A8500
Flexible WLED/RGB Backlight Driver for Medium Size LCDs
Features and Benefits
Description
▪ꢀ ActiveꢀcurrentꢀsharingꢀbetweenꢀLEDꢀstringsꢀforꢀ±1.5%ꢀ
typicalꢀcurrentꢀmatchingꢀandꢀ±1.2%ꢀtypicalꢀaccuracy
▪ꢀ Driveꢀupꢀtoꢀ12ꢀseriesꢀ× 8 parallel = 96 LEDs
(Vf = 3.2 V, If = 20 mA)
TheA8500 is a multi-outputWLED driver for medium display
backlighting.TheA8500integratesaboostconverterandeight
current-sinks to provide a flexible WLED/RGB backlight
driver. The boost converter can provide output voltage up to
47 V. The flexible channel selection control and high voltage
capability allow a wide range of LED backlight applications.
The A8500 can support any application requiring 4 to 96
WLEDs. The boost converter is a constant frequency current-
mode converter.
▪ꢀ Flexibleꢀdimming,ꢀusingꢀalternativeꢀmethods:
▫ꢀ LED duty cycle control (PWM pin)
▫ꢀ DC current using serial programming (EN pin)
▫ꢀ DC current using external PWM signal (APWM pin)
▫ꢀ An external resistor
▪ꢀ Boostꢀconverterꢀwithꢀintegratedꢀ50ꢀV,ꢀ2ꢀAꢀDMOS
▪ꢀ LEDꢀsinksꢀratedꢀforꢀ30ꢀmA
▪ꢀ 200ꢀkHzꢀtoꢀ2ꢀMHzꢀswitchingꢀfrequency
▪ꢀ OpenꢀLEDꢀdisconnect
Each LED channel can sink 30 mA, and channels can be
paralleled for higher currents. Flexible dimming allows output
channels to either run at an adjustable DC value or with
externally controlled PWM duty cycles.
▪ꢀ Boostꢀcurrentꢀlimit,ꢀthermalꢀshutdown,ꢀandꢀsoftꢀstart
The A8500 is available in a 26 pin, 4 mm × 4 mm QFN/MLP
▪ꢀ NoꢀaudibleꢀceramicꢀcapacitorꢀnoiseꢀduringꢀPWMꢀdimming package that is only 0.75 mm nominal in height. Applications
▪ꢀ Adjustableꢀovervoltageꢀprotectionꢀ(OVP)
▪ꢀ Noꢀpull-upꢀresistorsꢀrequiredꢀforꢀLEDꢀmodulesꢀthatꢀuseꢀ
ESD capacitors
include:
▪ꢀ Thinꢀnotebookꢀdisplays
▪ꢀ LCDꢀTV
▪ꢀ RGBꢀbacklight
▪ꢀ GPSꢀsystems
▪ꢀ PortableꢀDVDꢀplayers
Package: 26 pin QFN/MLP (suffix EC)
Approximate Scale 1:1
Typical Application
EN pin dimming:
serial pulse train input
L1
10 µH
VBAT
5 to 25 V
VS
D1
5 V ±10%
CIN
0.1 µF/ 10 V
CBAT
1 µF/ 25 V
VEN
ROVP
COUT
VIN
SW SW
OVP
AGND
EN
2.2 µF
50 V
IOUT
PWM
APWM
SKIP
PGND
PWM pin dimming:
digital PWM input
A8500
COMP
VPWM
VIN
SEL3
SEL2
FSET
CC
RFSET
RISET
ISET
IOUT
SEL1
LED2
LED1
APWM pin dimming:
analog PWM input
LED3 LED5 LED7 LGND
LED8 LED6 LED4
VAPWM
IOUT
Figure 1. LCD monitor backlight, driving 96 LEDs. LED Vf = 3.2 V, 20 mA per LED string. Overvoltage
protection set to 45 V nominal (40.5 V minimum). Alternative dimming control pulse trains illustrated
for EN, PWM, and APWM control. See also: Recommended Components table, page 14.
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