AMI Semiconductor AMIS-74980x Ambient Light Sensor Key Features AMIS-74980x Ambient Light Sensor Feature Sheet • • • • • • • • • Small, integrated solution Approximates human eye response Reports multi-level ambient light intensity Flexible design - Large dynamic range - User programmable integration time - Analog output options - Digital output options (16-bits): SMBus, I²C Programmable - based on application Low power design Flicker filtering (fluorescent 50Hz - 60Hz) Standard CMOS process technology Single, two or tri-color (second generation) diode sensors for different accuracies Product Description The AMIS-74980x is a wide dynamic range light sensor with an analog or digital output. There are several versions of the analog output; one with 1uA current output at 1000lux all the way to 1mA at 1000lux. The digital output version has a built-in 16-bit ADC with a 2- wire SMBus or I2C digital interface. The sensor employs AMI Semiconductor's proprietary CMOS image sensing technology which provides low noise and high dynamic range output signals and a light response similar to the response of the human eye. Application Information The AMIS-74980x is primarily used in ambient light detection applications, such as a displays back control, where adjustments are made to display brightness or contrast based on the brightness of the ambient light, as perceived by the human eye. Conventional SI detectors Spectral Responses respond too strongly to infrared light - a large component of incandescent lighting - preventing natural human eye response. The AMIS-74980x effectively filters infrared light through proprietary techniques providing human eye response. AMIS-74980x Block Diagram • • • • • • Automotive - In-car entertainment systems (video) - GPS displays - Headlamps - Rearview mirrors - Dashboards PDA and handheld displays Cellular phone displays LCD monitors TV screens Large format LED displays Terminal Functions Analog output: Name Pin # GND 1 Data VDD 3 Digital (SMBus or I²C) output: Name Pin # Type Description Power supply ground. All voltages are referenced to GND. O 2 Current output Supply voltage Type Description GND 4 CLK 5 I Data 8 IO VDD 1 Power supply ground. All voltages are referenced to GND. Serial clock input terminal - clock signal for I2C or SMBus serial data Serial data IO terminal - serial IO I2C or SMBus serial data Supply voltage Operating Characteristics Analog output: Digital (SMBus or I²C) output: Typical Units Supply voltage 3.3V ± 10% V Operating temperature Output current at: Ev = 1000lux, λp = 550nm Dark current at: Ev = 0lux, Temp = 25°C 0 - 70° 10, 100, 250, 500, or 1000 C uA 0.12 nA Supply voltage Operating temperature Operating frequency Active current Output counts at: Ev = 1000lux, λp = 550nm Output counts at: Ev = 0lux, Temp = 25°C Typical 3.3V ± 10% 0 - 70° 10 - 100 or up to 400kHz (I²C) 0.35 65536 Units V C 1 counts kHz mA counts Contact your local sales office at www.amis.com/sales for more information. AMI Semiconductor www.amis.com Devices sold by AMIS are covered by the warranty and patent indemnification provisions appearing in its Terms of Sale only. AMIS makes no warranty, express, statutory, implied or by description, regarding the information set forth herein or regarding the freedom of the described devices from patent infringement. AMIS makes no warranty of merchantability or fitness for any purposes. AMIS reserves the right to discontinue production and change specifications and prices at any time and without notice. AMI Semiconductor's products are intended for use in commercial applications. Applications requiring extended temperature range, unusual environmental requirements, or high reliability applications, such as military, medical life-support or life-sustaining equipment, are specifically not recommended without additional processing by AMIS for such applications. Copyright ©2006 AMI Semiconductor, Inc. M-20558-001, FO Ambient Light Sensor Feature Sheet Typical Applications