AAT3151
High Efficiency 1X/1.5X/2X Charge Pump
For White LED Applications
Max Current Register Settings—Address 4
Data
1
2
3
4
Thermal Protection
The AAT3151 has a thermal protection circuit that
will shut down the charge pump if the die tempera-
ture rises above the thermal limit as is the case
during a short circuit of the V
OUT
pin.
Max Current
20mA Max scale
30mA Max scale
15mA Max scale
Low Current Mode
3
Low Current Register Settings—Address 5
Data
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Applications Information
LED Selection
The AAT3151 is specifically intended for driving
white LEDs. However, the device design will allow
the AAT3151 to drive most types of LEDs with for-
ward voltage specifications ranging from 2.0V to
TBDV. LED applications may include main and sub-
LCD display backlighting, camera photo-flash appli-
cations, color (RGB) LEDs, infrared (IR) diodes for
remotes, and other loads benefiting from a regulat-
ed output current generated from a varying input
voltage. Since the D1 to D4 constant current sinks
are matched with negligible voltage dependence,
the LED brightness will be matched regardless of
the specific LED forward voltage (V
F
) levels.
In some instances (e.g., in high-luminous-output
applications such as photo-flash), it may be neces-
sary to drive high-V
F
type LEDs. The low-dropout
current sinks in the AAT3151 make it capable of
driving LEDs with forward voltages as high as
TBDV at full current from an input supply as low as
3.0V. Current sinks can be paralleled to drive high-
current LEDs without complication.
D1-D3 (mA)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.05
0.5
1
2
0.05
0.5
1
2
D4 (mA)
0
0
0
0
0.05
0.5
1
2
0
0
0
0
0.05
0.5
1
2
Disabled Current Sinks
Current sink inputs that are not used should be dis-
abled. To disable and properly terminate unused
current sink inputs, they must be tied to V
OUT
. If left
unconnected or terminated to ground, the part will
be forced to operate in 2X charge pump mode.
Properly terminating unused current sink inputs is
important to prevent the charge pump modes from
activating prematurely. When properly terminated,
only a small sense current flows for each disabled
channel. The sense current for each disabled chan-
nel is less than 10µA.
The AAT3151 is also equipped with an "auto-disable"
feature to protect against an LED failure condition.
Device Switching Noise Performance
The AAT3151 operates at a fixed frequency of
approximately 1MHz to control noise and limit har-
monics that can interfere with the RF operation of
cellular telephone handsets or other communica-
tion devices. Back-injected noise appearing on the
input pin of the charge pump is 20mV peak-to-
peak, typically ten times less than inductor-based
DC/DC boost converter white LED backlight solu-
tions. The AAT3151 soft-start feature prevents
noise transient effects associated with in-rush cur-
rents during the start up of the charge pump circuit.
3. Low Current mode requires the Max Current register to be set to Low Current Mode. Low Current mode is unaffected by the settings
for Addresses 1-3.
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