Isolation

PRODUCT SELECTOR GUIDE

Isolation
Solutions for industrial, power supply,
automotive, communications, and
consumer applications

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Isolation Solutions
The Silicon Labs’ digital isolation product portfolio leverages our superior isolation and
high-voltage expertise to enhance system performance, flexibility, and reliability while
reducing system size and cost. Our family of products includes CMOS digital isolators,
isolated gate drivers, isolated analog amplifiers and isolated ADCs. Our family of isolators
supports voltages up to 5 kV.

Isolation Product Families

Digital Isolator Isolated Gate Driver

IGBT
1/0
MCU
IN: 3V-5V pulse OUT: 15-30V
FET
IN: Digital control OUT: Reproduced digital width modulated digital signal
or data signal control or data signal digital signal

Isolated ADC Analog Isolator

MCU
1/0
MCU ADC

IN: Analog signal OUT: Digital representation IN: Analog signal OUT: Amplified
of analog signal analog signal

1  Isolation Product Selector Guide

Isolation Applications

Industrial Automotive
■■ Motor control ■■ Battery management
■■ Factory automation ■■ Isolated fieldbus
■■ Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) ■■ Inverters and chargers

Solar Inverters Power Supplies

■■ Isolated communication ■■ UPS
■■ DC-AC inverters ■■ Server supplies
■■ DC-DC converter ■■ Communications supplies

Consumer Telecom
■■ Inductive cooktops ■■ Isolated communication
■■ Motor control ■■ VoIP gateways
■■ Lighting ■■ Service ports

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Digital Isolators
Each of our digital isolator product families is designed and continuously developed to serve specific industry applications, and all
of them ship with Silicon Labs’ proprietary CMOS capacitive isolation technology. Count on the lowest electro-magnetic emissions
of all digital isolators on the market, the highest immunity to external fields, and robust, industrial-grade performance with high noise
immunity and a temperature operating range of up to 125 ºC.

Features Industrial Automation Application Example

Si86xx/Si86xxT RX RX
Si838x/
 est timing characteristics of any isolator, with
B Field Digital EN EN
■■
Si86xx/ MCU Si88xx XCVR A
I/O
a typical latency of under 10 ns Si87xx TX TX

■■  50 Mbps capable, 1–6 channels of signal

1
isolation in compact QSOP packages or wide Fieldbus
creepage SOIC, > 8 mm

Si87xx RX RX
Remote EN EN
Si88xx XCVR B
■■  nique pin-to-pin compatibility for drop-in
U MCU
TX TX
upgrades to popular optocouplers

Si88xx
■■ Integrated DC-DC converter with feedback-
controlled regulation

Si838x
■■  nique 8-channel, bipolar input isolator for
U
programmable logic controllers

Isolator Evaluation Kits

UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL ISOLATION RATING MAX DATA MAX PROPAGATION INPUT OUTPUT FORWARD REVERSE
FAMILY CHANNELS CHANNELS (KVRMS) INPUT TYPE PACKAGE TYPE RATE (MBPS) DELAY (NS) SUPPLY (V) SUPPLY (V) CHANNELS CHANNELS

Si80xx 3, 4, 5, 6 0 1 Digital QSOP16 65 3.15 5.5 3.15 5.5 3, 4, 5, 6 0

Si838x 8 0 2.5 LED Emulator QSOP20 200, 2000 4 µs, 4 µs/100 ns 2.25 5.5 8 0

NB SOIC16, NB
Si86xx 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 2 1, 2.5, 3.75, 5 Digital SOIC8, QSOP16, WB 1.7, 150 13, 55 2.5 5.5 2.5 5.5 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 2, 3
SOIC16

Si86xxT 2, 3, 4 0 5 Digital WB SOIC16 150 13 2.5 5.5 2.5 5.5 1, 2, 3, 4 0, 1, 2

GW DIP8, NB SOIC8,
Si87xx 1 0 3.75, 5 LED Emulator 1, 15 50, 60 2.25 30 1 0
WB SOIC6

WB SOIC16, WB
Si88xx 2, 4 0 3.75, 5 Digital, Low 100 23 3 5.5 3 5.5 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
SOIC20, WB SOIC24

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Isolated Gate Drivers
With utilitarian and highly integrated safety features, Silicon Labs defined the industry standard for isolated gate drivers—high-side,
low-side, and dual. In addition to all of the benefits of our proprietary CMOS capacitive isolation technology, which include signature
low electro-magnetic emissions, high immunity to external fields, robust industrial grade performance, Silicon Labs’ gate drivers
also include several safety integrated features such as dead-time programmability, overlap protection, power status pin on the
isolated side, and asynchronous shutdown protection.

Features Power Supply Application Example

Si823x/Si8239x
MOSFET Sync DC Output
■■ Industry-defining high-side, low-side, or dual drivers in Input Rail Power Stage FETs Voltage
compact LGA/QFN packages or wide creepage SOIC,
> 8 mm V/I
■■ Driver-side power status pin on isolated logic side
Si823x Controller
Si827x Si8239x
■■  ighest noise immunity of any gate driver for driving
H Si827x
Si826x
fast-switching GaN/SiC FETs, > 300 kV/us
■■ Low UVLO options for driving GaN/SiC FETS

Si826x
■■  nique pin-to-pin compatibility for drop-in upgrades
U
to popular opto-drivers
■■  vailable in wide-SOIC, compact, 6-pin packages for
A
5 kV RMS applications

Si828x
■■ IGBT drivers w/built in desaturation & auto soft shutdown
■■ Integrated DC-DC converter with feedback control for
tight load and line regulation

Isolated Gate Drivers

FAMILY ISOLATION RATING (KVRMS) PACKAGE TYPE OUTPUT CONFIGURATION INPUT TYPE

Si828x 3.75, 5 WB SOIC16, WB SOIC20, WB SOIC24 Single Driver PWM

Dual Driver, High Side / Low Side, Single

Si827x 2.5 NB SOIC16, NB SOIC8 PWM, Single Input, VIA, VIB
Driver, Separate Pull Up/Down

Si8239x 5 WB SOIC16 Dual Driver, High Side / Low Side PWM, VIA, VIB

LGA14, NB SOIC16, NB SOIC8, QFN14, WB

Si822x/3x 1.5, 2.5, 3.75, 5 Dual Driver, High Side / Low Side, Single LED emulator, PWM, VIA, VIB
SOIC14, WB SOIC16

Si826x 3.75, 5 GW DIP8, NB SOIC8, WB SO6 Single Driver LED emulator

Si88xx High Data-rate, Isolators with Integrated 2, 4 0 3.75, 5

Si8065AA-B-IU 6 0 10 —

Si8641BA-B-IU 3 1 150 ✔

Si8642BA-B-IU 2 2 150 ✔

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Current Sensors
The Silicon Labs Si890x/892x sensor families are ideal for a broad range of applications, including ac-dc switching power supplies,
isolated dc-dc supplies, UPS systems and inverters for motor control. The Si890x is a good fit for isolated AC mains monitoring
while the Si892x provides shunt resistor based current sensing solutions for a wide range of power applications.

Features Motor Control Application Example

Si890x
Si8920
■■  0-bit ADC with 3-channel muxed analog
1
input and I2C, SPI or UART digital output
formats DC Link Si8920 6x Si828x 6x IGBT Si8920 Motor
■■ Ideal for line monitoring

Si8920 Si8920

■■  kVrms analog isolator with the highest

5
bandwidth, 450 kHz and lowest group delay
of 750 ns
■■ 100mV or 200 mV inputs

Si8920 Isolated Amplifers

PART NUMBER EVALUATION KIT PACKAGE TYPE TEMPERATURE RANGE (°C) OUTPUT MODE ISOLATION RATING INITIAL ACCURACY

Si8920AC-IP Si8920ISO-KIT GW DIP8 -40  125 Analog 3.75 1.50%

Si8920BC-IP Si8920ISO-KIT GW DIP8 -40  125 Analog 3.75 0.75%

Si8920BD-IS Si8920ISO-KIT WB SOIC16 -40  125 Analog 5 0.75%

Si890x Isolated ADCs

ISOLATION RATING FULL SCALE CURRENT INITIAL
PART NUMBER EVALUATION KIT PACKAGE TYPE TEMPERATURE RANGE (°C) OUTPUT MODE (KV RMS) (A) ACCURACY

Si8900B-GS Si890PWR-EVB WB SOIC16 -40  85 UART 2.5 10 0.10%

Si8900D-GS Si890PWR-EVB WB SOIC16 -40  85 UART 5 10 0.10%

Si8901B-GS Si890PWR-EVB WB SOIC16 -40  85 I2C/SMBus 2.5 10 0.10%

Si8901D-GS Si890PWR-EVB WB SOIC16 -40  85 I2C/SMBus 5 10 0.10%

Si8902B-GS Si890PWR-EVB WB SOIC16 -40  85 SPI 2.5 10 0.10%

Si8902D-GS Si890PWR-EVB WB SOIC16 -40  85 SPI 5 10 0.10%

Si8540 High-Side DC Current Sensor

PART NUMBER EVALUATION KIT PACKAGE TYPE VCM (V) ICC (MAX) BIDIRECTIONAL

Si8540 SOT23-5 5  36 90 No

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Isolated FET Drivers
The Silicon Labs Si8751/52 FET drivers offers a simple way for customers to replace solid-state relays (SSRs) or electromechanical
relays (EMRs). Versatile inputs provide digital CMOS pin control (Si8751) or diode emulation (Si8752) to best suit the application, plus
flexible outputs to support driving AC or DC load configurations. The Si875x family eliminates the need for bulky mechanical relays,
which can be difficult to assemble onto PCBs and add switching noise to the system. Furthermore, its 2.5 kVrms isolation rating
forms the basis for full certification to UL, CSA, VDE, and CQC.

Features High Voltage Battery Monitoring Application Example

Si875x
■■  elf-powered output to drive external FET enables solid
S Si875x External FET
state relay replacement
■■ LED emulator or digital pin input options
Monitoring
Circuit High cell count battery

Si875x External FET

Si875x Product Matrix

ISOLATION RATING MAX PROPAGATION DELAY DRIVER SUPPLY RANGE
PART NUMBER EVALUATION KIT (KVRMS) INPUT TYPE PEAK OUTPUT CURRENT (μS) (V) PACKAGE TYPE AEC-Q100

Si8751AB-IS Si8751-KIT 2.5 Digital CMOS External FET Specific 41 8 13 NB SOIC8 Yes

Si8752AB-IS Si8752-KIT 2.5 Diode Emulation External FET Specific 41 8 13 NB SOIC8 Yes

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Environmental and Safety Compliance
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Isolation Products Meet Safety Standard Compliance

Silicon Labs isolation products meet global requirements and standards for safety compliance and mechanical creepage and
clearance. Digital isolator, AC current sensor and ISOdriver products support up to 8 mm of creepage and clearance through wide-
body SOIC package to pass the industry’s most stringent requirements. The devices also adhere to worldwide safety standards
through Underwriter Laboratories (UL), CSA, CQC and VDE certification with devices specifying up to 5 kV isolation.

DIGITAL ISOLATORS ISODRIVERS ISOLATED AMPLIFIERS

COMPONENT ISOLATION RATINGS
TESTING AGENCY SI827X SI86XX SI87XX SI88XX SI823X SI826X SI8239X SI892X
STANDARD (KVRMS)

2.5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

UL UL 1577 3.75 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

BASIC ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
VDE/IEC VDE-0884-10, IEC 60747-5-5
REINFORCED ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

NOTE: ALL PRODUCTS ARE ALSO COMPLIANT TO CSA 5A AND CQC GB4943.1 COMPONENT STANDARDS. PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS DATASHEETS FOR COMPLIANCE TO END EQUIPMENT STANDARDS LIKE IEC 60950,
61010, 60601 ETC.

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Isolation Bootstrap Calculator Isolator Power Consumption Calculator

The web-based bootstrap calculator helps you determine The Isolator Power Consumption Calculator web-based
the required CB recharge current at MAX and MIN duty utility allows you to define basic information about your
cycle, and provides the information required to determine isolation set-up, and find out what your power budget will
the best fit bootstrap module. be. Simply choose the settings that match your design
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Si86XXCOM-KIT

To help demonstrate the low power, reliability

and performance of Silicon Labs’ digital
isolators, we offer the Si86xx Digital Isolated
Communications reference design kit.

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