INFINEON BCR401

BCR401R
LED Driver
Supplies stable bias current even at low battery
voltage
Low voltage drop of 0.75V
Ideal for stabilizing bias current of LEDs
Negative temperature coefficient protects
LEDs against thermal overload
4
1
3
2
EHA07188
Type
Marking
BCR401R
W5s
Pin Configuration
1 = GND
2 = Iout
3 = VS
Package
4 = Rext
SOT143R
Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Symbol
Source voltage
VS
18
V
Output current
Iout
60
mA
Output voltage
Vout
16
V
Reverse voltage between all terminals
VR
0.5
Total power dissipation, TS = 87 °C
Ptot
330
mW
Junction temperature
Tj
150
°C
Storage temperature
Tstg
Value
Unit
-65 ... 150
Thermal Resistance
Parameter
Symbol
Junction - soldering point1)
RthJS
Value
Unit
190
K/W
1For calculation of R
thJA please refer to Application Note Thermal Resistance
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BCR401R
Electrical Characteristics at TA=25°C, unless otherwise specified
Parameter
Symbol
Values
Unit
min.
typ.
max.
350
440
540
µA
Iout
9
10
11
mA
VSmin
-
1.2
-
Voltage drop (VS - VCE)
Iout = 20 mA
Vdrop
-
0.75
-
Output current change versus TA
Iout/Iout
-
-0.3
-
%/K
Iout/Iout
-
2
-
%/V
Characteristics
Supply current
IS
VS = 10 V
Output current
VS = 10 V, Vout = 7.6 V
DC Characteristics with stabilized LED load
Lowest sufficient battery voltage overhead
V
Iout > 8mA
VS = 10 V
Output current change versus VS
VS = 10 V
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BCR401R
Output current versus supply voltage
Total power dissipation Ptot = f(TS)
Iout = f (VS ); Rext = Parameter
Load: two LEDs with VF = 3.8V in series
10 -1
500
Rext = 36 Ohm
Rext = 82 Ohm
Rext = 160 Ohm
Rext = open
mW
Iout
P tot
A
300
10 -2
200
100
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120 °C
10 -3
0
150
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
TS
16
V
20
VS
Supply current versus supply voltage
Application Circuit:
IS = f(VS )
+ V s
B C R 4 0 1 R
Load: two LEDs with VF = 3.8V in series
3
10 -3
R e x t V d ro p
4
IS
A
10 -4
1
2
Is
10 -5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
V
Io u t
20
VS
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