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Step-up, 4-String
Max 200mA/String White LED Driver
The Future of Analog IC Technology
DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The MP3394 is a step-up controller with 4- • 4-String, Max 200mA/String WLED Driver
channel current sources designed for driving • 5V to 28V Input Voltage Range
the WLED arrays for large size LCD panel • 2.5% Current Matching Accuracy Between
backlighting applications. The MP3394 is Strings
flexible for extending LED channels with two or • Programmable Switching Frequency
more MP3394s in parallel while operating from • PWM or DC Input Burst PWM Dimming
a single inductor power source. • Open and Short LED Protection
The MP3394 uses current mode, fixed • Programmable Over-Voltage Protection
frequency architecture. The switching frequency • Cascading Capability with a Single Power
is programmable by an external frequency Source
setting resistor. It drives an external MOSFET • Under Voltage Lockout
to boost up the output voltage from a 5V to 28V • Thermal Shutdown
input supply. The MP3394 regulates the current • TSSOP16EP,SOIC16, SOIC20 Package
in each LED string to the programmed value set
by an external current setting resistor. APPLICATIONS
The MP3394 applies 4 internal current sources • Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
for current balance and the current matching • Flat Panel Video Displays
can achieve 2.5% regulation accuracy between • LCD TVs and Monitors
strings. Its low 350mV regulation voltage on All MPS parts are lead-free and adhere to the RoHS directive. For MPS green
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
L1 D1
VIN
CIN COUT
5V~28V
R1
15 14
VIN GATE M1
R2
CVCC
16
VCC
C COMP RCOMP
1 13
COMP ISENSE
RSENSE
Enable 2
EN
5 4
OSC GND
R OSC
MP3394
12
OVP
7 11
BOSC LED1
RBOSC C BOSC
10
LED2
DIMMING 3
DBRT LED3
9
RSET
6 8
ISET LED4
ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Package Top Marking
MP3394EF* TSSOP16EP MP3394
MP3394ES** SOIC16 MP3394
MP3394EY*** SOIC20 MP3394
*For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3394EF–Z).
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (e.g. MP3394EF–LF–Z)
**For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3394ES–Z).
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (e.g. MP3394ES–LF–Z)
***For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3394EY–Z).
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (e.g. MP3394EY–LF–Z)
PACKAGE REFERENCE
TOP VIEW
COMP 1 20 VCC
EN 2 19 VIN
DBRT 3 18 GATE
NC 4 17 ISENSE
GND 5 16 NC
NC 6 15 NC
OSC 7 14 OVP
ISET 8 13 LED1
BOSC 9 12 LED2
LED4 10 11 LED3
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN =12V, VEN = 5V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
PIN FUNCTIONS
TSSOP16EP
SOIC20 Name Description
&SOIC16
Step-up Converter Compensation Pin. This pin is used to compensate the
1 1 COMP
regulation control loop. Connect a ceramic capacitor from COMP to GND.
LED String 1 Current Input. This pin is the open-drain output of an internal
11 13 LED1
dimming control switch. Connect the LED String 1 cathode to this pin.
Over-voltage Protection Input. Connect a resistor divider from output to this
12 14 OVP pin to program the OVP threshold. When this pin voltage reaches 1.23V, the
MP3394 triggers Over Voltage Protection mode.
1
0.975
0.95
VSW VSW
0.925 20V/div. 20V/div.
EFFICIENCY
0.9
0.875 VOUT
VOUT 20V/div.
0.85 20V/div. VIN
ILED 10V/div.
0.825 500mA/div. ILED
500mA/div.
0.8
5 10 15 20 25 30
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
VOUT VPWM
VOUT 20V/div.
20V/div. 5V/div.
VEN VBOSC VOUT
5V/div. 500mV/div. 20V/div.
ILED ILED ILED
500mA/div. 500mA/div. 500mA/div.
VSW
VSW VSW
20V/div.
20V/div. 20V/div.
VOUT
VOUT VOUT 20V/div.
20V/div. 20V/div. VLED1
VIN VIN 20V/div.
10V/div. 10V/div.
ILED ILED ILED
500mA/div. 500mA/div. 500mA/div.
FUNCTION DIAGRAM
OPERATION
The MP3394 employs a programmable constant greater than 50 percent, a stabilizing ramp is
frequency, peak current mode step-up converter added to the output of the current sense amplifier
and 4-channels regulated current sources to and the result is fed into the PWM comparator.
drive the array of 4 strings white LEDs. The When this result voltage reaches the output
operation of the MP3394 can be understood by voltage of the error amplifier (VCOMP) the external
referring to the block diagram of Figure 1. MOSFET is turned off.
Internal 6V Regulator The voltage at the output of the internal error
amplifier is an amplified signal of the difference
The MP3394 includes an internal linear regulator
between the 350mV reference voltage and the
(VCC). When VIN is greater than 6.5V, this
feedback voltage. The converter automatically
regulator offers a 6V power supply for the
chooses the lowest active LEDX pin voltage for
external MOSFET switch gate driver and the
providing enough bus voltage to power all the
internal control circuitry. The VCC voltage drops
LED arrays.
to 0V when the chip shuts down. The MP3394
features Under Voltage Lockout. The chip is If the feedback voltage drops below the 350mV
disabled until VCC exceeds the UVLO threshold. reference, the output of the error amplifier
And the hysteresis of UVLO is approximately increases. It results in more current flowing
200mV. through the power FET, thus increasing the
power delivered to the output. In this way it forms
System Startup
a close loop to make the output voltage in
When the MP3394 is enabled, the chip checks regulation.
the topology connection first. The chip monitors
At light-load or Vout near to Vin operation, the
the OVP pin to see if the Schottky diode is not
converter runs into the pulse-skipping mode, the
connected or the boost output is short to GND. If
FET is turned on for a minimum on-time of
the OVP voltage is lower than 70mV, the chip will
approximately 100ns, and then the converter
be disabled. The MP3394 will also check other
discharges the power to the output in the remain
safety limits, including UVLO and OTP after the
period. The external MOSFET will keep off until
OVP test is passed. If they are all in function, it
the output voltage needs to be boosted again.
then starts boosting the step-up converter with an
internal soft-start. Dimming Control
It is recommended on the start up sequence that The MP3394 provides two PWM dimming
the enable signal comes after input voltage and methods: external PWM signal or DC signal input
PWM dimming signal established. PWM Dimming mode (see Figure 2).
DPWM
Step-up Converter Ex-PWM Input
Comparator DPWM Output
The converter operation frequency is +
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Selecting the Switching Frequency Calculate the required inductance value by the
The switching frequency of the step-up converter equation:
is recommended from 150kHz to 500kHz for η × VOUT × D × (1− D)2
L≥
most of application. An oscillator resistor on OSC 2 × fSW × ILOAD
pin sets the internal oscillator frequency for the D = 1−
VIN
step-up converter according to the equation: VOUT
fSW(kHz) = 62100 / ROSC(kΩ) Where VIN and VOUT is the input and output
For ROSC=330kΩ, the switching frequency is set voltage, fSW is the switching frequency, ILOAD is
to 188 kHz. the LED load current, and η is the efficiency.
Setting the LED Current The switch current is usually used for the peak
current mode control. In order to avoid hitting the
The LED string currents are identical and set
through the current setting resistor on the ISET current limit, the voltage across the sensing
pin. resistor RSENSE should be less than 80% of the
worst case current limit voltage, VSENSE.
ILED(mA) = 790 x 1.23V / (RSET+0.4)(kΩ)
0.8 × VSENSE
For RSET=7.68kΩ, the LED current is set to R SENSE =
IL(PEAK)
120mA. The ISET pin can not be open.
Selecting the Input Capacitor VOUT × ILOAD V × (VOUT -VIN )
IL(PEAK) = + IN
The input capacitor reduces the surge current ηVIN 2 × L × fSW × VOUT
drawn from the input supply and the switching Where IL(PEAK) is the peak value of the inductor
noise from the device. The input capacitor current. VSENSE is shown in Figure 3.
impedance at the switching frequency should be
Vsense vs. Duty Cycle
less than the input source impedance to prevent
high frequency switching current from passing 500
CURRENT LIMIT-VSENSE (mV)
Ideally, the off-state voltage across the MOSFET “Power MOSFET Theory and Applications”
is equal to the output voltage. Considering the written by Duncan A. Grant and John Gowar.
voltage spike when it turns off, VDS(MAX) should be
The total gate charge, QG, is used to calculate
greater than 1.5 times of the output voltage.
the gate drive loss. The expression is
The maximum current through the power
PDR = Q G × VDR × f SW
MOSFET happens when the input voltage is
minimum and the output power is maximum. The Where VDR is the drive voltage.
maximum RMS current through the MOSFET is
given by Selecting the Output Capacitor
The output capacitor keeps the output voltage
IRMS(MAX) = IIN(MAX) × DMAX Where: ripple small and ensures feedback loop stability.
The output capacitor impedance should be low at
VOUT − VIN(MIN)
DMAX ≈ the switching frequency. Ceramic capacitors with
VOUT X7R dielectrics are recommended for their low
ESR characteristics. For most applications, a
The current rating of the MOSFET should be
4.7μF ceramic capacitor paralleled 22μF
greater than 1.5 times IRMS
electrolytic capacitor will be sufficient.
The on resistance of the MOSFET determines Setting the Over Voltage Protection
the conduction loss, which is given by: The open string protection is achieved through
2 detecting the voltage of OVP pin. In some cases,
Pcond = IRMS × R DS (on) × k
an LED string failure results in the feedback
Where k is the temperature coefficient of the voltage always zero. The part then keeps
MOSFET. boosting the output voltage higher and higher. If
the output voltage reaches the programmed OVP
The switching loss is related to QGD and QGS1 threshold, the protection will be triggered.
which determine the commutation time. QGS1 is
To make sure the chip functions properly, the
the charge between the threshold voltage and OVP setting resistor divider must be set with a
the plateau voltage when a driver charges the proper value. The recommended OVP point is
gate, which can be read in the chart of VGS vs. QG about 1.1~1.2 times higher than the output
of the MOSFET datasheet. QGD is the charge voltage for normal operation.
during the plateau voltage. These two
RHIGH
parameters are needed to estimate the turn on VOVP = 1.23 × (1 + )
and turn off loss. RLOW
BOSC
C1
MP3394
2k R10 U1 R9 0
C11 R11 5
OSC LED1
11
R14 C12 3 9
R13 0
DBRT LED3
GND 100k NC
6 8
R15 0
ISET LED4
DIM R16 GND
2k C13 R17
R18
20k 7.68k
NC
GND
GND
1,2,5,6
1,2,5,6
2k R10 U1 R9 0 1,2,5,6
4
C11 R11 5
OSC LED1
11
BOSC LED2
3
R14 C12 3 9
R13 0
DBRT LED3
GND 100k NC M2-M5: AM3490N 100V/1A TSOP-6
R15 0
DIM R16
6
ISET LED4
8
GND
VIN
2k C13 R17
R18
NC 20k 7.68k R19
0
GND
GND R20
NC
PACKAGE INFORMATION
TSSOP16(with external thermal pad)
4.20
TYP
0.40 0.65
4.90
TYP BSC
5.10
16 9
1.60
TYP
1 8
0.80
1.05 1.20 MAX
SEATING PLANE 0.09
0.20
0.19 0.00
0.65 BSC SEE DETAIL "A"
0.30 0.15
SIDE VIEW
FRONT VIEW
GAUGE PLANE
0.25 BSC
3.65
4.15
0.45
0o-8o
0.75
DETAIL “A”
2.80 NOTE:
3.30
1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS.
2) PACKAGE LENGTH DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH ,
PROTRUSION OR GATE BURR.
3) PACKAGE WIDTH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH
OR PROTRUSION.
4) LEAD COPLANARITY(BOTTOM OF LEADS AFTER FORMING)
SHALL BE 0.10 MILLIMETERS MAX.
5) DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC MO-153, VARIATION ABT.
BOTTOM VIEW 6) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
SOIC16
0.386( 9.80)
0.394(10.00) 0.024(0.61) 0.050(1.27)
16 9
0.063
(1.60)
0.150 0.228
(3.80) (5.80) 0.213
PIN 1 ID 0.157 0.244 (5.40)
(4.00) (6.20)
1 8
0.053(1.35)
0.069(1.75)
SEATING PLANE 0.0075(0.19)
0.0098(0.25)
0.013(0.33) 0.050(1.27) 0.004(0.10)
0.020(0.51) BSC 0.010(0.25) SEE DETAIL "A"
NOTE:
0.010(0.25)
x 45o
0.020(0.50) 1) CONTROL DIMENSION IS IN INCHES. DIMENSION IN
BRACKET IS IN MILLIMETERS.
GAUGE PLANE 2) PACKAGE LENGTH DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH,
0.010(0.25) BSC PROTRUSIONS OR GATE BURRS.
3) PACKAGE WIDTH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH
OR PROTRUSIONS.
4) LEAD COPLANARITY (BOTTOM OF LEADS AFTER FORMING)
0.016(0.41) SHALL BE 0.004" INCHES MAX.
0o-8o 0.050(1.27) 5) DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC MS-012, VARIATION AC.
6) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
DETAIL "A"
SOIC20
0.496(12.60) 0.024 0.050
0.512(13.00) (0.61) (1.27)
20 11
0.079
(2.00)
0.291 0.394
(7.40) (10.00) 0.370
0.299 0.418 (9.40)
(7.60) (10.60)
PIN 1 ID
1 10
0.093(2.35)
0.104(2.65) 0.009(0.23)
SEATING PLANE
0.013(0.33)
0.013(0.33) 0.050(1.27) 0.004(0.10)
0.020(0.51) BSC 0.012(0.30) SEE DETAIL "A"
0.010(0.25)
x 45o NOTE:
0.030(0.75)
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