Three-phase motor drive efficiency from 85V MOSFET driver with adaptive dead-time

July 9, 2026

The MIC4607A MOSFET driver from Microchip features fast propagation delay and driver rise/fall time, in addition to protection features, for modern automotive and industrial motor drive designs.

Microchip has introduced the MIC4607A MOSFET driver with 35ns propagation delay time and 20ns driver rise/fall time, over a 1nF capacitive load, suitable for motors used in automobiles and industrial automation.

 

Modern motor drives are becoming more robust, and the MIC4607A supports that by featuring protection features such as:

  • A high-speed and low-power lever shifter for clean low-high output transitions
  • Under-voltage protection provided on both low and high-side drivers
  • Adaptive dead-time control ensuring MOSFETs of the same phase branch are not conducting at the same time

These features prevent the driver from being affected by supply glitches, high-side ringing below ground and skewing with fast voltage transitions.

 

The MIC4607A features wettable flanks in a 28-pin 4mm x 5mm VQFN package for reliable bonding to PCB layouts, and operates between -40°C to 125°C.

Features

  • Gate supply drive voltage up to 16V
  • Independent or single PWM input modes
  • Transistor-transistor logic (TTL) input thresholds
  • On-chip bootstrap diodes

Applications

  • Three-phase and brushless dc motor drivers
  • Three-phase inverters
  • Automotive brushless dc motors
Microchip — MIC4607A MOSFET Driver

Evaluation Board

Part Number: EV42B57A

The EV42B57A evaluation board features the MIC4607 MOSFET driver, capable of driving three-phase brushless dc motors rated up to 20A and 85V. The board supports asymmetric turn-on and turn-off, allowing designers to precisely tune electromagnetic interference (EMI) behavior.

 

Key features include:

  • MOSFET bridge supply voltage range: 5.25V to 85V
  • 1A peak gate drive sink/source current
  • PWM signal test headers
  • Fault signal test header
  • Forced commutation after 250ns wait
  • 3.3V and 5V logic levels
  • External 200mV over-current protection

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