LX1686
Digital Dimming CCFL Controller IC
I N T E G R A T E D P R O D U C T S
PRODUCTION DATA SHEET
KEY FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LX1686 Backlight Controller
Safety and reliability features include
RangeMAX™ Wide Range
Dimming (>100:1)
Synchronizable to Display Video
Frequency
High Voltage Feedback Loop
Directly Controls Maximum Open
Lamp
Micro-Amp Sleep Mode
User Programmable Fixed
Frequency Operation
Under-Voltage Lockout Feature
With Power-Up Reset
Built-In Soft-Start Feature
Operates With 3.3V or 5V power
Supplies
IC provides all the control functions a new dual feedback control loop that
needed to implement Linfinity’s direct permits regulation of maximum lamp
drive inverters used to operate cold strike voltage as well as lamp current.
cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL’s). Regulating maximum lamp voltage
This IC can be used to control single or permits the designer to provide for
multiple-lamp configurations. CCFL’s ample worst case lamp strike voltage
are used for back or edge lighting of while at the same time conservatively
liquid crystal flat panel displays limit maximum open circuit voltage.
(LCD’s) and typically find application
in notebook computers, web browsers, generation technique enables the nodule
automotive and industrial designer to optimize high voltage
instrumentation, and entertainment transformer design for maximum
An innovative new strike voltage
systems.
The LX1686 includes
operating efficiency with no power
100mA Output Drive Capability
a
PWM dissipating overhead to guarantee strike
controlled lamp current burst circuit capability
that can provide a > 100:1 dimming
range from a simple zero to 2.5V resonant, oscillator-controlled PWM
Direct drive topology is a non-
APPLICATIONS
Notebooks
potentiometer input.
dimming burst rate is easily
The PWM regulation method. The LX1686 allows
wide choice of fixed operating
Instrumentation Display
Desktop Computer Monitors
Low Ambient Light Displays
(used in Aircraft, Automobiles,
and Hand-Held Equipment)
a
synchronized to the LCD panel’s frame frequencies to match lamp current
rate to prevent interference from frequency to the lamp’s most efficient
optical beat frequencies.
operating point, and to minimize high
frequency interference.
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BENEFITS
Extremely High Efficiency From
3.3V to 5V Power Supplies
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
Lower Cost Than Conventional
Buck / Royer Inverter Topologies
Improved Lamp Strike Capability
Improved Over-Voltage Control
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Standard Analog
Dimming Inverter
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LinFinity's
RangeMAX
Light emitted by a CCFL is proportional to the current flowing through it.
There are two ways to control the current: by adjusting the amplitude of a
continuous AC current; or, as with RangeMAX technology, by varying the
amount of time a burst of full current is present. RangeMAX technology
frees the backlight inverter module designer to operate in a lower
brightness and lower power consumption mode than is possible with
conventional amplitude control methods.
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Light Output (Nits)
PACKAGE ORDER INFO
Plastic TSSOP
TJ (°C)
PW
24-PIN
LX1686CPW
LX1686IPW
0 to 85
-40 to 85
Note: Available in Tape & Reel.
Append the letter “T” to the part number. (i.e. LX1686CPWT)
Copyright 2000
Rev. 1.0c, 2003-06-20
Microsemi
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