MAX1575:White LED 1x/1.5x Charge Pump for Main and Sub-Displays

First 85% Efficient, Fractional, White-LED Charge Pump with Dual, Single-Wire Dimming Control for Main and Sub-Displays

The MAX1575 charge pump drives up to four white LEDs in the main display and up to two white LEDs in the sub-display with regulated constant current for uniform intensity. By utilizing adaptive 1x/1.5x charge-pump modes and very-low-dropout current regulators, it achieves high efficiency over the full 1-cell lithium-battery input voltage range. A 1MHz fixed-frequency switching allows for tiny external components, and the regulation scheme is optimized to ensure low EMI and low input ripple. The MAX1575 uses an external resistor to set the full-scale 100% LED current. Two enable inputs, ENM and ENS, are used for simple on/off controls for the main and sub-displays, respectively. By repeatedly pulsing either enable input, the LEDs can be dimmed in multiple steps down to 5%. Once the desired brightness is set, the MAX1575 maintains that brightness setting as long as the enable input is kept high. If an enable input is kept low for more than 2ms, the LED current for the respective display is set to zero. If both enable inputs are kept low for more than 2ms, the MAX1575 enters shutdown. The MAX1575 is available in a 16-pin 4mm x 4mm thin QFN package (0.8mm max height).

Key Features
  • Powers Main and Sub-Display LEDs
  • 85% Average Efficiency (PLED / PBATT) Over Li+ Battery Discharge
  • 2% LED Current Matching
  • Up to 30mA/LED Drive Capability
  • Adaptive 1x/1.5x Mode Switchover
  • Low Input Ripple and EMI
  • Individual 5% to 100% Dimming Through Single-Wire Serial Pulse Interface
  • Low 0.1µA Shutdown Current
  • 2.7V to 5.5V Supply Voltage Range
  • Soft-Start Limits Inrush Current
  • Output-Overvoltage Protection
  • Thermal-Shutdown Protection
  • 16-Pin Thin QFN 4mm x 4mm Package
MAX1575: Typical Operating Circuit
MAX1575: Typical Operating Circuit
Applications/Uses
  • Cell Phones with Main and Sub-Displays
  • PDAs/Smartphones with Up to Six White LEDs
DataSheet
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MAX1575 Data SheetMAX1575.pdf
Parametrics
Part NumberBattery InputRegulation TopologyMax. No. of LEDsLED ChannelsLED ConfigurationILED per Channel
(A)
Dimming RatioDimming ControlPOUT
(W)
VIN
(V)
VIN
(V)
ICC
(mA)
LED String Volt.
(V)
Oper. Freq.
(kHz)
Package/PinsBudgetary
Price
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MAX15751-Cell Li+Charge Pump66Parallel0.0320Serial Pulse0.752.75.5251000TQFN/16$1.93 @1k
Design kits & evaluation modules
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Ordering Information
Part NumberStatusRecommended ReplacementPackageTempRoHS
MAX1575ETENo Longer AvailableMAX1575ETE+TQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CNo
MAX1575ETE+ActiveTQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CLead Free
MAX1575ETE+TActiveTQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CLead Free
MAX1575ETE-TNo Longer AvailableMAX1575ETE+TQFN;16 pin-40°C to +85°CSee data sheet
MAX1575ETE/V+ActiveTQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CLead Free
MAX1575ETE/V+TActiveQFN;-40°C to +85°CSee data sheet
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