Supply chain update: 2N5551CS, 2SC3503C may be experiencing shortage conditions. I'm trying to understand this discrete UcD full-bridge amplifier (schematic attached). I have an idea about the working principle and the feedback loo
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### Affected Part Numbers
1. **[2N5551CS](/product/2N5551CS)**
2. **[2SC3503C](/product/2SC3503C)**
### Supply Chain Context
I'm trying to understand this discrete UcD full-bridge amplifier (schematic attached). I have an idea about the working principle and the feedback loop, but I'm struggling to understand two sub-blocks in isolation. Low-side gate driver. walking back from the MOSFET gate: The gate resistor + parallel diode I read as asymmetric on/off timing for shoot-through prevention. Behind that, a BJT totem-pole output as the actual driver. Two PNPs stacked ahead of the totem pole, with Q4's collector tied to
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*Source: [StackExchange](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/770461/understanding-a-discrete-class-d-ucd-amplifier)*