4-String, Max 400mA/String, 80V Return, Step-Up, WLED Controller
4-String, Max 400mA/String, 80V Return, Step-Up, WLED Controller
4-String, Max 400mA/String, 80V Return, Step-Up, WLED Controller
DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The MP3398E is a step-up controller with four 4-String, Max 400mA/String WLED Driver
current channels designed to drive WLED 4.5V to 33V Input Voltage Range
arrays for large LCD panel backlighting 80V ABS Rating for Each String
applications. The MP3398E is able to expand 2.3% Current Matching Accuracy between
the number of LED channels with two or more Each String
ICs in parallel sharing a single power source. Direct PWM Dimming Mode
The MP3398E employs peak-current mode with Analog Dimming Mode with PWM Input
a fixed switching frequency. The frequency is Cascading Capability with a Single Power
programmable through an external setting Source
resistor. The MP3398E drives an external LED Open and Short Protection
MOSFET to boost up the output voltage from a Programmable Recoverable Over-Voltage
4.5V to 33V input supply and regulates the Protection (OVP)
current in each LED string to the value set by 202mV Latch-Off Cycle-by-Cycle Current
an external current-setting resistor. Limit Threshold
The MP3398E applies four internal current Latch-Off Over-Temperature Protection
sources for current balancing. The current (OTP)
matching achieves 2.3% regulation accuracy Short Inductor/Diode Protection
between strings. The low regulation voltage on Available in TSSOP-16EP and PDIP-16
the LED current sources reduces power loss. Packages
The MP3398E supports direct PWM dimming APPLICATIONS
and analog dimming with PWM input. Full Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
protection features include over-current All-in-One PCs
protection (OCP), over-temperature protection
2D/3D LCD TVs
(OTP), under-voltage protection (UVP), over-
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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
The MP3398E is available in TSSOP-16EP and
PDIP-16 packages.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
4.5V-33V L1 D1
VIN
C1 C2 VOUT
GND
R5
13 11
VIN GATE M1
C3 R6
12 10
VCC ISENSE
15 R1
COMP GND 3
String 1
String 2
String 3
String 4
R4 8 7
OSC OVP
C4 R3 9
MP3398E 1
EN LED1
2
LED2
16
PWM 4
LED3
14
ADIM 5
LED4
6
ISET
R2
ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Package Top Marking
MP3398EGF* TSSOP-16EP See Below
MP3398EGP** PDIP-16 See Below
* For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3398EGF–Z)
** For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3398EGP–Z)
PACKAGE REFERENCE
TOP VIEW
TSSOP-16EP PDIP-16
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN = 12V, VEN = 5V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Unit
General
Operating input voltage VIN 4.5 33 V
Supply current (quiescent) IQ VIN = 12V, no switching 3.85 4.5 mA
Supply current (shutdown) IST VEN = 0V, VIN = 12V 1 μA
7V < VIN < 28V,
LDO output voltage VCC 5.5 5.9 6.3 V
0 < IVCC < 10mA
VCC UVLO threshold VIN_UVLO Rising edge 3.7 4 4.3 V
VCC UVLO hysteresis 350 mV
EN high voltage VEN_HIGH VEN rising 1.5 V
EN low voltage VEN_LOW VEN falling 0.6 V
Step-Up Converter
Gate driver sourcing
VCC = 5.9V,VGATE = 5.9V 4 Ω
impedance
Gate driver sinking
VCC = 5.9V, IGATE = 10mA 2.5 Ω
impedance
Switching frequency fSW ROSC = 100kΩ 305 382 460 kHz
OSC voltage VOSC ROSC =100kΩ, fSW = 382kHz 0.77 0.8 0.83 V
Maximum duty cycle DMAX ROSC = 100kΩ 90 %
Cycle-by-cycle ISENSE
180 202 224 mV
current limit
COMP source current limit ICOMP SOLI 1V < COMP < 2.9V 30 μA
COMP sink current limit ICOMP SILI 1V < COMP < 2.9V 18 μA
COMP transconductance GCOMP ∆ICOMP = ±10µA 120 μA/V
Current Dimming
PWM input low threshold VPWM_LO VPWM falling 0.4 V
PWM input high threshold VPWM_HI VPWM rising 1.5 V
ADIM input low threshold VADIM_LO VADIM falling 0.4 V
ADIM input high threshold VADIM_HI VADIM rising 1.5 V
Current Regulation
ISET voltage VISET 1.95 2 2.05 V
LEDX average current ILED RISET = 100.8kΩ 192 202 212 mA
(5)
Current matching ILED = 200mA 2.3 %
ILED = 200mA 430 mV
LEDX regulation voltage
ILED = 60mA 285 mV
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PIN FUNCTIONS
TSSOP-16 PDIP-16
Name Description
Pin # Pin #
LED string 1 current input. LED1 is the open-drain output of an internal
1 13 LED1
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 1 cathode to LED1.
LED string 2 current input. LED2 is the open-drain output of an internal
2 14 LED2
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 2 cathode to LED2.
3 15 GND Ground.
LED string 3 current input. LED3 is the open-drain output of an internal
4 16 LED3
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 3 cathode to LED3.
LED string 4 current input. LED4 is the open-drain output of an internal
5 1 LED4
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 4 cathode to LED4.
LED current set. Tie a current-setting resistor from ISET to ground to program
6 2 ISET
the current in each LED string.
Output over-voltage protection. Connect a resistor divider from output to
7 3 OVP
OVP to program the OVP threshold.
Switching frequency set. Connect a resistor between OSC and GND to set
8 4 OSC the step-up converter switching frequency. The clock frequency is proportional
to the current source from OSC.
Enable control input. A voltage greater than 1.5V turns the part on; a voltage
9 5 EN
less than 0.6V turns the part off. Do not float EN.
Current sense input. During normal operation, ISENSE senses the voltage
across the external inductor current-sensing resistor (RSENSE) for peak-current-
10 6 ISENSE mode control. ISENSE also limits the inductor current during every switching
cycle. For cascading applications, tie ISENSE of the slave IC to GND. Do not
float ISENSE.
Step-up converter power switch driver output. GATE drives the external
11 7 GATE
power N-channel MOSFET device.
The internal 5.9V linear regulator output. VCC provides the power supply for
12 8 VCC the external MOSFET switch gate driver and the internal control circuitry.
Bypass VCC to GND with a ceramic capacitor.
13 9 VIN Supply input. VIN must be bypassed locally.
Input for analog brightness control. The LED current amplitude is
determined by the duty cycle of the PWM signal applied to ADIM. An internal
R-C filter (10MΩ resistor and 100pF capacitor) is integrated into ADIM. A
14 10 ADIM
frequency greater than 20kHz is recommended to achieve a better PWM signal
filtering performance and ensure that the high-level voltage of VADIM is above
1.5V and the low-level voltage is below 0.4V.
Step-up converter compensation. COMP compensates for the regulation
15 11 COMP control loop. Connect a ceramic capacitor or a resistor and capacitor from
COMP to GND.
Input signal for PWM brightness control. By applying a PWM signal on
PWM, the LED current is chopped, and the average current is equal to ISET x
DDIM, where ISET is the LED current value set by a resistor between ISET and
16 12 PWM
GND, and DDIM is the duty cycle of the PWM dimming duty cycle. Ensure that
the high level voltage is above 1.5V and the low-level voltage is below 0.4V. If
PWM is floating, weakly pull it to GND internally.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VCC
VIN Regulator
-
Control
Logic
GATE
+
PWM
Comparator
Current Sense
Amplifier
+ ISENSE
- GND
OVP
Protection
OVP
OSC Oscillator
LEB
+
-
ILIMIT PWM
+ Stop
-
UP_CLAMP
- LED_SHORT
Short-String
Protection + Max
Feedback
Control
- Min
COMP EA
+ VREF
ADIM
VREF +
ISET LED1
Current Control
PWM LED4
ILIMIT
Enable
EN Control OTP Protection
LED_SHORT
LED_OPEN
For ROSC = 100kΩ, the switching frequency is The switching current is used for peak-current-
set to 382kHz. mode control. To avoid reaching the current
limit, the voltage across the sensing resistor
Setting the LED Current (RSENSE) must be less than 80% of the current
The current in each LED string can be set limit voltage (VSENSE) in the worst-case scenario.
through the current setting resistor on ISET and Calculate RSENSE and IL(PEAK) with Equation (5)
can be calculated with Equation (2): and Equation (6):
20362 0.8 VSENSE
ILED(mA) (2) RSENSE
RISET ( kΩ ) IL(PEAK)
(5)
For RISET = 100.8kΩ, the LED current is set to VOUT ILOAD VIN (VOUT VIN )
IL(PEAK)
202mA. Do not leave ISET open. ηVIN 2 L FSW VOUT (6)
Selecting the Input Capacitor Selecting the Power MOSFET
The input capacitor reduces the surge current The MP3398E is capable of driving a wide
drawn from the input supply and the switching variety of N-channel power MOSFETS. The
noise from the device. The input capacitor critical parameters of selection for a MOSFET
impedance at the switching frequency should are maximum drain-to-source voltage (VDS(MAX)),
be less than the input source impedance to maximum current (ID(MAX)), on resistance
prevent the high-frequency switching current (RDS(ON)), gate source charge (QGS) and gate
from passing through to the input. Ceramic drain charge (QGD), and total gate charge (QG).
capacitors with X5R or X7R dielectrics are
recommended for their low ESR and small Ideally, the off-state voltage across the
temperature coefficients. For most applications, MOSFET is equal to the output voltage.
use a 4.7μF ceramic capacitor in parallel with a Considering the voltage spike when it turns off,
220µF electrolytic capacitor. VDS(MAX) should be greater than 1.5 times the
output voltage.
Selecting the Inductor and Current-Sensing
Resistor The maximum current through the power
A larger value inductor results in less ripple MOSFET occurs at the minimum input voltage
current and lower peak inductor current, which and the maximum output power. The maximum
reduces stress on the N-channel MOSFET. RMS current through the MOSFET is given
However, the larger value inductor has a larger using Equation (7) and Equation (8):
physical size, a higher series resistance, and a IRMS(MAX) IIN(MAX) DMAX (7)
lower saturation current. Choose an inductor
that will not saturate under the worst-case load VOUT VIN(MIN)
DMAX (8)
conditions. Select the minimum inductor value VOUT
to ensure that the boost converter works in
continuous conduction mode with high The current rating of the MOSFET should be
efficiency and good EMI performance. greater than 1.5 x IRMS.
The on resistance of the MOSFET determines Setting the Over-Voltage Protection (OVP)
the conduction loss, which is given by Equation Open-string protection is achieved through the
(9): detection of the voltage on OVP. In some cases,
2 an LED string failure results in the feedback
Pcond IRMS R DS (on) k voltage always being zero. The MP3398E
(9)
continues boosting the output voltage higher
Where k is the temperature coefficient of the and higher. If the output voltage reaches the
MOSFET. programmed OVP threshold, the protection is
The switching loss is related to QGD and QGS1, triggered.
which determine the commutation time. QGS1 is To ensure that the chip functions properly, an
the charge between the threshold voltage and appropriate OVP voltage is required. The
the plateau voltage when a driver charges the recommended OVP point is about 1.1 to 1.2
gate, which can be read in the VGS vs. QG chart times higher than the output voltage for normal
in the MOSFET datasheet. QGD is the charge operation. The OVP voltage is set by an
during the plateau voltage. These two external resistor on OVP and can be calculated
parameters are needed to estimate the turn-on
with Equation (12):
and turn-off losses and can be calculated with
Equation (10): R
VOVP 2(V) (1 HIGH ) (12)
RLOW
Q GS1 R G
PSW VDS IIN f SW Expanding LED Channels
VDR VT H
The MP3398E can expand the number of LED
Q GD R G
VDS IIN f SW channels by using two or three ICs in parallel.
VDR VPLT To connect two ICs for a total of eight LED
(10)
strings, tie the VCC pins of the master IC and
Where VTH is the threshold voltage, VPLT is the the slave IC together to power the slave IC
plateau voltage, VDS is the drain-source voltage, internal logic circuitry. Tie the COMP pins of the
and RG is the gate resistance. RG is slave IC and the master IC together to regulate
recommended to be 10-20Ω. the voltage of all eight LED strings. The slave
Please note that calculating the switching loss IC MOSFET driving signal is not used; the
is the most difficult part of loss estimation. The boost converter can be driven by the master IC
formula above provides a simplified equation. only. Do not leave the ISENSE of the slave IC
For more accurate estimates, the equation floating; tie it to ground. Apply the EN and DIM
becomes much more complex. signals to both ICs.
The total gate charge (QG) is used to calculate PCB Layout Guidelines
the gate drive loss and can be calculated with Efficient PCB layout is critical for stable
Equation (11): operation and reducing EMI noise. For best
PDR Q G VDR fSW results, follow the guidelines below:
(11)
1. Ensure that the loop among the external
Where VDR is the drive voltage. MOSFET, the output diode, and the output
Selecting the Output Capacitor ceramic capacitor is as small and short as
possible since it carries a high-frequency
The output capacitor keeps the output voltage pulse current.
ripple small and ensures feedback loop stability.
The output capacitor impedance must be low at 2. Separate the power ground (PGND) and
the switching frequency. Ceramic capacitors signal ground (GND) to reduce noise
with X7R dielectrics are recommended for their affection.
low ESR characteristics. A 4.7μF ceramic 3. Connect PGND and GND together. All logic
capacitor in parallel with a 22~47μF electrolytic signals refer to the signal ground.
capacitor is sufficient for most applications. 4. Place ceramic capacitors as close to VIN
and VCC as possible.
PACKAGE INFORMATION
PACKAGE OUTLINE DRAWING FOR 16-TSSOP w/ EXPOSED PADDLE
MF-PO-D-0036
TSSOP-16revision
EP 3.0
PIN 1 ID
DETAIL "A"
NOTE:
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