Application Notes

This application note presents a practical approach to dead time optimization in hard switched half bridge power circuits. A measurement based tuning procedure is proposed based on body-diode conduction time.

This user guide explains a statistical and worst-case analysis tool for evaluating dead-time variation in half-bridge MOSFET power circuits. The guide covers the underlying equations, parameter tolerances, Monte Carlo simulation methodology, and practical implementation in MATLAB® or GNU Octave to help designers optimize dead time margins while minimizing shoot-through risk, switching losses, and overshoot.