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News Release from: Advanced Analogic Technologies | Subject: AAT2846 and AAT2856
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 August 2007
Charge pumps provide all handset LED
power
The AAT2846 and AAT2856 combine backlight drivers, high-current flash drivers and two general purpose LDOs linear regulators in a single package.
Two high-performance charge pump products enable designers to build dramatically smaller, more feature-rich mobile handsets The AAT2846 and AAT2856 combine backlight drivers, high-current flash drivers and two general purpose low-dropout (LDOs) linear regulators in a single 4 x 4mm package
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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By combining six outputs for WLEDs, two for flash and two LDOs on the same chip, and providing independent control for each function, the AAT2846 and AAT2856 total display solutions offer portable system designers the opportunity to build dramatically smaller and more economical portable systems.
The AAT2846 uses a high current, tri-mode charge pump capable of driving up to six backlight LEDs at 30mA each and two flash LEDs at up to a total of 600mA.
For applications that do not require flash functionality, the AAT2856 offers a high current tri-mode charge pump designed to drive six backlight LEDs at up to 30mA each.
Both devices feature analogueicTech's AS2Cwire single-wire interface to independently enable, disable and set drive current for backlight and flash LEDs.
Current for backlight LEDs on the AAT2846 and AAT2856 can be programmed to any of 32 levels ranging from 95uA to 30mA.
The devices also provide a 20mA full-scale range and a special low-current address for optimal performance at low LED current levels.
The six backlight outputs can also be segmented into a five-plus-one configuration to support dual-panel mobile handset applications.
In addition, a special operating mode can be invoked to provide individual control of each of the six LED outputs.
Thus, any custom arrangement for main/sub panel displays, keypad illumination, general-purpose status indication, or flash indication can be programmed.
For maximum white LED brightness uniformity, channel-to-channel backlight current matching is 1%.
On the AAT2846, current on the two flash outputs can be programmed to any of 16 settings up to 300mA for each (600mA total) via an external resistor.
For uniform power dissipation, channel-to-channel flash current matching is 4%.
Both devices integrate two high-performance, low-noise LDOs.
Each LDO uses its own individual enable input and supplies up to 200mA output current.
Intended to supply the basic power requirements of functions such as a housekeeping controller or a camera module, the output voltage of each LDO is programmable from 1.2 to 5V via a resistor divider.
By offering two separate controls for the LDOs, the AAT2846 and AAT2856 give the system designer added flexibility when sequencing multiple external power supplies.
The AAT2846 and AAT2856 also feature integrated short-circuit and overtemperature protection.
Soft start circuitry automatically prevents excessive inrush current at start up and mode transitions.
Both devices are qualified across the -40 to +85C temperature range.
The AAT2846 comes in a Pb-free, 28-lead, TQFN44 package, and the AAT2856 is available in a Pb-free TQFN44-28 package.
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