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MAX25610A/MAX25610B
Synchronous Buck and Buck-Boost
LED Driver/DC-DC Converter
General Description
Benefits and Features
● Automotive Ready: AEC-Q100 Qualified
The MAX25610A/MAX25610B are fully synchronous
LED drivers that provide constant output current to
drive high-power LEDs. The MAX25610A/MAX25610B
integrate two 60mΩ power MOSFETs for synchronous
operation, minimizing external components. Flexible
configuration supports buck, inverting buck-boost, and
boost conversion. The devices incorporate current-
mode control that provides fast transient response and
eases loop stabilization. The MAX25610A/MAX25610B
include cycle by cycle current limiting, output overvoltage
protection (OVP), open-string protection, output short-
circuit protection (SCP), and thermal shutdown.
● Integration Minimizes BOM to Save Space and Cost
• Wide input Voltage Range from 5V to 36V in Buck-
Boost LED Driver Applications
• 2.2MHz Switching Frequency Option Reduces
Inductor Size
• Internal Current-Sense Option Reduces Cost
• Integrated High and Low-Side Switching MOSFETs
• PWM Dimming with an Analog Control Voltage
Minimizes Additional Components for Dimming
● Wide Dimming Ratio Allows High Contrast Ratio
• Analog and PWM Dimming
In LED driver applications, the MAX25610A/MAX25610B
provide analog dimming of the LED current through the
REFI pin, and PWM dimming through the PWMDIM
pin. Switching is enabled when PWMDIM is high, and
disabled with both MOSFETs off when PWMDIM is low.
Analog programming of the PWMDIM pin enables the
built-in digital dimming function, with dimming frequency
selected by the PWMFRQ pin.
● Multi-Topology Architecture Provides Flexibility
• Buck LED Driver for 1-to-2 LEDs When Operating
of Automotive Battery Applications
• Inverting Buck-Boost LED Driver for 3-to-5 LEDs
When Operating from Automotive Battery
Applications
● Protection Features and Wide Temperature Range
Increase System Reliability
The MAX25610A/MAX25610B include two 5V regulators.
• -40°C to +125°C Operating Temperature Range
• Short-Circuit, Overvoltage, and Thermal Protection
• FLT Flag for Fault Indication
A regulated 5V between V
and AGND is used for IC
CC
bias, REFI and PWMFRQ programming. Another low
current regulated 5V between V and INN is used for
EE
analog PWMDIM and FLT pullup. Both PWMDIM and
FLT reference INN for easy system interface. Switching
frequency is internally set at 400kHz for the MAX25610A
and 2.2MHz for the MAX25610B. The devices have built-
in spread spectrum to reduce EMI noise. External and
internal current sense are supported, with ±3% and ±6%
respective LED current accuracy.
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
Simplified Application Circuit
V
IN+
C
BST
INP
INN
BST
L
BATTERY GND
C
V
IN
V
IN-
C
LX
LX
IN2
IN-
The MAX25610A/MAX25610B are well-suited for
automotive applications requiring high voltage input and
can withstand load dump events up to 40V. The devices
can also be used as a DC-DC converter using the
FB input as feedback for the output voltage divider.
The MAX25610A/MAX25610B are available in thermally
enhanced 16-pin TSSOP-EP and 16-pin TQFN packages.
They are specified to operate over the -40ºC to +125ºC
automotive temperature range.
IC-GND
R
OUT1
OUT
C
VEE
LED1
LEDn
V
EE
PWMDIM
MAX25610A
PWM or
ANALOG
DIMMING
C
OUT
R
OUT2
OPEN-DRAIN
FAULT
FLT
C
PWMFRQ
PGND
PWMFRQ
V
CC
100kΩ
R
PWMFRQ
FB
V
CC
COMP
C
COMP
COMP
C
REFI
VCC
IC-GND
DOMAIN
R
REFI
Applications
● Automotive Lighting Applications
AGND
R
● Industrial Lighting Applications
19-100449; Rev 5; 4/19