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Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Analog Devices | Subject: ADP1653
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 November 2006

LED driver preserves handset flash power

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White LED driver for camera-phone flash uses new portable power management technique to maintain picture quality even when the battery is taxed by multiple phone functions.

As cellphones that integrate cameras have become more commonplace, major improvements in image quality have been realised However, the integration of new features, such as streaming video, MP3, instant messaging, and mobile e-mail, threatens to reverse the trend in better image quality as camera-phone designers struggle to manage multiple features demanding limited battery power