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ZXMHC3F381N8TC
Dual MOSFET, H-Bridge, Complementary N and P Channel, 30 V, 30 V, 3.98 A, 3.98 A, 0.033 ohm
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- Manufacturer: DIODES INC.
- Product type: Dual MOSFETs
- Transistor Polarity:N and P Channel; Continuous Drain Current Id:3.98A; Drain Source Voltage Vds:30V; On Resistance Rds(on):0.033ohm; Rds(on) Test Voltage Vgs:10V; Threshold Voltage Vgs:1
- MSL: MSL 1 - Unlimited
- SVHC: No SVHC (25-Jun-2025)
- No. of Pins: 8Pins
- Channel Type: Complementary N and P Channel
- Product Range: -
- Qualification: -
- Transistor Case Style: SOIC
- Operating Temperature Max: 150°C
- Power Dissipation N Channel: 870mW
- Power Dissipation P Channel: 870mW
- Drain Source Voltage Vds N Channel: 30V
- Drain Source Voltage Vds P Channel: 30V
- Continuous Drain Current Id N Channel: 3.98A
- Continuous Drain Current Id P Channel: 3.98A
- Drain Source On State Resistance N Channel: 0.033ohm
- Drain Source On State Resistance P Channel: 0.033ohm
| Delivery and price | |
|---|---|
| Units per pack | 1000 |
| Price | 0.458 € |
| Current stock | 1000+ |
| Lead time | 30 days |
**A Product Line of Diodes Incorporated** ## **ZXMHC3F381N8 30V SO8 Complementary enhancement mode MOSFET H-Bridge** ## **Summary** |**Device**|**V(BR)DSS**|**QG**|**RDS(on)**| |---|---|---|---| |N-CH|30V|9.0nC|33mΩ @ VGS= 10V| ||||60mΩ @ VGS= 4.5V| |P-CH|-30V|12.7nC|55mΩ @ VGS= -10V| ||||80mΩ @ VGS= -4.5V| ## **Description** This new generation complementary MOSFET H-Bridge features low on-resistance achievable with low gate drive. ## **Features** - 2 x N + 2 x P channels in a SOIC package - Low voltage (VGS = 4.5 V) gate drive ## **Applications** - DC Motor control - DC-AC Inverters **==> picture [209 x 181] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> P1S/P2S<br>P1G P2G<br>P1D/N1D P2D/N2D<br>N1G N2G<br>N1S/N2S<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> ## **Ordering information** |**Device**|**Reel size**<br>**(inches)**|**Tape width**<br>**(mm)**|**Quantity**<br>**per reel**| |---|---|---|---| |ZXMHC3F381N8TC|13|12|2,500| ## **Device marking** ZXMHC 3F381 **© Diodes Incorporated** **www.diodes.com** **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 1** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **Absolute maximum ratings** |**Absolute maximum ratings**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Parameter**|**Symbol**|**N-**<br>**channel **|**P-**<br>**channel **|**Unit**| |Drain-Source voltage|VDSS|30|-30|V| |Gate-Source voltage|VGS|±20|±20|V| |Continuous Drain current @ VGS= 10V; TA=25°C(b)<br>@ VGS= 10V; TA=70°C(b)<br>@ VGS= 10V; TA=25°C(a)<br>@ VGS= 10V; TL=25°C(f)|ID|4.98<br>3.98<br>3.98<br>4.17|-4.13<br>-3.31<br>-3.36<br>-3.51|A| |Pulsed Drain current @ VGS= 10V; TA=25°C(c)|IDM|22.9|-19.6|A| |Continuous Source current (Body diode) at TA=25°C(b)|IS|2.0|-2.0|A| |Pulsed Source current (Body diode) at TA=25°C(c)|ISM|22.9|-19.6|A| |Power dissipation at TA=25°C(a)<br>Linear derating factor|PD|0.87<br>6.94||W<br>mW/°C| |Power dissipation at TA=25°C(b)<br>Linear derating factor|PD|1.35<br>10.9||W<br>mW/°C| |Power dissipation at TL=25°C(f)<br>Linear derating factor|PD|0.95<br>7.63|0.98<br>7.81|W<br>mW/°C| |Operating and storage temperature range|Tj, Tstg|-55 to 150||°C| ## **Thermal resistance** |**Thermal resistance**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Parameter**|**Symbol**|**Value**||**Unit**| |Junction to ambient(a)|RθJA|144||°C/W| |Junction to ambient(b)|RθJA|92||°C/W| |Junction to ambient(d)|RθJA|106||°C/W| |Junction to ambient(e)|RθJA|254||°C/W| |Junction to lead(f)|RθJL|131|128|°C/W| ## **NOTES:** (a) For a device surface mounted on 25mm x 25mm x 1.6mm FR4 PCB with high coverage of single sided 1oz copper, in still air conditions with the heat-sink split into two equal areas (one for each drain connection); the device is measured when operating in a steady-state condition with one active die. (b) Same as note (a), except the device is measured at t ≤ 10 sec. (c) Same as note (a), except the device is pulsed with D= 0.02 and pulse width 300 µs. The pulse current is limited by the maximum junction temperature. (d) For a device surface mounted on 50mm x 50mm x 1.6mm FR4 PCB with high coverage of single sided 2oz copper, in still air conditions with the heat-sink split into two equal areas (one for each drain connection); the device is measured when operating in a steady-state condition with one active die. (e) For a device surface mounted on minimum copper 1.6mm FR4 PCB, in still air conditions; the device is measured when operating in a steady-state condition with one active die. (f) Thermal resistance from junction to solder-point (at the end of the drain lead); the device is operating in a steady-state condition with one active die. **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 2** **www.diodes.com** **© Diodes Incorporated** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **Thermal characteristics** **==> picture [399 x 152] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> R R<br>DS(ON) DS(ON)<br>10 Limited 10 Limited<br>1 DC 1 DC<br>1s 1s<br>100m 100ms 10ms 100m 100ms 10ms<br>Note (a) 1ms Note (a) 1ms<br>100us 100us<br>10m Single Pulse, Tamb=25°C 10m Single Pulse, Tamb=25°C<br>0.1 1 10 0.1 1 10<br>VDS Drain-Source Voltage (V) -VDS Drain-Source Voltage (V)<br>N-channel Safe Operating Area P-channel Safe Operating Area<br> Drain Current (A)ID Drain Current (A)-ID<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [202 x 138] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 140<br>One Active Die<br>120 25 x 25mm 1oz<br>100<br>80 D=0.5<br>60<br>40 D=0.2 Single Pulse<br>D=0.05<br>20<br>D=0.1<br>0<br>100µ 1m 10m 100m 1 10 100 1k<br>Pulse Width (s)<br>Thermal Resistance (°C/W)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> ## **Transient Thermal Impedance** **==> picture [191 x 141] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 1.0<br>Any one<br>active die<br>0.5<br>0.0<br>0 25 50 75 100 125 150<br> Temperature (°C)<br> Max Power Dissipation (W)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [74 x 11] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> Derating Curve<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [197 x 138] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> One Active Die<br>100<br>Single Pulse<br>T amb =25°C<br>10<br>1<br>100µ 1m 10m 100m 1 10 100 1k<br>Pulse Width (s)<br>Maximum Power (W)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Pulse Power Dissipation** **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 3 © Diodes Incorporated** **www.diodes.com** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **N-channel electrical characteristics (at Tamb = 25°C unless otherwise stated)** |**Parameter**|**Symbol**|**Min.**|**Typ. **|**Max.**|**Unit**|**Conditions**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Static**||||||| |Drain-Source breakdown<br>voltage|V(BR)DSS|30|||V|ID = 250μA, VGS= 0V| |Zero Gate voltage Drain<br>current|IDSS|||0.5|µA|VDS= 30V, VGS= 0V| |Gate-Bodyleakage|IGSS|||±100|nA|VGS=±20V,VDS= 0V| |Gate-Source threshold<br>voltage|VGS(th)|1.0||3.0|V|ID= 250μA, VDS= VGS| |Static Drain-Source<br>on-state resistance(a)|RDS(on)|||0.033<br>0.060|Ω|VGS= 10V, ID= 5A<br>VGS= 4.5V, ID= 4A| |Forward<br>Transconductance(a) (c)|gfs||11.8||S|VDS= 15V, ID= 5A| |**Dynamic**||||||| |**Capacitance **(c)||||||| |Input capacitance|Ciss||430||pF|VDS= 15V, VGS= 0V<br>f= 1MHz| |Output capacitance|Coss||101||pF|| |Reverse transfer<br>capacitance|Crss||56||pF|| |**Switching **(b) (c)||||||| |Turn-on-delaytime|td(on)||2.5||ns|VDD= 15V, VGS= 10V<br>ID= 1A<br>RG ≅6Ω,| |Rise time|tr||3.3||ns|| |Turn-off delaytime|td(off)||11.5||ns|| |Fall time|tf||6.3||ns|| |**Gate charge **(c)||||||| |Total Gate charge|Qg||9.0||nC|VDS=15V, VGS= 10V<br>ID= 5A| |Gate-Source charge|Qgs||1.7||nC|| |Gate-Drain charge|Qgd||2.0||nC|| |**Source–Drain diode**||||||| |Diode forward voltage(a)|VSD||0.82|1.2|V|IS= 1.7A, VGS= 0V| |Reverse recoverytime(c)|trr||12||ns|IS= 2.1A, di/dt= 100A/μs| |Reverse recoverycharge(c)|Qrr||4.9||nC|| ## **NOTES:** (a) Measured under pulsed conditions. Pulse width ≤ 300μs; duty cycle ≤ 2%. (b) Switching characteristics are independent of operating junction temperature. (c) For design aid only, not subject to production testing **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 4** **www.diodes.com** **© Diodes Incorporated** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **N-channel typical characteristics** **==> picture [400 x 473] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 10V 4.5V VGS T = 150°C 10V 4.5V 4V V GS<br>10 4V 10<br>3.5V<br>3.5V<br>3V<br>1 1<br>2.5V<br>3V<br>0.1 0.1 2V<br>T = 25°C<br>2.5V<br>0.01 0.01<br>0.1 1 10 0.1 1 10<br>VDS Drain-Source Voltage (V) VDS Drain-Source Voltage (V)<br>Output Characteristics Output Characteristics<br>10 VDS = 10V 1.6 V GS = 10V<br>1.4 I D = 5A R DS(on)<br>1 T = 150°C 1.2<br>1.0<br>0.1 0.8 V<br>T = 25°C 0.6 V GS = V DS GS(th)<br>I D = 250uA<br>0.01 0.4<br>2 3 4 -50 0 50 100 150<br>VGS Gate-Source Voltage (V) Tj Junction Temperature (°C)<br>Typical Transfer Characteristics Normalised Curves v Temperature<br>1000<br>10<br>2.5V<br>T = 25°C VGS<br>100<br>T = 150°C<br>1<br>3V<br>10<br>3.5V<br>0.1 T = 25°C<br>1<br>4V<br>4.5V 0.01<br>0.1<br>10V<br>0.01 1E-3<br>0.01 0.1 1 10 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br>ID Drain Current (A) VSD Source-Drain Voltage (V)<br>On-Resistance v Drain Current Source-Drain Diode Forward Voltage<br> Drain Current (A) Drain Current (A)<br>ID ID<br>GS(th)<br> and V<br>DS(on)<br> Drain Current (A)<br>ID<br>Normalised R<br>)Ω<br> Reverse Drain Current (A)<br> Drain-Source On-Resistance ( ISD<br>DS(on)<br>R<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 5 © Diodes Incorporated** **www.diodes.com** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **N-channel typical characteristics –continued** **==> picture [190 x 151] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 600<br>V GS = 0V<br>500 f = 1MHz<br>400<br>300 CISS C OSS<br>200 CRSS<br>100<br>0<br>1 10<br>VDS - Drain - Source Voltage (V)<br>Capacitance v Drain-Source Voltage<br>C Capacitance (pF)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [192 x 151] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 10<br>9 I D = 5A<br>8<br>7<br>6<br>5<br>4<br>3<br>2 VDS = 15V<br>1<br>0<br>0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br>Q - Charge (nC)<br>Gate-Source Voltage v Gate Charge<br> Gate-Source Voltage (V)<br>GS<br>V<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> ## **Test circuits** **==> picture [154 x 115] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> QG<br>VG QGS QGD<br>Charge<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [136 x 124] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> Current<br>regulator<br>12V 50k Same as<br>D.U.T<br>VDS<br>IG<br>D.U.T<br>ID<br>VGS<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Basic gate charge waveform** **Gate charge test circuit** **==> picture [200 x 99] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> VDS<br>90%<br>10%<br>VGS<br>td(on) tr td(off) tr<br>t(on) t(on)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [132 x 84] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> RD<br>VGS VDS<br>RG VDD<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Switching time waveforms** **Switching time test circuit** **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 6 © Diodes Incorporated** **www.diodes.com** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **P-channel electrical characteristics (at Tamb = 25°C unless otherwise stated)** |**Parameter**|**Symbol**|**Min.**|**Typ. **|**Max.**|**Unit**|**Conditions**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Static**||||||| |Drain-Source breakdown<br>voltage|V(BR)DSS|-30|||V|ID = -250μA, VGS= 0V| |Zero Gate voltage Drain<br>current|IDSS|||-0.5|µA|VDS= -30V, VGS= 0V| |Gate-Bodyleakage|IGSS|||±100|nA|VGS=±20V,VDS= 0V| |Gate-Source threshold<br>voltage|VGS(th)|-1.0||-3.0|V|ID= -250μA, VDS= VGS| |Static Drain-Source<br>on-state resistance(a)|RDS(on)|||0.055<br>0.080|Ω|VGS= -10V, ID= -5A<br>VGS= -4.5V, ID= -4A| |Forward<br>Transconductance(a) (c)|gfs||14||S|VDS= -15V, ID= -5A| |**Dynamic**||||||| |**Capacitance **(c)||||||| |Input capacitance|Ciss||670||pF|VDS= -15V, VGS= 0V<br>f= 1MHz| |Output capacitance|Coss||126||pF|| |Reverse transfer<br>capacitance|Crss||70||pF|| |**Switching **(b) (c)||||||| |Turn-on-delaytime|td(on)||1.9||ns|VDD= -15V, VGS= -10V<br>ID= -1A<br>RG ≅6Ω| |Rise time|tr||3.0||ns|| |Turn-off delaytime|td(off)||30||ns|| |Fall time|tf||21||ns|| |**Gate charge **(c)||||||| |Total Gate charge|Qg||12.7||nC|VDS= -15V, VGS= -10V<br>ID= -5A| |Gate-Source charge|Qgs||2.0||nC|| |Gate-Drain charge|Qgd||2.4||nC|| |**Source–Drain diode**||||||| |Diode forward voltage(a)|VSD||-0.82|-1.2|V|IS= -1.7A, VGS= 0V| |Reverse recoverytime(c)|trr||16.5||ns|IS= -2.1A, di/dt= 100A/μs| |Reverse recoverycharge(c)|Qrr||11.5||nC|| ## **NOTES:** (a) Measured under pulsed conditions. Pulse width ≤ 300μs; duty cycle ≤ 2%. (b) Switching characteristics are independent of operating junction temperature. (c) For design aid only, not subject to production testing **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 7** **www.diodes.com** **© Diodes Incorporated** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **P-channel typical characteristics** **==> picture [390 x 463] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> T = 25°C 10V 4.5V 4V T = 150°C 10V 4V 3.5V<br>10 3.5V 10 3V<br>2.5V<br>3V<br>1<br>2V<br>2.5V 1<br>0.1<br>VGS V GS<br>0.01 0.1<br>0.1 1 10 0.1 1 10<br>-VDS Drain-Source Voltage (V) -VDS Drain-Source Voltage (V)<br>Output Characteristics Output Characteristics<br>1.6<br>10 V DS = 10V 1.4 V I D GS = 5A = 10V<br>1.2 R DS(on)<br>T = 150°C<br>1.0<br>1 T = 25°C<br>0.8<br>V GS = V DS<br>0.6 I D = 250uA V GS(th)<br>0.1 0.4<br>2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 -50 0 50 100 150<br>-VGS Gate-Source Voltage (V) Tj Junction Temperature (°C)<br>Typical Transfer Characteristics Normalised Curves v Temperature<br>2.5V T = 25°C VGS 10<br>10 T = 150°C<br>1<br>3V<br>3.5V<br>1<br>4V 0.1 T = 25°C<br>0.1 4.5V 0.01<br>10V<br>Vgs = 0V<br>0.01 1E-3<br>0.01 0.1 1 10 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br>-ID Drain Current (A) -VSD Source-Drain Voltage (V)<br>On-Resistance v Drain Current Source-Drain Diode Forward Voltage<br> Drain Current (A) Drain Current (A)<br>D D<br>-I -I<br>GS(th)<br> and V<br>DS(on)<br> Drain Current (A)<br>D<br>-I<br>Normalised R<br>)Ω<br> Reverse Drain Current (A)<br>SD<br> Drain-Source On-Resistance ( -I<br>DS(on)<br>R<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 8** **www.diodes.com** **© Diodes Incorporated** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **P-channel typical characteristics –continued** **==> picture [388 x 146] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> 1000 10<br>V GS = 0V 9 I D = 5A<br>800 f = 1MHz 8<br>7<br>600 C ISS COSS 65<br>400 C RSS 4<br>3<br>200 2<br>1 V DS = 15V<br>0 0<br>1 10 0 5 10 15<br>-VDS - Drain - Source Voltage (V) Q - Charge (nC)<br>Capacitance v Drain-Source Voltage Gate-Source Voltage v Gate Charge<br>C Capacitance (pF) Gate-Source Voltage (V)<br>GS<br>-V<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Gate-Source Voltage v Gate Charge** ## **Test circuits** **==> picture [154 x 50] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> QG<br>VG QGS QGD<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> Charge **==> picture [137 x 124] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> Current<br>regulator<br>12V 0.2�F 50k Same as<br>D.U.T<br>VDS<br>IG<br>D.U.T<br>ID<br>VGS<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Basic gate charge waveform** **Gate charge test circuit** **==> picture [201 x 99] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> VDS<br>90%<br>10%<br>VGS<br>tr td(off) tr td(on)<br>t(on) t(on)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **==> picture [149 x 84] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**<br> RD<br>VGS VDS<br>RG VDD<br>Pulse width � 1�S<br>Duty factor 0.1%<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br> **Switching time waveforms** **Switching time test circuit** **Issue 1.0 - March 2009 9 © Diodes Incorporated** **www.diodes.com** **ZXMHC3F381N8** ## **Packaging details - SO8** |**DIM**<br>~~en~~<br>~~a~~|**Inches**<br>~~en~~<br>~~A~~|**Inches**<br>~~en~~<br>~~A~~|**Millimeters**<br>~~en~~<br>~~ee~~|**Millimeters**<br>~~en~~<br>~~ee~~|**DIM**<br>~~en~~|**Inches**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~|**Inches**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~|**Millimeters**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~|**Millimeters**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Min.**<br>~~en~~<br>~~A~~|**Max.**<br>~~en~~|**Min.**<br>~~en~~<br>~~ee~~|**Max.**<br>~~en~~<br>~~ee~~||**Min.**<br>~~en~~|**Max.**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~|**Min.**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~|**Max.**<br>~~en~~<br>~~eee~~| |A<br>~~a~~|0.053<br>~~A~~|0.069|1.35<br>~~ee~~|1.75<br>~~ee~~|e|0.050 BSC<br>~~eee~~||1.27 BSC<br>~~eee~~|| |A1<br>~~a~~|0.004|0.010|0.10|0.25|b|0.013|0.020|0.33|0.51| |D<br>~~a~~|0.189|0.197|4.80|5.00|c|0.008|0.010|0.19|0.25| |H<br>~~a~~|0.228|0.244|5.80|6.20|θ|0°|8°|0°|8°| |E<br>~~a~~|0.150|0.157|3.80|4.00|-|-|-|-|-| |L<br>~~a~~|0.016|0.050|0.40|1.27|-|-|-|-|-| **Note:** Controlling dimensions are in inches. 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