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News Release from: Catalyst Semiconductor | Subject: CAT310
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 26 April 2005
LED driver handles load dump transients
A new white LED driver targets LED indicator and interior lighting applications
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Catalyst Semiconductor has expanded its family of solid state illumination products with the introduction of a new white LED driver targeted at LED indicator and interior lighting applications. The CAT310 drives up to 10 colour, or white, LEDs and safely handles 'load dump' transients to 40V, making it ideal for automotive systems.
A serial to parallel shift register accepts up to a 10bit data stream, stores the state condition of each output channel, and on command, latches the input data to enable, or disable, the outputs.
This provides LED blanking and pattern control for signal indication in applications such as diagnostic tools or control panels.
A serial output allows the user to cascade multiple CAT310 drivers to illuminate systems of LEDs in applications such as sign boards or interior lighting systems.
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Each channel is comprised of a low on-resistance open drain FET which can sink up to 50mA, with the current through each LED being set by a series resistor.
Manufactured on high-voltage CMOS technology, the CAT310 operates with input voltages as high as 17V.
Overvoltage detection, undervoltage lockout and over current detection each serve to protect the device and output LEDs during fault conditions.
'The CAT310 offers a robust solution for driving multicolour LEDs across the full automotive temperature range in harsh system environments'.
'The integrated suite of features reduces external component count and minimises the traditional reliance on upstream protection devices, simplifying the overall system design', said Jamie White, Senior Marketing Manager.
The CAT310 is available in a 20-pin SOIC package; price in 1000-piece quantities is $0.95.
The CAT310 is available in environment friendly 'green' packages that are halogen and lead free with full RoHS compliance.
Samples and production quantities are available now.
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