Abstract:
In described examples, an integrated semiconductor transistor chip (110a) for use in a buck converter includes a high side transistor (120a), which is formed on the chip (110a) and includes a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor. Also, the chip (110a) includes a low side transistor (130a), which is formed on the chip (110a) and includes a source down metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET). Further, the chip (110a) includes: a substrate (138) for use as a source for the low side transistor (130a); and an n-doped well (122) for isolation of the high side transistor (120a) from the source of the low side transistor (130a).
Abstract:
A power MOSFET (202) is formed in a semiconductor device (200) with a parallel combination of a shunt resistor (208) and a diode-connected MOSFET (210) between a gate input node (204) of the semiconductor device and a gate (206) of the power MOSFET. A gate (212) of the diode-connected MOSFET is connected to the gate (206) of the power MOSFET. Source and drain nodes (216, 214) of the diode-connected MOSFET are connected to a source node (218) of the power MOSFET through diodes (220). The drain node of the diode-connected MOSFET is connected to the gate input node (204) of the semiconductor device. The source node(216) of the diode-connected MOSFET is connected to the gate (206) of the power MOSFET. The power MOSFET and the diode-connected MOSFET are integrated into the substrate of the semiconductor device so that the diode- connected MOSFET source and drain nodes (216, 214) are electrically isolated from the power MOSFET source node (218) through a pn junction.