A8437
Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger
with IGBT Driver
Features and Benefits
Description
TheAllegro® A8437 Xenon photoflash charger IC is designed
tomeettheneedsofultra-lowpower,smallformfactorcameras,
particularly camera-phones.
▪ Low quiescent current draw (0.1 μA in shutdown mode)
▪ Primary-side output voltage sensing; no resistor divider
required
The charge current time is adjustable by setting the charge
current limit from 0.4 to 1.2 A maximum. By using primary-
side voltage sensing, the need for a secondary-side resistive
voltage divider is eliminated. This has the additional benefit
of reducing leakage currents on the secondary side of the
transformer. To extend battery life, the A8437 features very
low supply current draw—typically 0.1 μAin shutdown mode
and 10 μA in standby mode.
The A8437 has a flash dual trigger IGBT driver and flash
interlock to increase the device noise immunity. The IGBT
driver also has separate source and sink connections, for
flexibility in controlling IGBT rise and fall times. The charge
and trigger voltage logic thresholds are set at 1.1 VHI (min)
to support applications implementing low voltage control
logic.
▪ User-adjustable current limit from 0.4 to 1.2 A
▪ 1.1 V logic (VHI(min)) compatibility
▪ Integrated IGBT driver with separate sink and source (CG
package) or common sink/source (EJ package)
▪ Flash dual trigger with interlock for increased noise
immunity
▪ Optimized for mobile phone, 1-cell Li+ battery applications
▪ No primary-side Schottky diode needed
▪ Zero-voltage switching for lower loss
▪ >75% efficiency
▪ Optional regulation feature to maintain the output voltage
▪ Charge complete indication
▪ Integrated 40 V DMOS switch
The A8437 is available in a 10-pin, 3 mm × 3 mm DFN/MLP
package with exposed pad for enhanced thermal performance.
For an even smaller PCB footprint, a wafer-level chip scale
package (WLCSP) option is available.
Packages:
10-contact DFN/MLP
3 mm × 3 mm
0.75 nominal overall height
(Package EJ)
Applications include:
▪ Mobile phone flash
▪ Digital and film camera flash
12-ball WLCSP
1.205 mm × 1.635 mm
0.5 nominal overall height
(Package CG)
Typical Application
CG Package
EJ Package
1 : 10
1 : 10
+
+
Battery Input
2.3 to 5.5 V
Battery Input
2.3 to 5.5 V
C1
C1
COUT
100 μF
315 V
C2
C2
COUT
100 μF
VIN
VIN
315 V
VOUT Detect
TLIM
ISET
VOUT Detect
SW
SW
ISET
Control
Block
Control
Block
ISW sense
Connect
to VIN
ISW sense
Connect
to VIN
RSET
RSET
Application 1. Typical application
without output voltage regulation.
Note: Application must
REG
REG
VPULLUP
VPULLUP
DONE
CHARGE
DONE
CHARGE
periodically restart the charging
cycle to recover lost charge on
the output capacitor.
100 kΩ
100 kΩ
DONE
DONE
VIN
IGBT Driver
GSOURCE
GSINK
IGBT Driver
IGBT Gate
TRIGGER1
TRIGGER2
IGBT Gate
TRIGGER1
TRIGGER2
GATE
GND
GND
A8437-DS, Rev. 1