MP3391

MP3391
8-Channel, 120mA/ch Step-Up

WLED Driver Controller
The Future of Analog IC Technology
DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The MP3391 is a step-up controller with 8- • 9V to 35V Input Voltage Range
channel current sources designed for driving • 10V MOSFET Gate Driver
the WLED arrays for large size LCD panel • Drive Selectable 8, 6 and 4 Strings of LEDs
backlighting applications. • Maximum 120mA for Each String
The MP3391 uses current mode, fixed • 2.5% Current Matching Accuracy Between
frequency architecture. The switching frequency Strings
is programmable by an external frequency • Programmable Switching Frequency
setting resistor. It drives an external MOSFET • PWM or DC Input Burst PWM Dimming
to boost up the output voltage from a 9V to 35V • Open/Short protection and Fault Flag
input supply. The MP3391 regulates the current Output
in each LED string to the programmed value set • Programmable Short Protection Voltage and
by an external current setting resistor. Time Threshold
The MP3391 applies 8 internal current sources • Programmable Over-voltage Protection
for current balance. And the current matching • Flexible Extendable LED Channels
can achieve 2.5% regulation accuracy between Application
strings. Its low regulation voltage on LED • Thermal Shutdown
current sources reduces power loss and • 28-pin TSSOP and 28-pin SOIC Package
improves efficiency.
APPLICATIONS
PWM dimming is implemented with external • Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
PWM input signal or DC input signal. The
• Flat Panel Video Displays
dimming PWM signal can be generated
• LCD TVs and Monitors
internally, and the dimming frequency is
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MP3391—8-CHANNEL, 120mA/CH STEP-UP WLED DRIVER CONTROLLER
TYPICAL APPLICATION
L1 D1 String 1 String 8
M2
VIN
CIN COUT
9V~35V
R1
2 27
VIN VFAULT
R2
FF 26 25 M1
FF GATE
CVCC VCC RFF

3 24
VCC ISENSE
CCOMP RCOMP RSENSE

4 1
COMP VDD
CDD
Enable 5
EN PGND
23
7 22
OSC OVP
ROSC
9 13
BOSC LED1
CBOSC
8
MP3391 14
GND LED2
DIMMING 6
DBRT LED3
15
RSET
11 16
ISET LED4
CT
10 17
TSET LED5
VCC 28 18
NC LED6
R3
12 19
SSET LED7
R4
21 20
NUMSEL LED8
RSEL

ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Package Top Marking Free Air Temperature (TA)
MP3391EF* TSSOP28 MP3391EF -20°C to +85°C
MP3391EY** SOIC28 MP3391EY -20°C to +85°C
*For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (eg. MP3391EF–Z).

For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (eg. MP3391EF–LF–Z)
**For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (eg. MP3391EY–Z).
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (eg. MP3391EY–LF–Z)
PACKAGE REFERENCE
TSSOP28 SOIC28
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1) Thermal Resistance

(4)
θJA θJC
VIN .................................................-0.3V to +40V TSSOP28 ................................32 ....... 6 .... °C/W
VFAULT ..............................................VIN-6V to VIN
VGATE ...............................................-0.5V to 12V SOIC28 ..................................60 ...... 30 ... °C/W
VLED1 to VLED8 ....................................-1V to +55V Notes:
All Other Pins ...............................-0.3V to +6.3V 1) Exceeding these ratings may damage the device.
(2) 2) The maximum allowable power dissipation is a function of the
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +25°C) maximum junction temperature TJ (MAX), the junction-to-
TSSOP28……………………………… ...3.9 W ambient thermal resistance θJA, and the ambient temperature
TA. The maximum allowable continuous power dissipation at
SOIC28………………………………… ...2.1W any ambient temperature is calculated by PD (MAX) = (TJ
Junction Temperature ...............................150°C (MAX)-TA)/θJA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power
dissipation will cause excessive die temperature, and the
Lead Temperature ....................................260°C regulator will go into thermal shutdown. Internal thermal
Storage Temperature............... -65°C to +150°C shutdown circuitry protects the device from permanent
damage.
(3) 3) The device is not guaranteed to function outside of its
Recommended Operating Conditions operation conditions.
4) Measured on JESD51-7, 4-layer PCB.
Supply Voltage VIN ..............................9V to 35V
LED Current (Backlight) ...........10mA to 120mA
Maximum Junction Temp. (TJ) ................+125°C

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN =18V, VEN = 5V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
Operating Input Voltage VIN 9 35 V
VIN=18V, VEN=5V, no load no
Supply Current (Quiescent) IQ 3.5 mA
switching, RISET=20kΩ
Supply Current (Shutdown) IST VEN=0V, VIN=18V 2 μA
VEN=5V, 6V<VIN<35V,
VCC Output Voltage VCC 4.5 5 5.5 V
0<IVCC<10mA
VCC UVLO Threshold VCC_UVLO Rising Edge 3.4 3.9 4.3 V
VCC UVLO Hysteresis 200 mV
VEN=5V, 12V<VIN<35V,
VDD Output Voltage VDD 9 10 11 V
0<IVDD<15mA
VDD UVLO Threshold VCC_UVLO Rising Edge 6.8 7.3 7.8 V
VDD UVLO Hysteresis 500 mV
EN High Voltage VEN_HIGH VEN Rising 1.6 V
EN Low Voltage VEN_LOW VEN Falling 0.8 V
NUMSEL High Threshold VNUMSEL_HI Rising, 6 strings 3 V
NUMSEL Low Threshold VNUMSEL_LO Falling, 4 strings 0.8 V
STEP-UP CONVERTER
Gate Driver Impedance
RGH VDD=10V,IGATE=10mA 4.5 Ω
(Sourcing)
Gate Driver Impedance
RGL VDD=10V,IGATE=-10mA 1.5 Ω
(Sinking)
Gate Maximum Source
ISOURCE 0.4 A
Current
Gate Maximum Sink Current ISINK 1 A
Switching Frequency fSW ROSC= 50kΩ 235 280 325 kHz
OSC Voltage VOSC 1.20 1.23 1.26 V
PWM Mode,
Minimum On Time TON_MIN 200 ns
when no pulse skipping happens
Maximum Duty Cycle DMAX 90 %
ISENSE Limit 90% Duty Cycle 175 230 285 mV
COMP Source Current Limit ICOMP SOLI 200 μA
COMP Sink Current Limit ICOMP SILI 50 μA
PWM DIMMING
DBRT Leakage Current IDBRT_LK -5 +5 μA
BOSC Frequency FBOSC CBOSC=2.2nF 1.2 1.6 2 kHz
BOSC Output Current IBOSC 5.7 7.0 7.9 μA

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)

VIN =18V, VEN = 5V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
LED CURRENT REGULATION
ISET Voltage VISET 1.21 1.23 1.25 V
LEDX Average Current ILED RISET=20kΩ 58.9 60.4 61.9 mA
Current Matching (5) ILED=60.4mA 2.5 %
LEDX Regulation Voltage VLEDX ILED=60.4mA 450 mV
PROTECTION
OVP Over Voltage Threshold VOVP_OV Rising Edge 1.20 1.24 1.28 V
OVP UVLO threshold VOVP_UV Step-up Converter Fails 50 80 110 mV
LEDX UVLO Threshold VLEDX_UV 140 190 240 mV
SSET Voltage Gain Short LED Voltage Threshold 4.2 4.5 4.8
TSET Source Current ITSET 40 50 60 μA
TSET Fault Threshold 1.20 1.24 1.28 V
Thermal Shutdown Threshold TST 150 ℃
FF Pull Down Resistance RFF 100 Ω
VFAULT Pull Down Current IFAULT 40 55 70 μA
VFAULT Blocking-Off Voltage
VFAULT VIN =18V, VIN-VFAULT 6 V
(with Respect to VIN)
Notes:
5) Matching is defined as the difference of the maximum to minimum current divided by 2 times average currents.

PIN FUNCTIONS
Pin # Name Description
The Internal 10V Linear Regulator Output. VDD provides power supply for the internal
1 VDD
MOSFET switch gate driver circuitry. Bypass VDD to GND with a ceramic capacitor.
Supply Input. VIN supplies the power to the chip, Drive VIN with 9V to 35V power source.
2 VIN
Must be locally bypassed with a ceramic capacitor..
Option NC. The Internal 5V Linear Regulator Output. VCC provides power supply for the
3 VCC
internal control circuitry. Bypass VCC to GND with a ceramic capacitor.
Step-up Converter Compensation Pin. This pin is used to compensate the regulation
4 COMP
control loop. Connect a capacitor or a series RC network from COMP to GND.
5 EN Enable Control Input. Do not let this pin floating.

Brightness Control Input. To use external PWM dimming mode, apply a PWM signal on
this pin for brightness control. To use DC input PWM dimming mode, apply a DC voltage
6 DBRT
range from 0.2V to 1.2V on this pin linearly to set the internal dimming duty cycle from 0%
to 100%. The MP3391 has positive dimming polarity on DBRT.
Switching Frequency Set. Connect a resistor between OSC and GND to set the step-up
7 OSC converter switching frequency. The voltage at this pin is regulated to 1.23V. The clock
frequency is proportional to the current sourced from this pin.
8 GND Analog Ground.
Dimming Repetition Set. This is the timing pin for the oscillator to set the dimming
frequency. To use DC input PWM dimming mode, connect a capacitor from this pin to
9 BOSC GND to set the internal dimming frequency. A saw-tooth waveform is generated on this
pin. To use external PWM dimming mode, connect a resistor from this pin to GND, and
apply the PWM signal on DBRT pin.
Short LED Protection Timer Set. Connect a ceramic capacitor on this pin to set the
protection timer. The protection is triggered when internal 50uA current source charges
10 TSET
the capacitor voltage to 1.24V. Tset(ms)=0.0248×C(nF), Tset is about 11.7ms for 470nF
capacitor.
LED Current Set. Tie a current setting resistor from this pin to ground to program the
11 ISET current in each LED string. This pin voltage is regulated to 1.23V. the LED current is
proportional to the current through the ISET resistor.
Short LED Protection Voltage Threshold Set. Connect this pin to VCC through external
divide resistors to set the short LED protection threshold. When LEDX pin voltage reaches
12 SSET
4.5 times of SSET pin voltage, the TSET pin capacitor is charged up for a protection timer.
Vshort= 4.5×Vsset.
LED String 1 Current Input. This pin is the open-drain output of an internal dimming
13 LED1
control switch. Connect the LED String 1 cathode to this pin.
14 LED2
15 LED3

PIN FUNCTIONS (continued)

Pin # Name Description
16 LED4
17 LED5
18 LED6
19 LED7
20 LED8
Number of LED String Selection. Set this pin high enables the 6 strings (LED1~LED6)
21 NUMSEL operation. Pull this pin low enables the 4 strings (LED1~LED4) operation. Float this pin
enables the 8 strings operation.
Over-voltage Protection Input. Connect a resistor divider from output to this pin to
22 OVP program the OVP threshold. When this pin voltage reaches 1.24V, the MP3391 triggers
Over Voltage Protection mode.
23 PGND Step-up Converter Power Ground.
Current Sense Input. During normal operation, this pin senses the voltage across the
24 ISENSE external inductor current sensing resistor for peak current mode control and also to limit
the inductor current during every switching cycle.
Step-up Converter Power Switch Gate Output. This pin drives the external power N-MOS
25 GATE
device.
Fault Flag. It is the drain of internal N-channel MOSFET. When open/short protection is
26 FF
triggered, the FF pin is pulled to GND.
Fault Disconnection Switch Driver Output. When the system starts up normally, this pin
27 VFAULT turns on the external PMOS. When the Vout is shorted to GND or MP3391 is disabled,
the external PMOS is turned off to disconnect the input and output.
28 NC No Connection

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

VIN =15V, 14 LEDs in series, 8 strings parallel, 60mA/string, unless otherwise noted.
Efficiency vs. Steady State Vin Startup
Input Voltage
0.97
0.95
0.93 VSW VSW

EFFICIENCY
20V/div. 20V/div.
0.91
0.89
VOUT
20V/div. VOUT
0.87 20V/div.
VIN
0.85 ILED 10V/div.
200mA/div. ILED
500mA/div.
0.83
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
VIN (V)
Ven Startup External PWM Dimming DC Burst Dimming

fPWM = 200Hz, DPWM = 50% CBOSC = 2.2nF, VPWMI = 0.7V
VSW VSW VSW

20V/div. 20V/div. 20V/div.
VOUT
VOUT 20V/div. VOUT
20V/div. VPWM 20V/div.
VEN 5V/div. BOSC
500mV/div.
5V/div.
ILED ILED ILED
500mA/div. 500mA/div. 500mA/div.
Open LED Protection Short LED Protection Short LED Protection

open all LED strings at working short VOUT to LEDx at working short VOUT to GND at working
VSW VSW
VSW 20V/div. 20V/div.
20V/div.
VLED1 VOUT
FF 20V/div.
5V/div. 20V/div.
VOUT FF
20V/div. 5V/div. VFAULT
ILED 10V/div.
500mA/div. ILED Iinductor
500mA/div. 10A/div.

FUNCTION DIAGRAM
VCC VFAULT FF
VIN Regulator
GND
-
Control
Logic
GATE
+
PWM Regulator VDD

Comparator
Current Sense
Amplifier
+ ISENSE
- PGND
OV
Comparator
+ OVP
OSC Oscillator
- 1.24V
LED OV Threshold SSET
Comparator
Short String -
TSET Protection&
Timer +
Feedback
Control
-
COMP EA
+
Ref
Enable
EN Control
LED1
1.23V +
ISET
Current Control
NUMSEL
DPWM
BOSC Oscillator
DPWM
Comparator
- LED8
DBRT +
Figure 1—MP3391 Function Block Diagram

OPERATION
The MP3391 employs a programmable constant The voltage at the output of the internal error
frequency, peak current mode step-up converter amplifier is an amplified signal of the difference
and 8-channels regulated current sources to between the reference voltage and the feedback
regulate the array of 8 strings white LEDs. The voltage. The converter automatically chooses the
number of LED string is selected by NUMSEL pin lowest active LEDX pin voltage for providing
for 8/6/4 LED strings. The operation of the enough bus voltage to power all the LED arrays.
MP3391 can be understood by referring to the If the feedback voltage drops below the 450mV
block diagram of Figure 1. reference, the output of the error amplifier
Internal Regulator increases. It results in more current flowing
The MP3391 includes two internal linear through the power FET, thus increasing the
regulators (VCC and VDD). VCC regulator offers power delivered to the output. In this way it forms
a 5V power supply for the internal control circuitry. a close loop to make the output voltage in
VDD regulator offers a 10V power supply for the regulation.
external MOSFET switch gate driver. The VCC At light-load or Vout near to Vin operation, the
and VDD voltage drops to 0V when the chip converter runs into the pulse-skipping mode, the
shuts down. The MP3391 features Under Voltage FET is turned on for a minimum on-time of
Lockout. The chip is disabled until VCC exceeds approximately 100ns, and then the converter
the UVLO threshold. And the hysteresis of UVLO discharges the power to the output in the remain
is approximately 200mV. period. The external MOSFET will keep off until
the output voltage needs to be boosted again.
System Startup
When the MP3391 is enabled, the chip monitors Dimming Control
the OVP pin to see if the Schottky diode is not The MP3391 provides two PWM dimming
connected or the boost output is short to GND. If methods: external PWM signal or DC input PWM
the OVP voltage is lower than 80mV, the chip will Dimming mode (see Figure 2). Both methods
be disabled. The MP3391 will also check other results in PWM chopping of the current in the
safety limits, including UVLO and OTP after the LEDs for all 8 channels to provide LED control.
OVP test is passed. If they are all in function, it
then starts boosting the step-up converter with an
internal soft-start.
It is recommended on the start up sequence that
the enable signal comes after input voltage and
PWM dimming signal established.
Step-up Converter
The converter operation frequency is Figure 2—PWM Dimming Method
programmable (from 60kHz to 900kHz) with a When bias the BOSC pin to a DC level, applying
external set resistor on OSC pin, which is helpful a PWM signal to the DBRT pin to achieve the
for optimizing the external components sizes and PWM dimming. A DC analog signal can be
improving the efficiency. directly applied to the DBRT pin to modulate the
At the beginning of each cycle, the external LED current with a capacitor on BOSC pin. And
MOSFET is turned with the internal clock. To the DC signal is then converted to a DPWM
prevent sub-harmonic oscillations at duty cycles dimming signal at the setting oscillation
greater than 50 percent, a stabilizing ramp is frequency.
added to the output of the current sense amplifier The brightness of the LED array is proportional to
and the result is fed into the PWM comparator. the duty cycle of the DPWM signal. The DPWM
When this result voltage reaches the output signal frequency is set by the cap at the BOSC
voltage of the error amplifier (VCOMP) the external pin.
MOSFET is turned off.

Open String Protection strings are short, the respective LEDX pins
The open string protection is achieved through tolerate high voltage stress. If the LEDX pin
detecting the voltage of OVP and LED1~8 pin. If voltage is higher than threshold programmed by
one or more strings are open, the respective SSET pin, the short string condition is detected
LEDX pins are pulled to ground and the IC keeps on the respective string. When the short string
charging the output voltage until it reach OVP fault (LEDX over-voltage fault) continues for
threshold. Then the part marks off the open greater than protection timer programmed by
strings whose LEDX pin voltage is less than TSET capacitor, the string is marked off and
190mV. Once the mark-off operation completes, disabled. Once a string is marked off, its current
the remaining LED strings will force the output regulation is forced to disconnect from the output
voltage back into tight regulation. The string with voltage loop regulation. The marked-off LED
the highest voltage drop is the ruling string during strings will be shut off totally until the part restarts.
output regulation. If all strings in use are short, the MP3391 shuts
down the step-up converter.
The MP3391 always tries to light at least one
string and if all strings in use are open, When the open or short protection is triggered,
theMP3391 shuts down the step-up converter. the FF pin will be pull to GND. the pull-up resistor
The part maintains mark-off information until RFF and FF pin achieve the fault flag function to
resetting it. indicate the system status.
Short String Protection
The MP3391 monitors the LEDX pin voltage to
judge if the short string occurs. If one or more

APPLICATION INFORMATION the worst-case load conditions. A good rule for

Selecting the Switching Frequency determining the inductance is to allow the peak-
to-peak ripple current to be approximately 30% to
The switching frequency of the step-up converter
40% of the maximum input current. Calculate the
is programmable from 60kHz to 900kHz. An
required inductance value by the equation:
oscillator resistor on OSC pin sets the internal VIN × (VOUT − VIN )
oscillator frequency for the step-up converter L=
VOUT × fSW × ΔI
according to the equation:
VOUT × ILOAD(MAX)
IIN(MAX) =
fSW (kHz)= 17000/ (10+ROSC) (kΩ) VIN × η
For ROSC=50kΩ, the switching frequency is set to
ΔI = (30% ~ 40%) × I IN(MAX)
283 kHz.
Setting the LED Current Where VIN is the minimum input voltage, fSW is the
The LED string currents are identical and set switching frequency, ILOAD(MAX) is the maximum
through the current setting resistor on the ISET load current, ∆I is the peak-to-peak inductor
pin. ripple current and η is the efficiency.
ILED = 1000 x 1.23V / RSET The switch current is usually used for the peak
current mode control. In order to avoid hitting the
For RSET=60.4kΩ, the LED current is set to 20mA.
current limit, the voltage across the sensing
The ISET pin can not be open.
resistor RSENSE should be less than 80% of the
The Number of LED Strings Selection worst case current limit voltage, VSENSE.
The MP3391 can drive 8 strings, 6 strings or 4 0.8 × VSENSE
strings of LEDs. Set the NUMSEL high level for RSENSE =
driving 6 strings of LEDs (LED1~LED6). Set the IL(PEAK )
NUMSEL low level for driving 4 strings of LEDs
Where IL(PEAK) is the peak value of the inductor
(LED1~LED4). Float the NUMSEL pin for driving
current. VSENSE is shown in Figure 3.
8 strings of LEDs.
Current Limit(Vsense) vs.
Selecting the Input Capacitor Duty Cycle
The input capacitor reduces the surge current 500
drawn from the input supply and the switching
CURRENT LIMIT-VSENSE(mV)
450
noise from the device. The input capacitor 400
impedance at the switching frequency should be
350
less than the input source impedance to prevent
high frequency switching current from passing 300
through the input. Ceramic capacitors with X5R 250
or X7R dielectrics are highly recommended 200
because of their low ESR and small temperature 150
coefficients. For most applications, a 4.7μF 100
ceramic capacitor paralleled a 220μF electrolytic 50
capacitor is sufficient. 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Selecting the Inductor and Current Sensing DUTY CYCLE(%)
Resistor
The inductor is required to force the higher output Figure 3—VSENSE vs Duty Cycle
voltage while being driven by the input voltage. A Selecting the Power MOSFET
larger value inductor results in less ripple current, The MP3391 is capable of driving a wide variety
resulting in lower peak inductor current and of N-Channel power MOSFETS. The critical
reducing stress on the internal N-Channel parameters of selection of a MOSFET are:
MOSFET. However, the larger value inductor has
1. Maximum drain to source voltage, VDS(MAX)
a larger physical size, higher series resistance,
and lower saturation current. 2. Maximum current, ID(MAX)
Choose an inductor that does not saturate under

3. On-resistance, RDS(ON) physical expression. If more accurate estimation

is required, the expressions will be much more
4. Gate source charge QGS and gate drain
complex.
charge QGD
For extended knowledge of the power loss
5. Total gate charge, QG estimation, readers should refer to the book
Ideally, the off-state voltage across the MOSFET “Power MOSFET Theory and Applications”
is equal to the output voltage. Considering the written by Duncan A. Grant and John Gowar.
voltage spike when it turns off, VDS(MAX) should be The total gate charge, QG, is used to calculate
greater than 1.5 times of the output voltage. the gate drive loss. The expression is
The maximum current through the power PDR = Q G × VDR × f SW
MOSFET happens when the input voltage is
where VDR is the drive voltage.
minimum and the output power is maximum. The
maximum RMS current through the MOSFET is Selecting the Output Capacitor
given by The output capacitor keeps the output voltage
ripple small and ensures feedback loop stability.
IRMS(MAX) = IIN(MAX) × D MAX
The output capacitor impedance should be low
Where: at the switching frequency. Ceramic capacitors
VOUT − VIN(MIN)
with X7R dielectrics are recommended for their
D MAX ≈ low ESR characteristics. For most applications, a
VOUT
4.7μF ceramic capacitor paralleled 10μF
The current rating of the MOSFET should be electrolytic capacitor will be sufficient.
greater than 1.5 times IRMS, Setting the Over Voltage Protection
The on resistance of the MOSFET determines The open string protection is achieved through
the conduction loss, which is given by: the over voltage protection (OVP). In some cases,
2
an LED string failure results in the feedback
Pcond = IRMS × R DS (on) × k voltage always zero. The part then keeps
boosting the output voltage higher and higher. If
Where k is the temperature coefficient of the
the output voltage reaches the programmed OVP
MOSFET.
threshold, the protection will be triggered.
The switching loss is related to QGD and QGS1 To make sure the chip functions properly, the
which determine the commutation time. QGS1 is OVP setting resistor divider must be set with a
the charge between the threshold voltage and proper value. The recommended OVP point is
the plateau voltage when a driver charges the about 1.2 times higher than the output voltage for
gate, which can be read in the chart of VGS vs. QG normal operation.
of the MOSFET datasheet. QGD is the charge RHIGH
during the plateau voltage. These two VOVP = 1.24 × (1 + )
RLOW
parameters are needed to estimate the turn on
and turn off loss. Selecting Dimming Control Mode
The MP3391 provides 2 different dimming
Q GS1 × R G
PSW = × VDS × IIN × f SW + methods
VDR − VTH
Q GD × R G 1. Direct PWM Dimming
× VDS × IIN × f SW
VDR − VPLT An external PWM dimming signal is employed to
Where VTH is the threshold voltage, VPLT is the achieve PWM dimming control. Connect a 100kΩ
plateau voltage, RG is the gate resistance, VDS is resistor from BOSC pin to GND and apply the
the drain-source voltage. Please note that the 100Hz to 20kHz PWM dimming signal to DBRT
switching loss is the most difficult part in the loss pin. The minimum recommended amplitude of
estimation. The formula above provides a simple the PWM signal is 1.2V, The low level should
less than 0.4V (See Figure 4).

Layout Considerations
Careful attention must be paid to the PCB board
layout and components placement. Proper layout
of the high frequency switching path is critical to
prevent noise and electromagnetic interference
problems. The loop of external MOSFET (M2),
output diode (D1), and output capacitor (C2,C3)
is flowing with high frequency pulse current. it
Figure 4—Direct PWM Dimming must be as short as possible (See Figure 6).
Table 1 shows the PWM dimming duty Range
with different PWM dimming frequency.
Tab 1 The Range of PWM Dimming Duty
fpwm(Hz) Dmin Dmax
100<f≤200 0.30% 100%
200<f≤500 0.75% 100%
500<f≤1k 1.50% 100%
1k<f≤2k 3.00% 100%
2k<f≤5k 7.50% 100%
5k<f≤10k 15.00% 100%
10k<f≤13k 19.00% 100%
13k<f≤20k 30.00% 100%
2. DC Input PWM Dimming Figure 6—Layout Consideration
To apply DC input PWM dimming, apply an
The IC exposed pad is internally connected to
analog signal (range from 0.2 V to 1.2V) to the
GND pin, and all logic signals are refer to the
DBRT pin to modulate the LED current directly. If
GND. The PGND should be externally connected
the PWM is applied with a zero DC voltage, the
to GND and is recommended to keep away from
PWM duty cycle will be 0%. If the DBRT pin is
the logic signals.
applied with a DC voltage>1.2V, the output will
be 100% (See Figure 5). The capacitor on BOSC
pin set the frequency of internal triangle
waveform according to the equation:
FDPWM(Hz) = 3.5 / CBOSC(μF)
BOSC
C1
MP3391
DC Signal DBRT
Figure 5—DC input PWM Dimming

TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT

10V-28V L1
F1 C3 C4 C1 D1 C5 C6 10S 8P 80mA/string
NC
JP1
1 2 1
VIN LED+
M3 C7
B360
AM4499P R2
NC NC R1
2 3 357k LED1
LED2
R3 C8 C2
0
1
OVP1 LED3
NC
LED4
C22
R6
NC
VFAULT
1k LED5
GND 0 M2
R4
LED6
VCC
LED7
R9 C9
R5 LED8
2 27 10k
VIN VFAULT NC 100pF
R7
LED9
FF
10k
M1
26 25 LED10
FF FF GATE
R8 0
C10 LED11
VCC
3 24 LED12
VCC ISENSE
R50
COMP
LED13
C11 NC C12
R12 LED14
4 1
COMP VDD
0 R10 R11
LED15
0.05 NC
R13
5 23 LED16
EN EN PGND
2k C23
NC
R14 R15 7 U1 22
20k OSC OVP
51.1k
MP3391EY
R17 10
9 13
BOSC LED1
C13
R16 R18 10
NC
100k 8 14
GND LED2
R19 R20 10
1 6 15
DIMMING DBRT LED3
2k
C14 NC
R21 R22 10
11 16
20k ISET LED4
R23 15.4k
R24 10
10 17
TSET LED5
C15 470nF
R25 10
28 18
NC LED6
SSET
R26
332k R27 10
12 19
VCC SSET LED7
R28 R29 10
21 20
NUMSEL LED8
NC
R30
R31
130k NC
R32 R33
2 27
VIN VIN VFAULT VFAULT
NC 0
R34
26 25
FF FF GATE
R35 NC
VCC
NC C16
3 24
VCC ISENSE
C17
R36
4 1
COMP COMP VDD
NC
NC
OVP1
5 23
EN PGND
R37 C18
7 U2 22
OSC OVP NC
NC
MP3391EY
R39 10
9 13
BOSC LED1
C19
R38
NC R40 10
100k 8 14
GND LED2
R41 10
6 15
DBRT LED3
C20 NC
R42 10
11 16
ISET LED4
R43 15.4k
R44 10
10 17
TSET LED5
C21 470nF
R45 10
28 18
NC LED6
Set to 6.3V R46 10

12 19
SSET SSET LED7
R47 R48 10
21 20
VCC NUMSEL LED8
NC
R49
NC
Figure 7— 2 MP3391 Extended Solution for 16 Strings Application

10V-28V C3 C4 C1 L1 (3A) C5 C6
D1 12S 8P 60mA/string
F1 NC JP1
VIN Inductor LED+
M3 C7 B360
AM4499P NC R2 R1 LED1
NC 316k
C8 LED2
R3 C2
0
NC OVP1 LED3
LED4
R6
GND R4 0 LED5
M1 LED6
VCC
0
LED7
2 27 R9 C9 LED8
VIN VFAULT
R7 FF 10k 100pF
10k R5 M2
26 25
FF C10
FF GATE
NC
VCC 0
3 24
COMP VCC ISENSE
C11 R12 C12

4 1
COMP VDD
R10 R11
100nF 0 0.10 NC
R13 5 23
EN EN PGND
2k
R14 7
OSC U1 OVP
22
20k R15 51.1k MP3391EF
R17 10
9 13
BOSC LED1
R16 C13
100k NC 8 14
R18 10
GND LED2
R19 R20 10
6 15
DIMMING DBRT LED3
2k C14 NC
R22 10
R21 11
ISET LED4
16
20k
R23 20.5k R24 10
10 17
TSET LED5
C15 R25 10
470nF 28 18
NC LED6
SSET
R26
332k R27 10
12 19
VCC SSET LED7
R28 R29 10
21 20
NUMSEL LED8
NC
R30 R31
130k NC
Figure 8— MP3391 Application with Disconnection Function

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8-Channel, 120mA/ch Step-Up

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CVCC VCC RFF

CCOMP RCOMP RSENSE

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*For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (eg. MP3391EF–Z).

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1) Thermal Resistance

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)

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5 EN Enable Control Input. Do not let this pin floating.

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PIN FUNCTIONS (continued)

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

0.93 VSW VSW

Ven Startup External PWM Dimming DC Burst Dimming

VSW VSW VSW

Open LED Protection Short LED Protection Short LED Protection

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PWM Regulator VDD

Figure 1—MP3391 Function Block Diagram

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APPLICATION INFORMATION the worst-case load conditions. A good rule for

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3. On-resistance, RDS(ON) physical expression. If more accurate estimation

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Figure 5—DC input PWM Dimming

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TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT

Set to 6.3V R46 10

Figure 7— 2 MP3391 Extended Solution for 16 Strings Application

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C11 R12 C12

Figure 8— MP3391 Application with Disconnection Function

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