LX1990
®
Dual Programmable LED Current Sink
TM
DESCRIPTION
KEY FEATURES
The LX1990 is a dual output current
Light output from LED’s is proportional
• Programmable Sink Current
0.1 to 30mA x 2 Channels
• Replaces Discrete Transistor
Circuitry With A Single Package
• 300mV Maximum Current Sink
Dropout Voltage at 20mA
• 2.7 to 5.5V Power Supply Input
• IOUT Compliance Voltage from
0.1 to 10VDC
• Enable Input With <1µA Sleep
Current
• Amplitude and PWM Dimming
• Current rise and fall time may
be controlled to reduce EMI
sink optimized for driving light emitting to average current through them; they can
diodes. This low cost bipolar IC enables easily produce a brightness range of 500:1.
precise current regulation in LED However, color of emitted light is shifted by
display lighting applications, yet current amplitude. Color shift at low light
requires far fewer parts than discrete levels can be reduced by driving the LED’s
solutions. The LX1990 is supplied in a with a constant peak current while dimming
micro-miniature 6 lead MLP package with duty cycle control.
featuring a 3 x 3 mm footprint, a profile
This is achieved by driving the ISET
of less than 1mm, and much improved resistor with a PWM signal. A 500:1
thermal performance. Its two output sink brightness range can be achieved by
currents are accurately matched and choosing 270 Hz as the PWM frequency (to
require only one resistor to program. avoid optical beating with 50/60 Hz room
Program current is only 1% of the lights) and pulse width from 3.7
output currents, and quiescent current is milliseconds to 7.4 microseconds.
low, providing a very high efficiency
driver for battery-powered displays.
The LX1990 is based on a current-
The LX1990 features a shutdown mode
via the Enable pin. In this mode the
LX1990 consumes less than 1µA and holds
the two open collector output stages off.
This pin may also be used to pulse width
modulate output current. See applications
section for dimming details.
A P P L I C A T I O N S
mirror architecture that transfers
a
• Cell Phone Display Illumination
• PDA White LED Display
Lighting
• Automotive Display Illumination
• Digital Still Camera
• Camcorders
reference current produced at the ISET
pin to each of two open-collector current
sinking outputs. The output stages
multiply this reference current by 100 to
sink independently regulated currents up
to 30 mA.
• Consumer Electronics Front
Panels
IMPORTANT: For the most current data, consult MICROSEMI’s website: http://www.microsemi.com
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
5V
VLOAD
VDD
ENA
IOUTB
LX1990
ISET IOUTA
ON/OFF
GND
RSET
PACKAGE ORDER INFO
Plastic MLP
6-Pin
LM
TA (°C)
RoHS Compliant / Pb-free Transition DC: 0452
-40 to 85
LX1990ILM
Note: Available in Tape & Reel. Append the letters “TR” to the part number. (i.e. LX1990ILM-TR)
Copyright © 2001
Rev. 1.0d, 2005-03-14
Microsemi
Integrated Products
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