Chapter 299

High efficiency ThinSOT white LED driver features internal switch and schottky diode

David Kim

Abstract

The LT3465, a white LED driver optimized for driving two to four LEDs from a Li-Ion input, is described.

Keywords

White LED driver

LT3465

Introduction

The LT3465 white LED driver is ideal for backlight circuits in small, battery-powered portable devices—such as cellular phones, PDAs and digital cameras. The LT3465 includes important features such as automatic soft-start to prevent large inrush current, open LED protection and an integrated Schottky diode in a low profile (<1mm) ThinSOT package to save space. The LT3465 is optimized for color display backlight applications with two to four white LEDs and a Li-Ion battery ...

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