MP3304
The Future of Analog IC Technology
36V, 1.3A, Step-up
White LED Driver
with High Frequency True PWM Dimming
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The MP3304 is a monolithic step-up converter
designed for driving arrays of WLEDs from 5V
input or a single cell Lithium Ion battery. The
MP3304 uses current mode, fixed frequency
architecture to regulate the LED current, which is
measured through an external current sense
resistor. Its low 200mV feedback voltage reduces
power loss and improves efficiency.
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Internal Power MOSFET
Drives up to 10 Series White LEDs
Up to 88% Efficiency
PWM Dimming Frequency from 250Hz to
50kHz
2.2MHz Fixed Switching Frequency
Open Load Shutdown
Low 200mV Feedback Voltage
UVLO, Thermal Shutdown
Internal 1.3A Current Limit
Available in 2x3mm QFN8 Package
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The MP3304 features up to 50kHz true PWM
dimming, which allows the flexible control of the
backlighting luminance under wide range of the
ambient brightness, and also avoids the
possibility of PWM dimming audible noise.
APPLICATIONS
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The MP3304 is turned off if an over-voltage
condition is present due to an open circuit
condition. MP3304 also includes under-voltage
lockout, current limiting and thermal overload
protection preventing damage in the event of an
output overload.
LCD Panels
Digital Picture Frames
Handheld Computers and PDAs
Digital Still Cameras
Small LCD Displays
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The MP3304 is available in small 8-pin QFN
2x3mm package.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
VIN vs. Efficiency
C1
IN
Enable/
Dimming
Control
EN
SW
MP3304
GND ISET
LED
RSET
String 1 ... String 10
LED1
LED28
LED2
LED29
LED3
LED30
100
C2
EFFICIENCY (%)
D
L
VIN
5V
90
80
70
60
50
3 3.5
4 4.5
5 5.5
6 6.5
VIN (V)
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ORDERING INFORMATION
Package
Top Marking
Free Air
Temperature (TA)
QFN8(2x 3mm)
5Q
–40°C to +85°C
MP3304BDD**
38V
26V
QFN8(2x 3mm)
6R
–40°C to +85°C
MP3304CDD
20V
QFN8(2x 3mm)
2G
–40°C to +85°C
Part Number*
MP3304ADD**
Over Voltage
Protection
*For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (eg. MP3304 x DD-Z).
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (eg. MP3304 xDD–LF–Z)
**Contact Factory for Availability
PACKAGE REFERENCE
TOP VIEW
SW
1
8
GND
PGND
2
7
ISET
IN
3
6
LED
N/C
4
5
EN
EXPOSED PAD
CONNECTED TO GND
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1)
Thermal Resistance
SW Pin, LED Pin..........................–0.5V to +42V
All Other Pins ..............................–0.3V to +6.5V
Storage Temperature.............. –55°C to +150°C
(2)
Continuous Power Dissipation
(TA = +25°C)
…………………………………………………1.9W
QFN8 2x3mm..........................65 ...... 13 ... °C/W
Recommended Operating Conditions
(3)
IN Supply Voltage .................................3V to 6V
SW Pin
MP3304ADD ................................... VIN to +36V
MP3304BDD .................................... VIN to +24V
MP3304CDD.................................... VIN to +18V
Operating Junct. Temp (TJ)..... –40°C to +125°C
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(4)
θJA
θJC
Notes:
1) Exceeding these ratings may damage the device.
2) The maximum allowable power dissipation is a function of the
maximum junction temperature TJ (MAX), the junction-toambient thermal resistance θJA, and the ambient temperature
TA. The maximum allowable continuous power dissipation at
any ambient temperature is calculated by PD (MAX) = (TJ (MAX)TA) /θJA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power dissipation
will cause excessive die temperature, and the regulator will go
into thermal shutdown. Internal thermal shutdown circuitry
protects the device from permanent damage.
3) The device is not guaranteed to function outside of its
operating conditions.
4) Measured on JESD51-7, 4-layer PCB.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN = VEN = 5V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters
Symbol
Operating Input Voltage
Supply Current (Shutdown)
Supply Current (Quiescent)
Switching Frequency
Maximum Duty Cycle
Under Voltage Lockout
IN Under Voltage Lockout
Under Voltage Lockout
Hysteresis
Open Lamp Shutdown
Threshold
VIN
VEN = 0V
VISET=0.3V
VUVLO
VIN Rising
VEN_LOW
VEN_HIGH
Min
Typ
Max
Units
1
690
2.2
6
2
850
2.7
V
µA
µA
MHz
%
2.25
2.45
V
2.5
IIN_SD
IIN_QS
FSW
DMAX
VOVP
Enable
EN OFF Threshold
EN ON Threshold
Disable Timer
Feedback
ISET Voltage
ISET Input Bias Current
Output Switch
SW On-Resistance
SW Current Limit
Condition
VISET = 0V
1.7
90
VOV Rising, MP3304ADD
VOV Rising, MP3304BDD
VOV Rising, MP3304CDD
VEN Falling
VEN Rising
92
mV
38
26
20
V
V
V
0.4
1.8
5
VISET
VEN > 2V
VISET = 0.2V
185
-600
215
mV
nA
0.4
1.33
Ω
A
Thermal Shutdown
150
°C
LED Switch(M2, refer block
diagram) On Resistance
0.8
Ω
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RON
200
-300
V
V
ms
Duty Cycle = 60%
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PIN FUNCTIONS
Pin #
Name
1
SW
2
PGND
3
IN
4
N/C
No Connect.
5
EN
ON/OFF Control and Dimming Command Input. Holding EN pin low for more than
5ms will turn the part off. To use PWM dimming, add a 250Hz to 50KHz square
wave signal to this pin.
6
LED
LED Current Input. This pin is the open-drain output of an internal dimming control
switch. Connect the LED cathode to this pin.
7
ISET
LED Current Set. This pin is the source output of an internal dimming control switch.
The MP3304 regulates the voltage across the current setting resistor. Tie a current
setting resistor from this pin to ground. The regulation voltage is 200mV.
8
Pin Function
Power Switch Output. SW is the drain of the internal MOSFET switch. Connect the
power inductor and output rectifier to SW. SW can swing between GND and 36V
(MP3304A), 24V (MP3304B) or 18V (MP3304C).
Power Ground.
Input Supply Pin. Must be locally bypassed.
GND,
Ground. Connect Exposed Pad to GND plane for optimal thermal performance.
Exposed Pad
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
VIN = 5V, ILED = 200mA, 3WLEDs 10Strings, unless otherwise noted.
VIN vs. Efficiency
PWM Dimming Duty vs.
WLED Current
100
Steady State Operation
200
WLED CURRENT (MA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
180
90
80
70
60
160
SW
5V/div
FB
50mV/div
50kHz
140
20kHz
120
100
VOUT (AC)
200mV/div
80
60
40
250Hz
1kHz
20
0
0
50
3 3.5
4 4.5
5 5.5
6 6.5
VIN (V)
20
40
60
80
IINDUCTOR
500mA/div
400ns/div
100
PWM DIMMING DUTY (%)
Enable Startup
Enable Shutdown
PWM Dimming
fPWM=50kHz, DPWM=50%
SW
10V/div
SW
10V/div
EN
2V/div
EN
2V/div
VOUT
2V/div
ILED
100mA/div
VOUT
2V/div
ILED
100mA/div
SW
10V/div
PWM
2V/div
VOUT
10V/div
ILED
100mA/div
Open Load Protection
SW
10V/div
ILED
100mA/div
VOUT
5V/div
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OPERATION
The MP3304 uses a constant frequency, peak
current mode boost regulator architecture to
regulate the series string of white LEDs. The
operation of the MP3304 can be understood by
referring to the block diagram of Figure 1.
The voltage at the output of the error amplifier
is an amplified version of the difference
between the 200mV reference voltage and the
feedback voltage. In this way the peak current
level keeps the output in regulation.
At the start of each oscillator cycle the FET is
turned on through the control circuitry. To
prevent sub-harmonic oscillations at duty cycles
greater than 50 percent, a stabilizing ramp is
added to the output of the current sense
amplifier and the result is fed into the positive
input of the PWM comparator. When this
voltage equals the output voltage of the error
amplifier the power FET is turned off.
If the feedback voltage starts to drop, the output
of the error amplifier increases. This results in
more current flowing through the power FET,
thus increasing the power delivered to the
output.
ISET
LED
200mV
+
+
CONTROL
LOGIC
M1
SW
AMPLIFIER
PWM
COMPARATOR
M2
ISET
+
ENABLE &
DIMMING
CONTROL
EN
Enable
+
-
GND
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
2.2MHz
OSC
Figure 1—Functional Block Diagram
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
L
D1
VIN
5V
MBR0520
IN
Enable/
Dimming
Control
EN
SW
MP3304
GND
ISET
LED
Figure 2—Circuit for Driving 10 Strings of 3 WLEDs
A typical application circuit can be seen in Figure
2. The 10 strings of 3 white LEDs can be driven
from a 5V voltage at an output current of 200mA.
A 2.2µF output capacitor is sufficient for most
applications. A 2.2µH inductor with low DCR
(Inductor DC resistance) is recommended to
improve efficiency. A 10µF ceramic capacitor is
recommended for the input capacitance in the
real system. Schottky diodes have fast recovery
and a low forward voltage are recommended.
Schottky diodes rated with 500mA are sufficient
for the MP3304. The MP3304 has internal softstart to limit the amount of current through VIN at
startup and to also limit the amount of overshoot
on the output.
The ramped voltage that is added to the current
sense amplifier reduces the current output as the
duty cycle increases. As more LEDs are added,
the output voltage rises but the current that can
be delivered to the load is reduced as well.
Setting the LED Current
The LED current is controlled by the current
setting resistor, R1. The current through the
LEDs is given by: ILED = 200mV/R1.
Table 1 shows the selection of resistors for a
given LED current.
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Table 1—ILED vs. R1 RSET
ILED (mA)
1
5
10
20
60
180
200
R1 (Ω)
200
40
20
10
3.33
1.11
1
PWM Dimming
Apply a 250Hz to 50kHz square waveform to the
EN pin to implement PWM dimming of the LEDs.
The minimum recommended amplitude of the
PWM signal is 2V.
Open Load Protection
Open Load protection will shut off the MP3304 if
the output voltage goes too high. In some cases
an LED may fail, this will result in the feedback
voltage always being zero. The part will run at
maximum duty cycle boosting the output voltage
higher and higher. If the output voltage ever
exceeds the open load protection threshold
voltage, the MP3304 will shut down. The part will
not switch again until the power is recycled. For
MP3304A, MP3304B, and MP3304C, the open
load protection threshold voltages are 38V, 26V,
and 20V respectively.
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Layout Considerations
Careful attention must be paid to the PCB board
layout and components placement. Proper layout
of the high frequency switching path is critical to
prevent noise and electromagnetic interference
problems. The loop of MP3304 SW to GND pin,
output diode, and output capacitor is flowing with
high frequency ripple current, it must be as short
as possible.
The IN pin of the IC must be locally bypassed. A
RC filter is highly recommended for eliminating
the noise on IN pin. It could be implemented as
shown in Figure 3.
Input
SW
IN
MP3304
GND
Figure 3—Input Bias Filtering
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TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUITS
D1
B0530 String
L1
2uH
VIN
5V
C1
10uF
IN
Enable/
Dimming
Control
EN
SW
LED1
LED28
LED2
LED29
LED3
MP3304C
GND ISET
1 ... String 10
LED30
C2
2.2uF
LED
Figure 4 — Driving 30 WLEDs (3 WLEDs in Series and 10 Strings Paralleled) with 5V Input Voltage
D1
B0540
L1
VIN
5V
C1
4.7uF
16V
C2
4.7uF
16V
4.7uH
JP1
R1
100
Bias
EN
GND
C3
0.1uF
R2
0
C4
NS
3
5
U1
IN
1
SW
C5
0.47uF
50V
EN
MP3304A
LED
8
GND
ISET
PGND
2
6
LED+
LED-
7
R3
3.32
1%
R4
NS
Figure 5 — Driving 27 WLEDs (9 WLEDs in Series and 3 Strings Paralleled) with 5V Input Voltage
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TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUITS (continued)
D1
B0540
L1
VIN
3.3V -18V
C1
10uF
25V
10uH
C2
330nF
50V
7.5
Optional
Bias Circuit
D2
5.6V
ZENER
C3
0.1uF
50V
5
EN
3
LED+
1
IN
SW
LED6
MP3304A LED
EN
GND
GND
PGND
8
7
ISET
2
Figure 6 — Driving 27 WLEDs (9 WLEDs in Series and 3 Strings Paralleled) with 3.3V-18V Input Voltage
In order to improve the MOSFET on-resistance at low input voltage and make the chip compatible for
high input voltage, the additional bias circuit should be used.
D1
L1
VIN
4.5V-18V
10uH
C1
10uF
25V
B0540
C4
330nF
50V
Q2
2N3904
D2
5.6V
ZENER
C3
0.1uF
25V
3
1
IN
SW
LED+
LED-
Required Bias Circuit
for High Input Voltage
EN
5
8
GND
MP3304A
EN
LED
GND PGND
ISET
6
7
2
Figure 7 — Wide Input Voltage Step-up Converter for 27 WLEDs
( 9 WLEDs in Series and 3 Strings Paralleled )
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TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUITS (continued)
L1
VIN
5V
D1
C1
16V
B0540
R2
LED1
LED2
3
C2
IN
16V
EN
GND
5
1
LED3
SW
LED4
LED5
MP3304A
EN
8
LED
GND
PGND
ISET
2
7
6
C3
330nF
LED6
LED7
R1
1%
LED8
LED9
LED10
Figure 8 — Driving 10 WLEDs in Series with 5V Input Voltage
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PACKAGE INFORMATION
QFN8 (2mm x 3mm)
2.90
3.10
PIN 1 ID
MARKING
0.30
0.50
0.18
0.30
1.90
2.10
PIN 1 ID
INDEX AREA
1.65
1.85
8
PIN 1 ID
SEE DETAIL A
1
1.50
1.70
0.50
BSC
4
5
TOP VIEW
BOTTOM VIEW
PIN 1 ID OPTION A
0.30x45” TYP.
0.80
1.00
PIN 1 ID OPTION B
R0.20 TYP.
0.20 REF
0.00
0.05
SIDE VIEW
DETAIL A
2.90
0.70
NOTE:
1.70
1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS.
2) EXPOSED PADDLE SIZE DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH.
3) LEAD COPLANARITY SHALL BE 0.10 MILLIMETER MAX.
4) DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC MO-229, VARIATION VCED-2.
5) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
0.25
1.60
0.50
RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN
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party Intellectual Property rights are not infringed upon when integrating MPS products into any application. MPS will not
assume any legal responsibility for any said applications.
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