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CAT4240

6 Watt Boost LED Driver

Features	Description	Applications

FEATURES

Switch Current Limit 750mA
Drives High Voltage LED strings (38V)
Up to 94% Efficiency
Low Quiescent Ground Current 0.6mA
1MHz Fixed Frequency Low noise Operation
Soft start “in-rush” current limiting
Shutdown current less than 1μA
Open LED Overvoltage Protection
Automatic Shutdown at 1.9V (UVLO)
Thermal overload protection
Thin SOT23 5-Lead (1mm max height)

DESCRIPTION

The CAT4240 is a DC/DC step-up converter that delivers an accurate constant current ideal for driving LEDs. Operation at a fixed switching frequency of 1MHz allows the device to be used with small value external ceramic capacitors and inductor. LEDs connected in series are driven with a regulated current set by the external resistor R1. The CAT4240 high-voltage output stage is perfect for driving mid-size and large panel displays containing up to ten white LEDs in series.

LED dimming can be done by using a DC voltage, a logic signal, or a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The shutdown input pin allows the device to be placed in power-down mode with "zero" quiescent current.

In addition to thermal protection and overload current limiting, the device also enters a very low power operating mode during "Open LED" fault conditions. The device is housed in a low profile (1mm max height) 5-lead thin SOT23 package for space critical applications.

TYPICAL APPLICATION

CAT4240 typical application