A80603 and A80603-1
LED Driver with Pre-Emptive Boost
for Ultra-High Dimming Ratio and Low Output Ripple
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
DESCRIPTION
The A80603 and A80603-1 are multi-output LED drivers that
integrateacurrent-modeboostconverterwithaninternalpower
switch and four current sinks. The boost converter can drive
four strings of LEDs at up to 120 mA, or LED sinks can be
paralleledtogethertoachievehighercurrentsupto480mAtotal.
• Automotive AEC-Q100 qualified
• Enhanced fault handling for ASIL B system compliance
• Wide input voltage range of 4.5 to 40 V for start/stop,
cold crank, and load dump requirements
• Fully integrated LED current sinks and boost converter
with internal power MOSFET
• Operate in Boost or SEPIC mode for flexible output
• Drives up to 11 series white LED in 4 parallel strings, at
up to 120 mA per string (VF = 3.3 V max).
• Boost switching frequency synced externally or
programmed from 200 kHz to 2.3 MHz
• Clock-Out feature for internal switching frequency
• Adjustable boost frequency dithering to reduce EMI
• Advanced control allows minimum PWM on-time down
to 0.3 µs, and avoids MLCC audible noises
• LED contrast ratio: 15,000:1 at 200 Hz using PWM
dimming alone, 150,000:1 when combining PWM and
analog dimming
The devices operate from single power supply from 4.5 to
40 V; once started, they can continue to operate down to 3.9 V.
This allows the parts to withstand stop/start, cold crank, and
load dump conditions encountered in automotive systems. By
using patented Pre-Emptive Boost control, an LED brightness
contrast ratio of 15,000:1 can be achieved using PWM-only
dimming at 200 Hz. Higher ratios are possible when using a
combination of PWM and analog dimming.
Switching frequency can be either above or below the AM
band, set by either a resistor or the synchronization pin to
between 200 kHz and 2.3 MHz. A programmable dithering
feature further reduces EMI. The Clock-Out pin allows other
converterstobefedtheclockfrequency,includingprogrammed
dithering—even when the LED output is turned off.
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PACKAGE:
The A80603 provides protection against application faults
and external component open/short. Current sense/gate drive
functionsallowoptionaluseofaninputsupplydisconnectFET
incaseofoutputtogroundshortfaultinboostconfiguration.The
A80603-1 is identical to theA80603 except for soft start timer
and FAULT pin behavior (see Fault Table section for details).
24-Pin 4 mm × 4 mm QFN
with Wettable Flank
Not to scale
VIN
VOUT
ꢀoptional
L1
D1
RSC
Q1
Cin
RADJ
ROVP
COUT1
COUT2
SW
GATE
OVP
PGND
LED1
Vsense
Vin
V
c
CVDD
VDD
RPU
FAULT
A80603
LED2
LED3
Up to 11 WLEDs in series
Up to 120 mA/channel
EN
Enable
PWM
APWM
PWM tON ≥ 0.3 µs
LED4
CLKOUT
AGND
COMP
PEB
FSET
ISET
DITH
APWM 100 kHz 0-90%
RZ
CP
RDITH
CDITH
RISET
RFSET
RPEB
CZ
Figure 1: Typical application diagram showing A80603 in Boost mode
A80603-DS
March 4, 2019
MCO-0000619