SGM3140
500mA Buck/Boost
Charge Pump LED Driver
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The SGM3140 is a current-regulated buck/boost
charge pump LED driver capable of driving 500mA
output current. It is ideal for powering high brightness
LEDs for camera flash applications. The SGM3140 has
1×/2× operation mode to control the output current for
flash and torch modes.
● Input Voltage Range: 2.7V to 5.5V
● Up to 500mA Output Current
● Up to 90% Efficiency in Torch Mode
● Programmable Flash Current
● Automatic Buck/Boost Mode Conversion
● No External Inductors
● High Switching Frequency: 2.2MHz
● Low Reference for Low Loss Sensing: 47mV
● Less than 1μA Shutdown Current
● Automatic Soft-Start for Reducing Inrush Current
● Low Input and Output Ripple and Low EMI
● Protection Features
The supply voltage operates from 2.7V to 5.5V and is
well suited for various applications powered by a 1-cell
Li-Ion battery, as well as 3-cell or 4-cell NiCd, NiMH or
Alkaline batteries. The SGM3140 automatically converts
between boost and buck modes. Therefore, it ensures
that LED current cannot be restricted by the forward
voltage. High switching frequency makes it easy to use
tiny components. Small 0603 current sense resistors
can be used due to the low FB reference voltage.
Output Over-Voltage Protection
Over-Current Protection
Thermal Shutdown
● Available in a Green TDFN-3×3-10L Package
The SGM3140 provides very low shutdown current and
soft-start function. Built-in soft-start circuitry avoids
excessive inrush current during startup. The SGM3140
also includes a comprehensive set of protection
features such as over-voltage protection, over-current
protection and thermal shutdown.
APPLICATIONS
White LED Torch or Flash for Cell
Phones, Camcorders and DSCs
Generic Lighting, Strobe and Flash Applications
White LED Backlighting
The SGM3140 is available in a Green TDFN-3×3-10L
package and is specified over an ambient temperature
range of -40℃ to +85℃.
General Purpose High Current Boost
TYPICAL APPLICATION
10
1
2
VIN
VOUT
VIN
C1
2.7V to 5.5V
CIN
4.7µF
COUT
1µF
9
PGND
CF
1µF
WLED
SGM3140
3
4
8
7
C2
SGND
FB
Torch Mode/Flash Mode
Enable
FLASH
6
5
EN
RSET
RSET
86.6kΩ
RSENSE
0.33Ω
Figure 1. Typical Application Circuit
SG Micro Corp
OCTOBER2012–REV. A. 2
www.sg-micro.com