SC628A
LED Flash Driver
Charge Pump with 1000mA Flash Mode,
275mA Spotlight Mode, and I2C Interface
POWER MANAGEMENT
Features
Description
Input supply voltage range — 3.0V to 5.5V
Charge pump modes — 1x, 1.5x and 2x
Flash LED — 1000mA max in flash mode, 275mA max
continuous for spotlight
The SC628A is a high efficiency charge pump LED driver
using Semtech’s proprietary charge pump technology.
Performance is optimized for use in single-cell Li-ion
battery applications. The load and supply conditions
determine whether the charge pump operates in 1x, 1.5x,
or 2x mode.
Charge pump frequency — 250kHz
I2C compatible interface — up to 400kHz
External flash control pin to sync with camera
One second flash time out with disable feature
Automatic sleep mode (flash off) — IQ = 100μA
Low shutdown current — 0.1μA (typical)
Ultra-thin package — 3mm x 3mm x 0.6mm
Fully WEEE and RoHS compliant
The charge pump provides continuous spotlight mode
current or pulsed flash mode current to an LED using a
dedicated current sink. In flash mode, a flash-timeout
feature turns off the flash if active for longer than 1 second.
In spotlight mode, the timeout feature is disabled to allow
continuous operation of the LED.
Applications
The SC628A uses an I2C compatible serial interface to set
the flash mode or the spotlight mode current. The flash/
spotlight output is triggered via either the I2C interface or
a dedicated flash enable pin (FLEN).
Cellular phone flash
PDA flash
In sleep mode, the device reduces quiescent current to
100μA while continuing to monitor the serial interface.
Total current reduces to 0.1μA in shutdown.
Typical Application Circuit
FLASH
V
BAT = 3.0V to 5.5V
IN
OUT
I2C Data
I2C Clock
SC628A
CIN
4.7μF
COUT
4.7μF
SDA
SCL
FLEN
EN
Flash Control
Enable Control
FL
AGND
PGND
C1+ C1- C2+ C2-
C1
C2
2.2μF
2.2μF
US Patents: 6,504,422; 6,794,926
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July 14, 2009