60V, LED Controller with Internal PWM Generator for Boost, Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications

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60V, LED Controller with Internal PWM Generator for Boost,
Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications
MILPITAS, CA – December 3, 2012 – Linear Technology announces the LT3761, a 60V
DC/DC controller designed to operate as a constant-current source and constant-voltage
regulator. Its internal PWM dimming generator makes it ideal for driving high current LEDs, but
it also has features making it suitable for charging batteries and supercapacitors. The LT3761’s
4.5V to 60V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including
automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. The LT3761 uses an external N-channel
MOSFET and can drive up to fifteen 1A white LEDs from a nominal 12V input, delivering in
excess of 50 watts. It incorporates a high-side current sense, enabling its use in boost mode, buck
mode, buck-boost mode or SEPIC topologies. The LT3761 can deliver efficiencies of over 94%
in the boost topology, eliminating the need for external heat sinking. A frequency adjust pin
permits the user to program the frequency between 100kHz and 1MHz, optimizing efficiency
while minimizing external component size and cost. Combined with a thermally enhanced
MSOP-16 package, the LT3761 offers a very compact high power LED driver solution.
The LT3761 has an internal PWM generator that delivers dimming ratios as high as 50:1
or it can utilize an external PWM signal, delivering dimming ratios of up to 3,000:1. For less
demanding dimming requirements, the CTRL pin can be used to offer a 10:1 analog dimming
range. Its fixed frequency, current-mode architecture offers stable operation over a wide range of
supply and output voltages. Output short-circuit protection and open LED protection enhance
60V, LED Controller with Internal PWM Generator for Boost,
Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications
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system reliability. The LT3761’s ground-referenced voltage FB pin serves as the input for
several LED protection features and also makes it possible for the converter to operate as a
constant-voltage source for charging applications.
The LT3761EMSE is available in a thermally enhanced MSOP-16 package. Pricing starts
at $3.45 each. An extended temperature version, or I grade, the LT3761IMSE, is also available,
priced starting at $3.86 each. Finally a high temperature or H grade option, the LT3761HMSE is
also available, starting at $4.11 each. All pricing is based on 1,000-piece quantities and all
versions are available from stock. For more information, visit www.linear.com/product/LT3761
Photo Caption: 80V, LED Controller with Internal PWM Generator
Summary of Features: LT3761
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3,000:1 True Color PWM™ Dimming for LEDs
Wide VIN Range: 4.5V to 60V
Rail-to-Rail Current Sense Range: 0V to 80V
Programmable PWM Dimming Signal Generator
Constant Current (±3%) & Constant-Voltage (±2%) Regulation
Analog Dimming
Drives LEDs in Boost, SEPIC, Inverting, Buck Mode, Buck-Boost Mode, or Flyback Configuration
Output Short-Circuit Protected Boost
Open LED Protection & Reporting
Adjustable Switching Frequency: 100kHz to 1MHz
Programmable VIN UVLO with Hysteresis
C/10 Indication for Battery Chargers
Low Shutdown Current: <1μA
Thermally Enhanced 16-Lead MSOP Package
60V, LED Controller with Internal PWM Generator for Boost,
Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications
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About Linear Technology
Linear Technology Corporation, a member of the S&P 500, has been designing, manufacturing
and marketing a broad line of high performance analog integrated circuits for major companies
worldwide for three decades. The Company’s products provide an essential bridge between our
analog world and the digital electronics in communications, networking, industrial, automotive,
computer, medical, instrumentation, consumer, and military and aerospace systems. Linear
Technology produces power management, data conversion, signal conditioning, RF and interface
ICs, µModule®subsystems, and wireless sensor network products. For more information, visit
www.linear.com
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