HV825
High Voltage EL Lamp Driver IC
Features
► Processed with HVCMOS® technology
► 1.0V to 1.6V operating supply voltage
► DC to AC conversion
► Output load of typically up to 6nF
► Adjustable output lamp frequency
► Adjustable converter frequency
► Enable function
General Description
TheSupertexHV825isahighvoltagedriverdesignedfordriving
EL lamps typically up to 6nF. The input supply voltage range
is from 1.0V to 1.6V. The device uses a single inductor and a
minimum number of passive components. The typical output
voltage that can be applied to the EL lamp is 56V.
The HV825 can be enabled/disabled by connecting the RSW-Osc
resistor to VDD/GND.
The HV825 has two internal oscillators, a switching bipolar
junction transistor (BJT), and a high voltage EL lamp driver.
The frequency for the switching BJT is set by an external
resistor connected between the RSW-Osc pin and the VDD
supply pin. The EL lamp driver frequency is set by an external
resistor connected between REL-Osc pin and the VDD pin. An
external inductor is connected between the LX and VDD pins.
A 0.01 to 0.1µF, 100V capacitor is connected between the CS
pin and the GND pin. The EL lamp is connected between the
VA pin and the VBpin.
Applications
► Pagers
► Portable Transceiver
► Cellular phones
► Remote control units
► Calculators
TheswitchingBJTchargestheexternalinductoranddischarges
it into the 0.01 to 0.1µF, 100V capacitor at the CS pin. The volt-
age at the CS pin will start to increase. The outputs VA and VB
are configured as an H-bridge and are switching in opposite
states to achieve a peak-to-peak voltage of two times the VCS
voltage across the EL lamp.
HV825 Block Diagram
LX
VDD
CS
RSW-Osc
Switch
Osc
Q
VA
GND
Q
Output
Osc
Q
VB
REL-Osc
Q