Brushless DC Drivers
Automotive Three-Phase MOSFET Driver with ASIL Compliance, Diagnostics, and Current Sensing
A4918
The A4918 is an N-channel power MOSFET driver capable of controlling MOSFETs connected in a 3-phase bridge arrangement and is specifically designed for automotive applications with high-power inductive loads, such as BLDC motors.
Product Details
Product Details
Top Features
- 3-phase bridge MOSFET driver
- Bootstrap gate drive for N-channel MOSFET bridge
- Cross-conduction protection with adjustable dead time
- Charge pump for low supply voltage operation
- Programmable gate drive voltage and strength
- 4.5 to 50 V supply voltage operating range
- Integrated logic supply
- Three programmable current sense amplifiers
- SPI-compatible serial interface
- Bridge control by direct logic inputs or serial interface
- Extensive programmable diagnostics
- Diagnostic verification
- Safety assist features
- Automotive AEC-Q100 qualified
Target Application
Part Number Specifications and Availability
Design Tools
Technical Documentation
Application Note
Estimating Maximum MOSFET Switching Frequency
Application Note
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Application Note
Advanced Negative Voltage Transient Test for Gate Drivers in Automotive Applications New
Technical Article