Four half-bridges in a PowerSO-36 — what that means for your motor drive
The STMicroelectronics L6207PD is a DMOS motor driver IC that packs four half-bridge outputs into a single PowerSO-36 package with exposed pad. Each channel delivers 2.8 A continuous (5.6 A peak) across an 8 V to 52 V load and supply range. The bootstrap circuit on each high-side driver eliminates the need for a separate isolated supply, simplifying the PCB layout for bipolar stepper or dual brushed-DC motor drives. Built-in fault protection — current limiting, over-temperature shutdown, and undervoltage lockout (UVLO) — covers the common failure modes in industrial motor-control applications.
2.8 A per channel — sizing the load budget
The 2.8 A continuous rating per channel is the number to use for steady-state motor torque calculations. The 5.6 A peak figure covers startup and transient stall events.
Active production — no LTB clock ticking
The L6207PD carries an active product status (current lifecycle stage) and ROHS3 compliance. There is no last-time-buy notice or EOL announcement on this part.