General Description Features: Eight-Channel Constant Current Sink With Current Match Ap3608E

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EIGHT-CHANNEL CONSTANT CURRENT SINK WITH CURRENT MATCH AP3608E
General Description Features
The AP3608E is an eight-channel constant current sink · Input Voltage Range: 4.2V to 5.5V
with current match used for LED driver. It uses an · Typical Output Current: 480mA (60mA/1V per
external resistor to set the current for eight LED strings Channel)
with an accuracy of ±1.5%. The full scale LED current · Maximum Output Current: 800mA (100mA/1.5V
can be adjusted from 10mA to 100mA for each chan- per Channel)
nel. The LED light can be adjusted by PWM dimming
· Current Match Accuracy: ±1.5%
function.
· PWM Dimming Control
The device can keep working when LED opens with- · Open LED Self-check and Protection
out damage. It features under voltage lockout protec- · Under Voltage Lockout Protection
tion and over temperature protection. · Over Temperature Protection
· FBX and SDBX Pins Enable Parallel Application
The AP3608E has four interface terminals (FB, SDB,
FBX and SDBX pins). The first two terminals allow Applications
the device to work with a DC/DC converter to drive
LED arrays for good performance. And the other two
· Notebook
enable the device to be connected in parallel.
· LCD Display Modules
The AP3608E is available in QFN-4×4-24, TSSOP- · LCD Monitor
20(EDP) and SOIC-20 packages. · LCD TV
QFN-4×4-24 TSSOP-20(EDP) SOIC-20
Figure 1. Package Types of AP3608E
Mar. 2011 Rev. 1. 5 BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited
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Pin Configuration
FN Package
(QFN-4×4-24)
Pin 1 Dot by Marking
CH2 CH3 CH4 PGND CH5 CH6
24 23 22 21 20 19
CH1 1 18 CH7
NC 2 17 CH8
NC 3 Exposed 16 EN
Pad 15 VCC
NC 4
PWM 5 14 AGND
NC 6 13 NC
7 8 9 10 11 12
NC FBX ISET FB SDB SDBX
G/M Package
(TSSOP-20(EDP)/SOIC-20)
CH1 1 20 EN
CH2 2 19 VCC
CH3 3 18 AGND
CH4 4 17 SDBX
PGND 5 16 SDB
PGND 6 15 FB
CH5 7 14 ISET
CH6 8 13 FBX
CH7 9 12 NC
CH8 10 11 PWM
Note: AGND must be quiet and directly connected to total CIN
Figure 2. Pin Configuration of AP3608E (Top View)
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Pin Description
Pin Number
Pin Name Function
TSSOP-20(EDP)/
QFN-4×4-24
SOIC-20
1, 24, 23, 22, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 CH1to CH8 White LED cathode connection pin. These pins should be connected to
20, 19, 18, 17 GND if not used
2 ,3 ,4, 6, 7, 13 12 NC No connection
PWM dimming control pin. Adding a PWM signal to this pin to control
5 11 PWM LED dimming (see Figure 10 for detail dimming control mode). If not
used, connect it to the high level
This pin is an interface terminal. Connecting it with FB pin can achieve
8 13 FBX
parallel application. If not used, leave it unconnected
LED current set pin. An external resistor is connected to this pin to set
9 14 ISET
each channel current according to ICHANNEL=1.194*400/RISET
Feedback pin. This pin is an interface terminal, which samples the volt-
10 15 FB age of each channel, and outputs the lowest voltage of the string to DC/
DC converter
This pin is an interface terminal. SDB pin outputs low logic to DC/DC
converter under the conditions such as AP3608E receives shutdown sig-
11 16 SDB nal from EN pin or all channels are inactive. When AP3608E is on
PWM dimming mode, the signal in SDB pin is synchoronous with PWM
signal
This pin is an interface terminal. Connecting it with SDB pin can
12 17 SDBX
achieve parallel application. If not used, connect it to GND
Ground pin. It would be useful when connected with PGND and
14 18 AGND
exposed pad
15 19 VCC Input voltage pin
16 20 EN Enable pin. Logic high enables the IC and logic low disables the IC
Ground pin. It would be useful when connected with AGND and

21 5, 6 PGND
exposed pad
Exposed pad. It would be useful when connected with AGND and
EP
PGND
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Functional Block Diagram

VCC GND
15 (19) 14, 21 (5, 6, 18)
16
(20) EN Time EN STG 8
EN Bandgap OTP UVLO
Logic Out (Short To GND)
VREF
CH1...CH8
3V
8 (13)
100mV CH1...CH8 FBX
8
100mV COMP 10
Max.(CH1...CH8) (15)
Disable Test EN Min.(CH1...CH8, FBx) FB
or
11
(16) All STG
SDB or CH8 CH7 CH6 CH5 CH4 CH3 CH2 CH1
Synchronous DFF
1 (1)
with PWM CH1
Signal 8
100:1
EN
VCC
12
16
(17) Current Sink
SDBX 24
VCC (2)
Current Sink CH2
VREF 23
(3)
OPA Current Sink CH3
+ 4 22
(4)
Current Sink CH4
20
(7)
Current Sink CH5
19
(8)
9 (14) Current Sink CH6
ISET 18
(9)
Current Sink CH7
17
5 (11)
PWM PWM Dimming (10)
Current Sink CH8
A (B)
A for QFN-4×4-24
B for TSSOP-20(EDP)/SOIC-20
Figure 3. Functional Block Diagram of AP3608E
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Ordering Information
AP3608E -
Circuit Type G1: Green
Package TR: Tape and Reel

FN: QFN-4×4-24 Blank: Tube
G: TSSOP-20(EDP)
M: SOIC-20
Package Temperature Range Part Number Marking ID Packing Type

QFN-4×4-24 AP3608EFNTR-G1 B3B Tape & Reel
TSSOP-20(EDP) AP3608EGTR-G1 AP3608EG-G1 Tape & Reel
-40 to 85oC
AP3608EM-G1 AP3608EM-G1 Tube
SOIC-20
AP3608EMTR-G1 AP3608EM-G1 Tape & Reel
BCD Semiconductor's Pb-free products, as designated with "G1" suffix in the part number, are RoHS compliant and green.
Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)

Parameter Symbol Value Unit
Input Voltage VCC -0.3 to 6 V
ISET Pin Voltage VISET -0.3 to 6 V
EN Pin Voltage VEN -0.3 to 6 V
Feedback Pin Voltage VFB -0.3 to 6 V
SDB Pin Voltage VSDB -0.3 to 6 V
PWM Pin Voltage VPWM -0.3 to 6 V
Voltage per Channel (Note 3) VCHX -0.3 to 40 V
QFN-4×4-24 60
Thermal Resistance θJA oC/W
TSSOP-20(EDP) 35 (Note 2)
(Junction to Ambient, No Heat Sink)
SOIC-20 87
Operating Junction Temperature TJ 150 oC
Storage Temperature Range TSTG -65 to 150 oC
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10sec) TLEAD 260 oC
ESD (Machine Model) 200 V

ESD (Human Body Model) 6000 V
Note 1: Stresses greater than those listed under "Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device.
These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated
under "Recommended Operating Conditions" is not implied. Exposure to "Absolute Maximum Ratings" for extended periods
may affect device reliability.
Note 2: The chip is soldered to 60mm2 (4mm×15mm) copper (top side solder mask) of 1oz. on PCB with 8×0.5mm vias.
Note 3: Breakdown voltage.
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Recommended Operating Conditions

Parameter Symbol Min Max Unit
Input Voltage VCC 4.2 5.5 V

Recommended PWM Dimming Frequency fPWM 0.1 25 kHz
VCHX≥0.5V 10 25
Full Scale Setting Current per Channel ICHX mA
VCHX≥1V 10 65
VCHX≥1.5V 10 110
Operating Temperature Range TA -40 85 oC
Electrical Characteristics
Limits in standard typeface are guaranteed for VIN=VEN=5V, RISET=8kΩ,, TA=25oC, unless otherwise specified.
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ Max Unit

Input Section
Input Voltage VIN 4.2 5.5 V
Quiescent Current IQ No load 0.5 1 mA
Shutdown Quiescent Current ISDB VEN=0V 0.1 1 µA
Under Voltage Lockout Threshold VUVLO Falling Edge 3.6 3.8 4.0 V
Under Voltage Lockout Hysteresis VHUVLO 200 mV
Current Sink Section
ISET Reference Voltage VISET 1.170 1.194 1.218 V
Current Multiplication Ratio K ICHX/ISET 370 400 430
VCHX=0.5V 23 45
Maximum Output Current per Channel ICHX_MAX V mA
CHX=1V 65 70
VCHX=1.5V 110 120
I =60mA
Current Matching between Any Two Channels ICH-MATCH CHX -1.5 1.5 %
VCHX=1V
ICHX=20mA 0.45
Current Sink Saturation Voltage per Channel VCHX_SAT I V
CHX=60mA 0.8
ICHX=100mA 1.2
Output Current Line Regulation VCC=4.2V to 5.5V 2 %/V
Output Current Load Regulation VCHX=0.5V to 2.8V 4 %
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Electrical Characteristics (Continued)

Limits in standard typeface are guaranteed for VIN=VEN=5V, RISET=8kΩ,, TA=25oC, unless otherwise specified.
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Enable Section
EN Pin High Level Threshold Voltage VIH_EN 1.8 V
EN Pin Low Level Threshold Voltage VIL_EN 0.8 V
PWM Dimming Section
PWM High Level Threshold Voltage VIH_PWM 1.8 V
PWM Low Level Threshold Voltage VIL_PWM 0.8 V
Interface Section
SDB High Level Output Voltage VOH 2.4 V
SDB Low Level Output Voltage VOL 0.4 V
Feedback Output Current IFB 5 15 µA
Total Device
Self-check Voltage @ Open LED VCHECK 3.0 V
Thermal Shutdown Temperature TOTSD 160 oC
Thermal Shutdown Hysteresis THYS 20 oC
Typical Performance Characteristics
VIN=VEN=5V, RISET=8kΩ,, TA=25oC, unless otherwise specified.
22.0 20
21.5 18
16
Current per Channel (mA)
21.0
14
20.5
12
20.0 10
8
19.5
6
19.0
4
18.5
RISET=23K
2
18.0 0
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 0 20 40 60 80 100
o
Temperature ( C) Duty Cycle (%)
Figure 4. Current per Channel vs. Temperature Figure 5. Current per Channel vs. Duty Cycle
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Typical Performance Characteristics (Continued)

VIN=VEN=5V, RISET=8kΩ,, TA=25oC, unless otherwise specified.
61.0 61.0

60.5 60.5
60.0 60.0
59.5
59.5
59.0
59.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6
Voltage per Channel (V)
Input Voltage (V)
Figure 6. Current per Channel vs. Input Voltage Figure 7. Current per Channel vs. Voltage per Channel
140 0.5
120
Maximum Output Current (mA)
0.4
Feedback Voltage (V)
100
0.3
80
60
0.2
40
0.1
20
0 0.0
0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.010 0.012 0.014 0.016 0.018
Voltage per Channel (V) Feedback Current (mA)
Figure 8. Maximum Output Current vs. Voltage per Channel Figure 9. Feedback Voltage vs. Feedback Current
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Function Description
The AP3608E is designed for LED display application I CHX_MAX = K ⋅ ISET
which contains eight well-matched current sinks to
provide constant current through LED. The full scale The LED current can be reduced from 100% by PWM
LED current can be adjusted from 10mA to 100mA dimming control.
per channel with an external resistor. If there is some
channel unused, the channel pin should be connected 2. PWM Dimming Mode
to ground. The LED bright dimming can be achieved The LED current can be adjusted by applying the
through PWM dimming. PWM signal to PWM pin. On this mode, all enabled
channels are adjusted at the same time and the
The AP3608E can work with a DC/DC converter to brightness can be adjusted from 1%*ICHX_MAX to
drive LED arrays for good performance. The device 100%*ICHX_MAX(@fDimming=2kHz). During the
can keep working when LED opens without damage, "high level" time of the PWM signal, the LED turns
and it features under voltage lockout protection and on and the 100% current flows through LED. During
over temperature protection. The detailed information the "low level" time of the PWM signal, the LED
will be discussed in open LED self-check and turns off and almost no current flows through LED. So
protection section. the average current through LED is changed and the
brightness is adjusted. The external PWM signal
1. LED Current Setting frequency applied to PWM pin can be allowed to
The maximum LED current can be set up to 100mA 100Hz or higher.
per channel by ISET pin. When the LED current is
greater than 100mA, two or more channels can be par- An example for PWM dimming is shown in Figure 10.
alleled to achieve larger drive current. To set the All 8 channels are set to the maximum current
reference current ISET, connect a resistor RISET ICHX_MAX at the beginning. When a 50% duty cycle
between this pin and ground. The value of RISET can PWM signal is applied to PWM pin, average current
be calculated by the following formula: valued 50%* ICHX_MAX flows through the 8 channels.
When an 80% duty cycle PWM signal is applied to
ISET = 1.194V / R ISET PWM pin, average current valued 80%*ICHX_MAX
flows through the 8 channels.
This reference current is multiplied internally with a
gain (K) of 400, and then mirrored on all enabled
channels. This sets the maximum LED current,
referred to as 100% current (ICHX_MAX). The value
can be calculated by the following formula:
50% duty cycle 80% duty cycle
PWM
ICH_MAX ICH_MAX I CH_MAX
CH1...CH8
0 0
Current
Figure 10. PWM Dimming Example of AP3608E
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Function Description (Continued)

3. Open LED Self-Check and Protection on remaining CHX pin goes higher. Once the voltage
The AP3608E can work with a DC/DC converter to on remaining CHX pin reaches the self-check voltage
achieve good performance, such as self-check and 3V, the AP3608E begins looking up the open string.
protection against open LED. The SDB pin and FB pin After finding the open channel, AP3608E removes the
are the interface terminals for working with the DC/ corresponding CHX pin from boost control loop, then
DC converter. FB pin samples voltage of each the boost circuit is controlled in the normal manner.
channel, and outputs the lowest voltage of all strings to Once the circuit returns normal operation, the voltage
DC/DC converter. When AP3608E gets shutdown on the CHX pin is regulated to the normal level. It is
signal from EN pin or all channels are inactive, SDB necessary to pay attention that the open strings are
pin outputs low logic to DC/DC converter. When removed from boost regulation, but not disabled. If the
AP3608E is on PWM dimming mode, the SDB pin open LED string is reconnected, it will sink current up
outputs the signal which is synchronous with PWM to the programmed current level.
signal to DC/DC converter. Figure 11 is the typical cir-
cuit of AP3608E applied with a boost converter 4. Parallel Operation Mode
AP3039. The AP3608E can be paralleled to drive more strings
of LED. Connecting an AP3608E SDB pin and FB pin
If any enabled LED string opens, voltage on the with another AP3608E SDBX pin and FBX pin can
corresponding CHX pin goes to zero and the FB pin achieve parallel application. More details please refer
outputs the zero voltage to boost converter. So the to Figure 11.
boost converter operates in open loop and the voltage
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Typical Application
VLED
VLED
CLED C LED
10* 8 10 * 4
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

CH1 CH2 CH8
SDB SDBX
SDB SDBX
FBX
FB
FB AP3608E
FBX AP3608E
EN
EN
VCC
VCC C IN2 PWM
CIN2 PWM
0.1µF ISET GND
0.1µF ISET GND
AP3608E Vcc
AP3608E Vcc 5.0V
5.0V External
External PWM
PWM Dimming
Dimming
OFF ON
OFF ON
Single Channel Paralleled Channels

Single Chip Application
VIN : 6V to 27V
CIN1 COUT
10µF 10µF
R1 R3
VIN
OUT
UVLO CS
R2 RCS R4
10* 8 10* 8
A 30 m
OFF ON
P
EN
3 OV
RT 0
CH1 CH2 CH8 CH1 CH2 CH8
RT 3
10k SS 9 SHDN SDB SDBX SDB SDBX
CSS
0.1µF FB FB 1# AP3608E FBX FB N# AP3608E FBX
EN EN
COMP VCC VCC PWM VCC PWM
CV CIN2
RC GND ISET GND ISET GND
0.1µF
10k
CC 8K 8K
10nF AP3608E Vcc
5.0V
External VCC
PWM
Dimming
OFF ON
Multi Chips Application

Figure 11. Typical Applications of AP3608E
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Mechanical Dimensions
QFN-4x4-24 Unit: mm(inch)
0.300(0.012)
0.200(0.008) 0.500(0.020) 0.500(0.020)

3.900(0.154) MIN BSC
4.100(0.161)
N19 N24
Pin 1 Dot N1
by Marking
2.600(0.102)
2.800(0.110)
3.900(0.154)
4.100(0.161)
N13
N7
0.180(0.007) 2.600(0.102)
0.700(0.028) 0.300(0.012) 2.800(0.110)
0.800(0.031) 0.000(0.000)
0.153(0.006)
0.050(0.002)
0.253(0.010)
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Mechanical Dimensions (Continued)
TSSOP-20(EDP) Unit: mm(inch)
6.400(0.252)
6.600(0.260)
4.100(0.161)
4.300(0.169)
4.300(0.169)
2.900(0.114) EXPOSED PAD 6.200(0.244) 4.500(0.177)
3.100(0.122) 6.600(0.260)
INDEX0.750(0.030)Dp0.000(0.000)
0.850(0.033) 0.100(0.004)
#1 PIN
0.100(0.004)
0.650(0.026)TYP 0.190(0.007)
4-10°
14°
TOP & BOTTOM
0.900(0.035) 0.200(0.008)MIN
1.200(0.047)
1.050(0.041) MAX R0.090(0.004)MIN
0.340(0.013) 0.050(0.002) R0.090(0.004)MIN
0.540(0.021) 0.150(0.006)
0.250(0.010)TYP
0°
8°
0.200(0.008) 0.450(0.018)
0.280(0.011) 0.750(0.030)
1.000(0.039)
REF
Note: Eject hole, oriented hole and mold mark is optional.
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Mechanical Dimensions (Continued)
SOIC-20 Unit: mm(inch)
Note: Eject hole, oriented hole and mold mark is optional.
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EIGHT-CHANNEL CONSTANT CURRENT SINK WITH CURRENT MATCH AP3608E