Part Number:DRV104
DRV104 failure on PCB powerup. No output load to circuit during all powerups. See schematics below.
DRV104 application is to power small muffin fans.
Design has worked in Galil systems since 2012 using older TI IC product. Then new Galil product has this exact circuit failing using TI's more recent date codes of the IC.
1. Bad part. Note the package failure eruption near the “R” in DRV104. This is more dramatic than the failed IC in the left most picture presented further below in writeup.
(ALL GRAPHICS REMOVED BY TI TOOLS. PLEASE ADVISE AUTHOR.)
2. After failure, pins OUT1 / OUT2 measure < 1ohm to VS / VPSx
The PCB SN1 of Rev A given to me has three of four fan ICs in this “Output shorted” state.
The following is trying to target a BAD date code compared to a GOOD date code.
LEFT IC IS FROM recent product (BAD?). ::: Right IC is from product 7 yrs ago – not known to fail.
Following statement from TI / Burr Brown datasheet.
Following is a fan driver schematic for the circuit which worked for years and now it doesn't.
Couple Key components:
D8 | 2A 100V | DIODE SCHOTTKY | ON Semiconductor | MBRS2H100T3G | MBRS2H100T3GOSCT-ND |
790mV @ 2A
C123 | 470UF | CAP ALUM 470UF 50V ELECT RAD | Vishay/BC Components | MAL214651471E3 | 4501PHBK-ND |
470µF 50V Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Radial, Can 3000 Hrs @ 125°C
or 35V rated caps Rubycon/35PX470MEFC10X12.5
Similar version of circuit which showed same sensitivity as first schematic presented.
Keys:
1. “Latchup” from +24V (VS / VPSx) seems to be more prone to occur when a fan load is NOT present.
2. Failure seems to be within the IC and is SCR like. It is a destructive failure and collapses the 24VDC power supply connected to pins 8, 9, 10. The IC temperature increases dramatically. Ie Power supply current into the IC is well above rating.
Online TI datasheet still references Burr Brown. This IC could be one that may have been moved to a new IC process or had an IC process change as time has passed from 2012 to 2019.
OUTPUT spec.
Failure Issue was first found in TI Silicon around : Thursday, May 17, 2018
Updated version of 2nd circuit schematic presented above which hasn't shown the failure with recent TI silicon. Schottky D57 is key "FIX" component. (TI, please verify this schottky ALWAYS fixes issue and advise.)
Galil can respond with more data as conversation begins.