MAX1573:White LED 1x/1.5x Charge Pump in UCSP and Thin QFN

Smallest, Highest Efficiency White LED Charge Pump Packaged in a UCSP™

The MAX1573 fractional charge pump drives up to four white LEDs with regulated constant current for uniform intensity. By utilizing proprietary adaptive 1x/1.5x modes and ultra-low-dropout current regulators, it maintains the highest possible efficiency over the full 1-cell Li+ battery input voltage range. The 1MHz fixed-frequency switching allows for tiny external components and the regulation scheme is optimized to ensure low EMI and low input ripple. An external resistor sets the full-scale LED current, while two digital inputs control on/off and select amongst three levels of brightness. A pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal can also be used to modulate LED brightness, requiring no additional components. The MAX1573 is available in the tiny chip-scale UCSP™ (4 x 4 grid) and 16-pin thin QFN packages.

Key Features
  • Proprietary Adaptive 1x/1.5x Modes
  • High Efficiency (PLEDs/PBATT), Up to 92%
  • 0.2% LED Current Matching
  • 28mA/LED Drive Capability
  • Low Input Ripple and EMI
  • Eliminates Ballast Resistors
  • Logic or PWM Dimming Control
  • Low 0.1µA Shutdown Current
  • 2.7V to 5.5V Input Voltage Range
  • Soft-Start Limits Inrush Current
  • Output Overvoltage Protection
  • Thermal Shutdown Protection
  • No External Schottky Diode Required
  • Tiny UCSP (2.1mm x 2.1mm x 0.6mm) and Thin QFN (4mm x 4mm) Packages
MAX1573: Typical Operating Circuit
MAX1573: Typical Operating Circuit
Applications/Uses
  • Cell Phones/Smartphones
  • MP3 Players
  • Other Handhelds with Color Displays
  • PDAs, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders
DataSheet
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MAX1573 Data SheetMAX1573.pdf
Parametrics
Part NumberBattery InputRegulation TopologyMax. No. of LEDsLED ChannelsLED ConfigurationILED per Channel
(A)
PWM Dimming Freq.
(kHz)
Dimming ControlPOUT
(W)
VIN
(V)
VIN
(V)
ICC
(mA)
LED String Volt.
(V)
Oper. Freq.
(kHz)
Package/PinsBudgetary
Price
maxmaxminmaxmaxmaxSee Notes
MAX15731-Cell Li+Charge Pump44Parallel0.02850Digital
PWM
0.52.75.5451000TQFN/16
UCSP/16
$1.93 @1k
Design kits & evaluation modules
Quality and Environmental Data
Ordering Information
Part NumberStatusRecommended ReplacementPackageTempRoHS
MAX1573EBE-TNo Longer AvailableUCSP,;16 pin;4.3 mm²-40°C to +85°CNo
MAX1573ETENo Longer AvailableMAX1573ETE+TQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CNo
MAX1573ETE+ActiveTQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CLead Free
MAX1573ETE+TActiveTQFN,;16 pin;16.8 mm²-40°C to +85°CLead Free
MAX1573ETE-TNo Longer AvailableMAX1573ETE+TQFN;16 pin-40°C to +85°CSee data sheet
MAX1573TQFNEVKITActiveEVKIT;-40°C to +85°CSee data sheet
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