American Ballast
Fremont, CA 94538
Jun 25, 2009 Suited for parallel and series configurations, energy-efficient LED drivers employ Instant Start technology and operate over -20 to +70°C range. They are protected against over-voltage and over-current conditions, and auto-recovery technology ensures return to full power if driver does short circuit. Rated IP20 and IP66 for dry and wet locations, drivers can create lighting effects with dimming capabilities and light distribution control for each LED built into fixture.

Analog Devices, Inc.
Norwood, MA 02062-9106
Jun 24, 2009 Featuring parallel configuration, Model ADP8860 can control up to 7 LEDs, 6 at 30 mA max and 1 at 60 mA. Unit features ambient light sensing, programmable register set, and fading and dimming options. For applications that require consistent display viewing in variety of ambient lighting environments, unit supports 1.7-3.3 V I/O operation. Lighting management system enables device to automatically determine and adjust for minimum gain required as light level changes.

Exar Corp.
Fremont, CA 94538
Jun 19, 2009 Featuring 4 independently adjustable current sink drivers, I2C-programmable Model XRP7620 enables full color control in RGBW and RGBA LEDs. Each channel can be programmed up to 31.5 mA in steps of 500 µA. Selective channel enabling and diming as well as overall configuration is achieved through 5 internal registers. Housed in 2 x 3 mm 8-pin DFN green/halogen-free package, device operates from Li-Ion battery or fixed 3.3 or 5 V rail and is suited for LCD backlighting applications.

Cissoid
Mont Saint Guibert 1435  Belgium
Jun 08, 2009 Designed to drive high-voltage, high-power devices, such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistors, PROMETHEUS operates from -55 to +225°C and implements 2 A power driver on basis of high-temperature active components. It can be supplied from 11-30 V and will switch up to 500 KHz on 30 nF load. Non-overlap circuitry avoids short-circuit currents through push-pull power output stage, and driver can be adapted to other devices: MOSFET, IGBT, JFET, BJT, and GaN.

American Ballast
Fremont, CA 94538
May 27, 2009 Featuring input of 110 Vac and operating levels ranging from 160-304 Vac, LED drivers feature Instant Start technology with parallel circuit configuration, have operating temperature range of -20º to 70º, and are rated IP20 and IP66 for dry and wet locations. EMC, FCC, RoHS compliant, and UL and CuL recognized, drivers include capability to create versatile lighting effects with dimming capabilities and light distribution control for each LED built into fixture.

International Rectifier Corp.
El Segundo, CA 90245
May 19, 2009 Qualified to AEC-Q100 standards, 200 V Model AUIRS2003S features high-side output in phase with input signal and low-side output out of phase with input signal. Power MOSFET driver accepts input logic levels of 3.3, 5, and 15 V with standard CMOS or LLTTL outputs. Housed in 8-pin SOIC8 package, IC offers UVLO, deadtime protection, and negative voltage spike immunity to protect against catastrophic events during high-current switching and short circuit conditions.

JKL Components Corp.
Pacoima, CA 91331-2376
May 18, 2009 Measuring 10 x 16 x 4.2 mm , LD-300A has output current limit of 300 mA, while LD-600A measures 12 x 20 x 5.5 mm and can drive maximum of 600 mA with input voltage of 8-28 Vdc. Capable of operating up to six 1 W LEDs at 24 V input, drivers work with multiple high power/high bright LEDs, and regulate constant current with variable input voltages. RoHS compliant units suit LCD backlighting, display/sign lighting, and accent and task lighting applications.

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.
Worcester, MA 01615
May 12, 2009 Supplied in 24-pin TSSOP power package with exposed thermal pad, A4940 contains flexible input interface, bootstrap monitor circuit, 5.5-50 V operating voltage, and 40 to 150°C temperature range. Charge pump regulator provides full, greater than 10 V, gate drive for battery voltages down to 7 V and will allow operation with reduced gate drive down to 5.5 V. Bootstrap capacitor provides above battery supply voltage required for N-channel MOSFETs.

Endicott Research Group, Inc.
Endicott, NY 13761
May 01, 2009 Comprised of power supplies and controllers, Smart Force(TM) drivers suit solid state lighting (SSL) applications. They offer 1-200 W of power for driving single or multiple LED strings and operate from universal input of 85-277 V, 50/60 Hz. PFC of 0.90 or better helps minimize power consumption, while 90% efficiency rating also helps meet ENERGY STAR® ratings. Other features include triac dimming, color temperature regulation, ambient light control, and vacuum encapsulation.

International Rectifier Corp.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Apr 29, 2009 Based upon half bridge topology, 200 V Model IRS2093 integrates 4-channels of Class D audio amplifier drivers, error amplifier, gate driver, and 800 kHz analog PWM modulator in single IC. Device includes programmable bidirectional over-current protection with self-reset control, under-voltage lockout protection, and programmable preset deadtime. Housed in MLPQ48 package, IC is suited for home theater systems and car audio amplifiers.

Taiyo Yuden (USA), Inc.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Apr 01, 2009 Designed to drive CCFLs in 12-17 in. LCD back-lighting applications, Model LS6Q-1612A-RH features dual LCD panel capability, brightness/backlight on-off control, and 5 V alarm output. Driver provides input of 12 Vdc and output current of 3.3-6 Arms/lamp. CCFL driving circuit includes self-oscillating DC-to-AC converter, which minimizes EMI. Measuring 5.91 x 1.97 x 0.39 in., RoHS-compliant inverter delivers 4 W/lamp or 16 W total with 1,500 Vrms start-up voltage.

austriamicrosystems AG
Premstatten   Austria
Apr 01, 2009 Available in 0.6 mm TQFN 4 x 4 mm package, AS1116 operates from single 2.7-5.5 V supply and requires supply current of 0.6 mA during operation and 200 nA in shutdown mode. It has operating range from -40 to +85°C, and can drive either eight 7-segment digits or 64 individual LEDs with 47 mA/digit or 5.5 mA/LED. With accuracy of ±3%, unit implements 4-bit PWM for global digital brightness control or separate dimming of each single digit in 16 steps.

Fairchild SemiConductors
Loveland, CO 80537
Apr 01, 2009 Gate Drivers FAN7080, FAN7081, FAN7083, and FAN7085 drive MOSFETs and IGBTs in high side and bridge driver applications such as direct fuel injection systems and motor controls. They offer 100 µA quiescent power consumption as well as high transient voltage performance, optimizing noise immunity in harsh environments. Qualified to AEC-Q100 standard, units are designed to handle negative voltage swings, maximizing resiliency to driver stage latch up.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Mar 04, 2009 Integrating high-speed operational amplifier to drive LCD backplane (VCOM), model MAX17108 enables implementation of gate-in-panel (GIP) technology in LCD panels. It includes 10-channel, level-shifting scan driver that can swing from -12 to +38 V and drive capacitive loads, and one linear regulator to provide internal bias for step-up controller. Amplifier features rail-to-rail outputs, ± 200 mA output short-circuit current, 100 V/µs slew rate, and 20 MHz bandwidth.

Wavelength Electronics, Inc.
Bozeman, MT 59715
Mar 02, 2009 Designed for integration with high temperature RoHS-compliant manufacturing processes, FL500 Laser Diode Driver is compatible with reflow processing less than 250°C. It can be configured either as two independent 250 mA drivers or single 500 mA driver, and can run on +3 V Lithium-ion battery or up to +12 V power supply. Compact surface mount chip is suited for handheld precision laser instrumentation.

Maxim Integrated Products
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Feb 25, 2009 Utilizing charge-pump architecture, MAX14515 DC-to-AC liquid lens driver comes in 2 x 1 mm WLP package, reducing number of external components. It features low-voltage capacitor and bypass capacitor, and integrates 8-bit monotonic DAC with single-differential high-voltage output controlled by 2-wire I²C interface, delivering up to 42 Vrms into 200 pF liquid lens load at 1.1 kHz. Specified over -40 to +85°C, device suits cell-phone camera modules that use autofocus technologies.

Fairchild Semiconductor
San Jose, CA 95134
Feb 20, 2009 Comprised of single 1 and 9 A drivers, FAN31xx and FAN32xx series are suited for use in switch-mode power-supply (SMPS) designs, synchronous rectifiers, pulse transformer drivers, and motor control circuits. FAN31xx series carries max rating of 20 V and offers choice of TTL or CMOS input thresholds as well as 2 inputs for each channel (dual-input or input+enable). Multiple package options are available.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc
CA
Feb 17, 2009 Optimized for V-Core power supplies in mobile computing and graphics applications, MP8698 features 23 V max input voltage and delivers up to 20 A continuous load from 5 x 5 mm footprint. Integrated monolithic driver and MOSFET solution enables higher-density power delivery at increased switching frequencies, reducing need for bulk capacitance as well as board space requirements.

Renesas Technology America, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95134-1368
Feb 09, 2009 Supplied in 6 x 6 x 0.95 mm, 40-pin QFN package with 0.5 mm lead pitch, R2J20651NP is 35 A integrated driver-MOSFET for CPU and DDR type SDRAM power supplies in PCs and servers. It conforms to Intel® DrMOS specifications and achieves max efficiency when running at switching speed of 200 kHz and producing 1.8 Vdc from 5 Vdc input. Comprised of 2 high-side/low-side power MOSFETs and driver circuit, product integrates control, temperature detection, and low-side MOSFET disable functions.

Aimtec, Inc.
Dollard Des Ormeaux, QC H9G3B9  Canada
Feb 06, 2009 Model AMLD-IZ drivers, with input range of 5-36 Vdc, and AMLDL-Z units, with 7-36 Vdc range, provide current output of up 700 mA at efficiencies up to 96% with output current accuracy of up to ±2%. Producing up to 22.5 W power, step-down DC-DC LED drivers are offered with 300, 350, 500, 600, and 700 mA output and operate in temperatures from -40ºC to +85ºC at full load. They include remote ON/OFF control and both PWM and analog voltage dimming control.