Gate Drive Characteristics and Requirements

Application note covers the following topics: Gate Drive vs. Base Drive, Gate Voltage Limitations, The Impedance of the Gate Circuit, Driving Standard Power MOSFETs from TTL, Driving Standard Power MOSFETs from CMOS, Driving Power MOSFETs from Linear Circuits, Drive Circuits not Referenced to Ground, Drive Requirements and Switching Characteristics of Logic Level Power MOSFETs, Simple and Inexpensive Methods to Generate Isolated Gate Drive Supplies, and Photovoltaic Generators as Gate Drivers, Resonant Gate Drive Techniques.