FET Controls 2nd LED Array in Switch-Mode LED Backlight


Posted on Oct 23, 2012

Maxim/Dallas > Designer`s Library > App Notes > DISPLAY DRIVERS Keywords: Single FET Controls 2nd LED Array in Switch-Mode LED Backlight Related Parts APP 1871: Feb 03, 2003 Download, PDF FormatDownload, PDF Format (29kB) APPLICATION NOTE 1871 Single FET Controls 2nd LED Array in Switch-Mode LED Backlight White-LED backlights are gaining acceptance because they offer higher reliability and simpler drive circuitry than those based on CCFL and EL technology. As a result, the white-LED backlight is increasingly common in PDAs, cell-phones, digital cameras, and other portable devices. A design in which the display is backlit (or frontlit) for extended periods needs an efficient circuit that drives the LEDs with a controlled current, and eliminates the wasted power associated with current-limiting resistors. A switch-mode boost design that regulates current instead of voltage accomplishes this purpose (Figure 1).






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