Semtech's Advanced High Brightness LED Driver Platform Enables Design of Ultra-Thin Displays while E
Semtech's Advanced High Brightness LED Driver Platform Enables Design of Ultra-Thin Displays while Extending Battery Life
SC5014, SC5014A use a tiny, 2.2µH, 1mm height inductor for displays as thin as 4mm
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Semtech Corporation (NAS: SMTC) , a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today launched two new devices in its high-brightness LED (HB LED) driver platform.
The SC5014 and SC5014A are 4-channel and 2-channel (respectively), HB LED drivers designed to dramatically reduce display thickness in mid-size consumer and industrial displays by enabling the use of tiny inductors, while offering competitive efficiency. Advanced control architecture allows designers to further enhance the efficiency by 4 percent through the use of a standard inductor.
"Our new SC5014 and SC5014A white LED drivers are extremely flexible and powerful solutions for medium-sized display backlighting," said Andy Khayat, Senior Business Unit Director for Consumer Power in Semtech's Power Management Group. "The small size, high output power rating and extensive control features of these new products enable designers to meet the toughest display design challenges."
Both devices provide extensive control and protection features such as pulse-width modulation (PWM) and I2C-controlled dimming, open/shorted LED, adjustable over-voltage (OVP), over-temperature and under-voltage lock-out (UVLO).
Key Features of SC5014, SC5014A
Wide VIN range: 4.5V to 27V
High VOUT range: up to 50V
Use ultra-thin, 2.2µH inductors (1mm height)
SC5014: 4-ch, up to 56 LEDs at 120mA/ch, phase-shifted dimming
SC5014A: 2-ch LED driver, up to 28 LEDs at 240mA/ch, non-phase-shifted dimming
High efficiency up to 92%
Wide dimming range up to 5000:1 at 200kHz PWM input
+/-1 percent channel current matching for uniform display brightness
Reduced BOM: only one inductor, one external FET, no external compensation components
Package: 20-pin QFN (4 mm x 4 mm x1 mm), RoHS and WEEE compliant
Applications
Ultrabook PCs and all-in-one PCs: LCD Display and Backlight
Monitors and small HDTVs: LCD Display & Backlight
Industrial displays: LCD Display & Backlight
Automotive displays: Audio/Video/Navigation, Seatback Infotainment
Pricing and Availability
The SC5014 and SC5014A are available immediately in production quantities. The SC5014 (ordering code SC5014MLTRT) and the SC5014A (ordering code SC5014AMLTRT) are both priced at $1.69 each in 3,000 piece lots. Evaluation boards (order codes SC5014EVB and SC5014AEVB), comprehensive design assistance including field and factory-based support, data sheets, volume pricing, delivery quotes and samples are available at http://www.semtech.com/info.
About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, computing, communications and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit http://www.semtech.com.
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