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Four independent low-side drivers in one package concentrate the gate-drive routing under the IC, which keeps the high-current loops tight — a layout advantage when driving paralleled MOSFETs from a single controller. ## Four 1.2 A channels — what the peak current buys you Each of the four channels delivers 1.2 A peak source and 1.2 A peak sink. That is enough current to charge and discharge the gate capacitance of a medium-power MOSFET (say, 10-15 nC Qg) in under 20 ns, which keeps switching losses low in a 200-500 kHz converter. The symmetric source/sink ratio means the turn-on and turn-off edges are balanced — no need to add a separate gate resistor for the turn-off path. Rise time is 14 ns typ and fall time 13 ns typ into a standard test load. Keep the driver-to-gate trace under 10 mm and use a local bypass cap between VDD and GND right at the IC pins. ## Supply range and logic compatibility The 4.5 V to 18 V supply range covers the common gate-drive rails: 5 V for logic-level MOSFETs, 12 V for standard power MOSFETs, and 15 V for IGBTs at the low end of their gate voltage. The logic input thresholds are 0.8 V (VIL) and 2.4 V (VIH), so a 3.3 V microcontroller output drives it directly — no level shifter needed between the PWM pin and the driver input. Non-inverting inputs mean the output follows the input polarity — no inversion to account for in the control loop. ## Active lifecycle and compliance status Microchip lists the MIC4468YWM-TR as Active, so there is no last-time-buy clock running and no risk of an abrupt EOL notice on the next PCN cycle. ROHS3 compliant — no exemptions expiring, which simplifies the declaration for EU-market equipment.","metaTitle":"MIC4468YWM-TR 1.2A Low-Side Gate Driver, 16-SOIC","metaDescription":"Microchip MIC4468YWM-TR low-side gate driver, 4 independent channels, 1.2A peak output, 14ns rise/13ns fall. Active, ROHS3. 16-SOIC. Quoted to order.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"ROHS3 Compliant","productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Power Management (PMIC / Gate Driver)"],"specifications":{"Package":"Tape & Reel (TR); Cut Tape (CT)","Gate Type":"N-Channel, P-Channel MOSFET","Input Type":"Non-Inverting","Channel Type":"Independent","Mounting Type":"Surface Mount","Package / Case":"16-SOIC (0.295\\\", 7.50mm Width)","lifecycle_stage":"eol_hot","Voltage - Supply":"4.5V ~ 18V","Number of Drivers":"4","Driven Configuration":"Low-Side","Operating Temperature":"-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)","Rise / Fall Time (Typ)":"14ns, 13ns","Supplier Device Package":"16-SOIC","Logic Voltage - VIL, VIH":"0.8V, 2.4V","Current - Peak Output (Source, Sink)":"1.2A, 1.2A"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$5.1","priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$5.10000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":25,"price":"$4.24000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":100,"price":"$3.84780","currency":"USD"},{"qty":1000,"price":"$3.84781","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icboms.com/05115c0efb66a374336eefd70e495d40.pdf","sourceUrl":null,"alternativesUrl":"https://icboms.com/api/mcp/products/MIC4468YWM-TR/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"Will MIC4468YWM-TR drop into a board specified around MIC4104YM?","answer":"No — the MIC4104YM is a half-bridge driver in an 8-pin SOIC, while the MIC4468YWM-TR is a quad low-side driver in a 16-pin SOIC. The pinout, function, and package are different; a board spin would be required. The MIC4468YWM-TR is not a pin-compatible swap for the MIC4104YM."},{"question":"What compliance documentation does Microchip provide for MIC4468YWM-TR?","answer":"The part is ROHS3 compliant. Microchip typically provides a RoHS certificate of compliance and a REACH declaration upon request through the supply channel."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icboms.com/microchip/MIC4468YWM-TR","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icboms.com/llms.txt","source":"ICBOMS","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"ICBOMS\" and link https://icboms.com/microchip/MIC4468YWM-TR when reusing this data. 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