A8502
Wide Input Voltage Range, High Efficiency
Fault Tolerant LED Driver
Description
Features and Benefits
• AEC-Q100 qualified
The A8502 is a multi-output white LED driver for small-size
• Wide input voltage range of 5 to 40 V for start/stop, cold
crank and load dump requirements
• Fully integrated LED current sinks and boost converter
with 60 V DMOS
• Sync function to synchronize boost converter switching
frequency up to 2.3 MHz, allowing operation above the
AM band
• Excellent input voltage transient response
• Single resistor primary OVP minimizes VOUT leakage
• Internal secondary OVP for redundant protection
• LED current of 120 mA per channel
• Drives up to 12 series LEDs in 2 parallel strings
• 0.7% to 0.8% LED to LED matching accuracy
• PWM and analog dimming inputs
• 5000:1 PWM dimming at 200 Hz
• Provides driver for optional external PMOS input
disconnect switch
• Extensive protection against:
▫ Shorted boost switch or inductor
▫ Shorted FSET or ISET resistor
▫ Shorted output
▫ Open or shorted LED pin
▫ Open boost Schottky
▫ Overtemperature (OTP)
LCDbacklighting.Itintegratesacurrent-modeboostconverter
with internal power switch and two current sinks. The boost
converter can drive up to 24 LEDs, 12 LEDs per string, at
120 mA. The LED sinks can be paralleled together to achieve
even higher LED currents, up to 240 mA. The A8502 can
operate with a single power supply, from 5 to 40 V, which
allowstheparttowithstandloaddumpconditionsencountered
in automotive systems.
If required, the A8502 can drive an external P-FET to
disconnect the input supply from the system in the event of
a fault. The A8502 provides protection against output short
and overvoltage, open or shorted diode, open or shorted LED
pin, shorted boost switch or inductor, shorted FSET or ISET
resistor, and IC overtemperature. A dual level cycle-by-cycle
currentlimitfunctionprovidessoftstartandprotectstheinternal
current switch against high current overloads.
The A8502 has a synchronization pin that allows PWM
switching frequencies to be synchronized in the range of
580 kHz to 2.3 MHz. The high switching frequency allows
the A8502 to operate above the AM radio band.
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Package: 16-pin TSSOP with exposed
thermal pad (suffix LP)
Applications:
LCD backlighting or LED lighting for:
▫ Automotive infotainment
▫ Automotive cluster
▫ Automotive center stack
Not to scale
Typical Application Circuit
V
IN
D1
2 A / 60 V
L1
10 μH
R
SC
10 to 14 V
V
OUT
0.033 Ω
Q1
C
C
C
IN
R
C
R
OVP
22 nF
4.7 μF
C
OUT
4.7 μF
50 V
R
249 Ω
ADJ
20 Ω
137 kΩ
50 V
SW
GATE
VSENSE
OVP
V
C
VIN
VDD
A8502
C
VDD
100 kΩ
0.1 μF
PAD
LED1
FAULT
PWM/EN
APWM
ISET
LED2
COMP
R
Z
FSET/SYNC
AGND
C
P
120 pF
R
ISET
120 Ω
R
10 kΩ
FSET
8.25 kΩ
PGND
C
Z
0.47 μF
Figure 1. Application with VIN to ground short protection, using optional P-MOSFET sensing
A8502-DS, Rev. 3