W F Sun, Q S Qian. A noise immunity improved level shift structure for a 600 V HVIC[J]. J. Semicond., 2013, 34(6): 065008. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/6/065008.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Y W Zhang, J Zhu, G D Sun, C C Liu, W F Sun, Q S Qian. A noise immunity improved level shift structure for a 600 V HVIC[J]. J. Semicond., 2013, 34(6): 065008. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/6/065008.
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      • Corresponding author: Zhang Yunwu, Email:zhangyunwu5555@163.com
      • Received Date: 2012-10-20
      • Revised Date: 2012-11-27
      • Published Date: 2013-06-01

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