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High-Efficiency LED Backlight Driver for Notebooks
General Description
The LP8551 is a white LED driver with integrated boost con-
verter. It has four adjustable current sinks which can be
controlled by PWM input or with I
face.
The boost converter has adaptive output voltage control
based on the LED driver voltages. This feature minimizes the
power consumption by adjusting the voltage to lowest suffi-
cient level in all conditions.
LED outputs have 8-bit current resolution and up to 13-bit
PWM resolution to achieve smooth and precise brightness
control. Proprietary Phase Shift PWM control is used for LED
outputs to reduce peak current from the boost converter, thus
making the boost capacitors smaller. The Phase Shifting
scheme also eliminates audible noise.
Internal EEPROM is used for storing the configuration data.
This makes it possible to have minimum external component
count and make the solution very small.
LP8551 has safety features which make it possible to detect
LED outputs with open or short fault. As well low input voltage
and boost over-current conditions are monitored and chip is
turned off in case of these events. Thermal de-rating function
prevents overheating of the device by reducing backlight
brightness when set temperature has been reached.
LP8551 is available in National's micro SMD-25 package.
NOTICE: This document is not a full datasheet. For more
information regarding this product or to order samples,
please contact your local National Semiconductor sales
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Typical Application (1)
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C-compatible serial inter-
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High-voltage DC/DC boost converter with integrated FET
with four switching frequency options: 156/312/625/1250
kHz
2.7V – 22V input voltage range to support 1x…5x cell Li-
Ion batteries
Programmable PWM resolution 8 to 13 bits
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PWM output frequency and LED current set through
resistors
4 LED outputs with LED fault (short/open) detection
Low input voltage, over-temperature, over-current
detection and shutdown
Minimum number of external components
Micro SMD-25 package, 2.466 x 2.466 x 0.6 mm
Notebook and Netbook LCD Display LED Backlight
LED Lighting
2
C and PWM brightness control
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