POWER LP3303

Preliminary Datasheet
LP3303
No Schttoy,
High Performance, Constant Current Switching Regulator
For 9PCS White LED
General Description
Features
The LP3303 is a 1.0MHz PWM boost switching
regulator designed for constant- current white LED
driver applications. The LP3303 can drive a string of
up to 8 white LEDs from a 3.6V in series, ensuring
uniform brightness and eliminating several ballast
resistors. The LP3303 implements a constant
frequency 1.0MHz PWM control scheme. The high
frequency PWM operation also saves board space
by reducing external component sizes. To improve
efficiency, the feedback voltage is set to 200mV,
which reduces the power dissipation in the current
setting resistor.
Highly integration and internal compensation
network minimizes as 3 external component counts.
Optimized operation frequency can meet the
requirement of small LC filters value and low
operation current with high efficiency.
Ordering Information
High Efficiency: 86% 
1.2MHzFixed-Frequency PWM Operation
Maximum Output Voltage up to 28V
Operating Range : 2.7V to 16V
Shutdown Supply Current:<1uA 
Available in SOT23-6 Package 
Built-in Over Voltage Protection 
Minimize the External Component
RoHS Compliant and 100% Lead (Pb)-Free
Applications
WLED Blacklight driver
OLED Blacklight driver
PDA
DSC
Camera Flash WLED driver
Typical Application Circuit
VIN
22uH
Pb-Free
B6:SOT23-6
OUT
5
LP3303
4
CTRL
FB
3
2
Pin Configurations
VIN
SW
6
F:
1uF
1
1uF
GND
LP3303
Rset
10R
Marking information
Please view website.
LP3303 –03 Ver. 1.3 Datasheet
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Functional pin description
LP3303
Pin Name
Pin Function
1
SW
Switch Pin. Connect this Pin to inductor and catch diode. Minimize the track area
to reduce EMI.
2
GND
Ground Pin
3
FB
Feedback Reference Voltage Pin. Series connect a resistor between WLED and
ground as a current sense. Sense the current feedback voltage to set the current
rating.
4
CTRL
5
OUT
Output Pin.Connect to output capacitor and LEDs.Minimize trace between this
pin and output capacitor to reduce EMI.
6
VIN
Supply Input Voltage Pin. Bypass 1uF X5R or X7R capacitor to GND to reduce
the input noise.
SOT-23-6
Chip Enable (Active High) and dimming Control pin.
Function Block Diagram
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Supply Input Voltage(VIN)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------−0.3V to 16V
LX Input Voltage --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------−0.3V to 36V
OUT Pin Voltage---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------−0.3V to 29V
CTRL Pin Voltage-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------−0.3V to 10V
FB Pins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------−0.3V to 2.0V
Power Dissipation, PD @ TA = 25°C SOT-23-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------0.455W
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 260°C
Operation Temperature Range ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------−40°C to 80°C
Storage Temperature Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------−65°C to 150°C
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LP3303
Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Symbol
Test Condition
Min
Typ
Max
Units
16
V
System Supply Input
Operation voltage Range
VDD
Under Voltage Lock Out
VDD
Supply Current
IDD
FB=0V, Switch
Shut Down Current
IDD
VEN < 0.4V
Line Regulation
2.7
2.5
VIN : 3.0~4.3V
V
1
2.5
mA
0.1
1
uA
3
%
Oscillator
Operation Frequency
FOSC
0.9
Maximum Duty Cycle
90
Dimming Frequency
100
Feedback Voltage
LP3303
191
1.0
1.2
MHz
%
200
10k
Hz
210
mV
MOSFET
On Resistance of MOSFET
RDS(ON)
0.5
Ω
VOVP
29
V
5
μA
750
mA
Protection
OVP Threshold
OVP Sink Current
OCP
Shut Down Voltage
VEN
Enable Voltage
VEN
LP3303 –03 Ver. 1.3 Datasheet
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0.4
1.5
V
V
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Typical Operating Characteristics
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LP3303
Applications Information
LED Current Control
The LP3303 regulates the LED current by setting
the current sense resistor (Rset) connecting to
feedback and ground. The internal feedback
reference voltage is 200mV. The LED current can
be set from following equation easily.
ILED(mA)=200mV/Rset
In order to have an accurate LED current, precision
resistors are preferred (1% is recommended). The
table for Rset selection is shown below.
Rset Resistor Value selection
ILED(mA)
RSET(Ω)
20
10
15
13.3
12
16.6
10
20
5
40
Inductor Selection
b. Using a DC Voltage
Using a variable DC voltage to adjust the brightness
is a popular method in some applications. The
dimming control using a DC voltage circuit is
shown in Figure 4. According to the Superposition
Theorem, as the DC voltage increases, the voltage
contributed to VFB increases and the voltage drop
on RSET decreases, i.e. the LED current decreases.
For example, if the VDC range is from 0V to 2.8V,
the selection of resistors in Figure 4 sets dimming
control of LED current from 20mA to 0mA.
VIN
22uH
1uF
6
VIN
SW
1
1uF
OUT
5
ON
4
CTRL
FB
3
R1
5K
2
OFF
GND
LP3303
Dimming control
a. Using a PWM Signal to CTRL Pin
For controlling the LED brightness, the LP3303 can
perform the dimming control by applying a PWM
signal to CTRL pin. The internal soft-start and wide
range dimming frequency from 100Hz to 50KHz
can insignificantly reduce audio noise when
dimming. The average LED current is proportional
to the PWM signal duty cycle. The magnitude of the
PWM signal should be higher than the maximum
enable voltage of CTRL pin, in order to let the
dimming control perform correctly.
R2
90K
c. Using a Filtered PWM signal
Another common application is using a filtered
PWM signal as an adjustable DC voltage for LED
dimming control. A filtered PWM signal acts as the
DC voltage to regulate the output current. The
recommended application circuit is shown in the
Figure 6. In this circuit, the output ripple depends
on the frequency of PWM signal. For smaller output
voltage ripple (<100mV), the recommended
frequency of 2.8V PWM signal should be above
2kHz. To fix the frequency of PWM signal and
change the duty cycle of PWM signal can get
different output current. According to the
application circuit of Figure 5, output current is
from 20.5mA to 5.5mA by adjusting the PWM duty
cycle from 10% to 90%.
VIN
22uH
VIN
1
5
ON
4
OFF
FB
CTRL
FB
3
R1
5K
3
2
GND
5
R2
90K
2
CTRL
OUT
LP3303
OUT
LP3303
4
VIN
GND
PWM
VIN
SW
6
6
1uF
1uF
1
1uF
22uH
1uF
Rset
10R
VDC
(0-2.8V)
SW
The recommended value of inductor for 2 to 8
WLEDs applications are 4.7 to 22µH. Small size
and better efficiency are the major concerns for
portable device, such as LP3303 used for mobile
phone. The inductor should have low core loss at
1.4MHz and low DCR for better efficiency. To
avoid inductor saturation current rating should be
considered.
Rset
10R
LP3303 –03 Ver. 1.3 Datasheet
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PWM
(0-100KHz)
R3
100K
Rset
10R
C1
0.1uF
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LP3303
Packing information
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