Linear's ideal diode in a full wave bridge rectifier.

[jellochaos]

I was searching for a way to design a simple synchronous rectifier with N-ch mosfets, to avoid the voltage drop of a diode bridge. I found some interesting ideas, a little expensive though.
Now I found this "ideal diode" from Linear.
http://www.linear.com/pc/productDetail.jsp?navId=H0,C1,C1079,P85544

It is similar to the way a synchronous rectifier works, it has a circuit that controls a mosfet's gate.
It also seems like the simplest way of making an active rectifier!
But I also wonder why they don't mention that in the datasheet.

Would it be possible to use 4 of those ideal diodes as a bridge rectifier with low losses?

 

[Hero999]

You can't build a diode bridge from these because they don't have negative devices, only positive.

 

[Kevin Weddle]

You could use these devices for a bridge rectifier or full-wave rectifier if they have P channel and N channel MOSFET's. However they might not be as accurate since the output of a
full-wave rectifier is not regulated. These MOSFET diodes regulate Vds in response to a change in current.