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MP1038
Full Bridge
CCFL Controller
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The Future of Analog IC Technology

DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The MP1038 is a fixed operating frequency inverter Controls Four External, Low Cost, N-Channel
controller that controls four external N-Channel MOSFETs
power MOSFETs in a full-bridge configuration. The Fixed Operating Frequency
inverter is designed to power one or more cold Input Voltage Range of 10V to 32V
cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) to backlight Lamp Current and Voltage Regulation
liquid crystal displays. Its full-bridge architecture Full-Wave Sense Amp
converts unregulated DC input voltages to the Analog and Burst Mode Dimming Control
nearly pure sine waves required to ignite and Integrated Burst Mode Oscillator and Modulator
operate CCFL.
Soft-On and Soft-Off Burst Envelope
For reliable lamp ignition, the operating frequency is Open Lamp Protection
set by an external resistor and during startup, is Secondary Over-Current Protection
temporarily swept toward the unloaded resonant Dual-mode, Fault Timer
frequency of the tank. The built-in burst oscillator Available in TSSOP28 and SOIC28 Packages
can be synchronized with an external clock to
minimize display scan interference. Burst mode or APPLICATIONS
analog mode dimming is controlled with an external Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
analog signal. Built-in fault management features Flat Panel Video Displays
include an open lamp regulator, a transformer LCD TVs and Monitors
secondary peak current regulator, and a dual-mode
fault timer. The secondary over-current timeout can MPS and The Future of Analog IC Technology are Trademarks of Monolithic
Power Systems, Inc.
be shortened with external components. Built-in The MP1038 is covered by US Patents 6,683,422, 6,316,881, and 6,114,814.
current limits for the external switches protect Other Patents Pending.
against inadvertent shorts. The MP1038 is available
in TSSOP28 and SOIC28 packages.

TYPICAL APPLICATION

1 28
SI PGL GND
2 27
LI LGL
3 26
LV VCCL
4 25
COMP OUTL
5 24
AG UGL
6 23
FT BTL
MP1038

7 22
LCS PRL
8 21
LCC PGR
9 20
BRC LGR
10 19
BRS VCCR
11 18
DBRT DBRT OUTR
12 17
ABRT ABRT UGR
13 16
ENSYNC ENSYNC BTR
14 15
LOK LOK PRR VPS

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