ZHCSHD3K October 2017 – July 2024 BQ2980 , BQ2982
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The high-side driver of the BQ298x device limits the Vgs below 8 V with a 4.4-V battery cell. This means the device can work with a power FET with an absolute maximum rating as low as ±8 V Vgs, which is common in smartphone applications.
Additionally, TI highly recommends using a low gate leakage FET around 6-V to 7-V Vgs range. The power FET on the BQ298x evaluation module has the following typical gate leakage. TI recommends selecting a similar gate leakage FET for the design.