Compact high-efficiency step-down LED driver available in pre-production quantities

Compact high-efficiency step-down LED driver available in pre-production quantities

Allegro's A6210 high efficiency 3A, 2MHz step-down LED driver is now available in pre-production quantities from Solid State Supplies. The device is available in custom quantities on 7” and 13” mini-reels with a minimum order quantity (MOQ) of 500, increasing in 50 piece increments to meet customers’ requirements.

The A6210's thermally-enhanced package combined with the device's 90%+ efficiency ensure it runs only marginally above ambient temperature, even when driving ultra-high brightness LEDs. Its compact size and high efficiency make it suitable for space-constrained applications such as inside small MR16 and MR11 lamps, while its high current and medium voltage capability serve high-power applications such as street lighting. It is also suitable for a wide variety of other LED driver modules, power supplies and lamps.

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High switching frequencies of up to 2.0 MHz help to reduce system cost since only small, low-value inductors and capacitors are required. In addition, few external components are required through high levels of integration, including a 3A switch. A pre-configured spreadsheet is available to assist designers with component value selection. The device uses valley current-mode control, a scheme which allows very short switch-on times, making it ideal for applications that require high switching frequencies, high input voltages and low output LED span voltages. The switching frequency is maintained constant since the on-time is modulated by the input voltage. This feed-forward control ensures excellent line correction. The on-time is set by an external resistor pulled-up to the input supply.

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Optimized Control Schemes Improve LED Driver Performance Application Note

Internal housekeeping and bootstrap supplies are provided which require the addition of only one small ceramic capacitor. A top-off charge pump ensures correct operation at light loads. Internal diagnostics provide comprehensive protection against input undervoltages and overtemperatures. The A6210 is RoHS-compliant with 100% matte tin leadframe plating and is supplied in a compact, low-profile 4 x 4 x 0.75mm QFN package.

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