PT4181
White LED Step-Up Converter
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The PT4181 is a step-up DC/DC converter designed for
driving up to 8 white LEDs in series from a single cell
Lithium Ion battery with constant current. Because it
directly regulates output current, the PT4181 is ideal for
driving light emitting diodes (LEDs) whose light
intensity is proportional to the current passing through
them, not the voltage across their terminals. A single
external resistor sets LED current between 5mA and
20mA, which can then be easily adjusted using either a
DC voltage or a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal.
Its low 104mV feedback voltage reduces power loss
and improves efficiency. The OV pin monitors the
output voltage and turns off the converter if an
over-voltage condition is present due to an open circuit
condition. The PT4181 is available in SOT23-6
packages.
ORDERING INFORMATION
PACKAGE
TEMPERATURE
RANGE
ORDERING PART
NUMBER
FEATURES
z Drives Up to 5 Series White LEDs from 2.5V
z Drives Up to 8 Series White LEDs from 3.6V
z Up to 87% Efficiency
z 1.2MHz Fixed Switching Frequency
z Low 104mV Feedback Voltage
z Open Load Shutdown
z Soft Start/PWM Dimming
z SOT23-6 Packages
APPLICATIONS
z Cell Phones
z Handheld Computers and PDAs
z Digital Cameras
z Small LCD Displays
TRANSPORT
MEDIA
MARKING
SOT23-6 -40 oC to 85 oC PT4181E23F
Tape and Reel
3000 units
4181
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS KEY PERFORMANCE CHART
Efficiency vs n(LED)
90.00%
85.00%
80.00%
75.00%
51015
20 25
Iout (mA) Vin=3.6V
3LED
4LED
5LED
6LED
7LED
8LED
Figure1. Li-Ion Driver for Six White LEDs Figure2. Efficiency vs Number of LEDs
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PIN ASSIGNMENT
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
SOT
PIN No.
1 SW Power Switch Output. Connect the inductor and the blocking Schottky diode to
2 GND Ground
3 FB Feedback input pin. The reference voltage at this pin is 104mV. Connect the
4 EN Enable pin. A high input at EN enables the device and a low input disables the
5 OV Over Voltage Input. OV measures the output voltage for open circuit protection.
6 IN Input Supply Pin. Must be locally bypassed.
PIN
Names
White LED Step-Up Converter
DESCRIPTION
SW.
cathode of the lowest LED to FB and a current sense resistor between FB and
GND.
devices. When not used, connect EN to the input source for automatic startup.
Connect OV to the output at the top of the LED string.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Note 1)
SYMBOL ITEMS VALUE UNIT
VIN Input Voltage
VSW Voltage at SW Pin
VIO All Other I/O Pins GND-0.3 to VDD+0.3 V
Thermal Resistance,SOT-23-6
P
TR1
Tstg Storage Temperature -55 to 150
Tsolder Package Lead Soldering Temperature 260 , 10s℃
θ
θ
JA
JC
-0.3~6
-0.5~35
220
110
V
V
℃/W
℃
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White LED Step-Up Converter
RECOMMENDED OPERATING RANGE (Note 2)
SYMBOL ITEMS VALUE UNIT
VIN VIN Supply Voltage 2.5 to +6 V
VSW Output Voltage VIN to 28 V
T
Operating Temperature -40 to +85
OPT
℃
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur.
Note 2: Recommended operating Range indicates conditions for which the device is functional, but does not guarantee specific
performance limits.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Note 3,4,5)
V
SYMBOL ITEMS CONDITIONS Min. Typ. Max. UNIT
Feedback
Operating Current
Chip Enable
Output Switch
Open Circuit Protection
Soft Start
=3V, Topt=25℃ unless specified otherwise.
IN=VEN
VIN Input Voltage 2.5 6 V
VFB FB Pin Voltage 89 104 119 mV
Ibias FB Pin Input Bias Current 0.05 1 µA
Ioff
Isby
Operating Current(Shutdown)
Operating Current(Quiescent)
V
=0V 0.1 1 µA
SW-ON
VFB=0.3V 100 350 µA
Fsw Switching Frequency 1.0 1.25 1.5 MHz
Dmax Maximum Duty Cycle VFB=0V 85 90 %
V
EN Minimum High Level 1.5 V
EN_H
V
EN Maximum Low Level 0.4 V
EN_L
V
EN Hysteresis 90 mV
HYS
EN Input Bias Current V
=0V, 5V 1 µA
SW-ON
RON SW On Resistance (Note 3) 0.5 Ω
I
SW Current Limit 400 mA
LIMIT
I
SW Leakage Current
LEAK
VOV Open Circuit Shutdown
Vsw=5V
VOV Rising 30 V
0.01 1 µA
Threshold
tss Soft Start Time (Note 3) V
Power On 160 µS
IN
Note 3: Electrical Characteristics state DC and AC electrical specifications under particular test conditions which
guarantee specific performance limits. This assumes that the device is within the recommended operating Range.
Specifications are not guaranteed for parameters where no limit is given, however, the typical value is a good
indication of device performance.
Note 4: Typicals are measured at 25˚C and represent the parametric norm.
Note 5:
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Datasheet min/max specification limits are guaranteed by design, test, or statistical analysis.