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DC773A: Synchronous 1MHz Luxeon III White LED Driver Design Guide

1MHz synchronous buck-boost LED driver using LTC3441 and LTC2050 to drive Luxeon III white LEDs at 1000mA from a 3V-4.2V Li-ion input.

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Overview

The DC773A demonstration circuit is a synchronous buck-boost LED driver featuring the LTC3441 and LTC2050. It is optimized for driving a Lumileds Luxeon III white LED (LXHL-PW09) at a constant 1000mA load current from a single lithium-ion battery input (3V to 4.2V). The LTC3441 provides high-frequency power conversion at 1MHz, allowing for compact surface-mount components, while the LTC2050 op-amp ensures precise current control with minimal power loss in the sense resistor. The design supports manual activation via pushbutton, PWM dimming, and external synchronization between 1.15MHz and 1.7MHz.

Use Cases

  • Handheld mobile devices
  • LED flash applications
  • Portable battery-powered lighting
  • High-power white LED illumination

Topics

LTC3441
LTC2050
Luxeon III
LXHL-PW09
buck-boost converter
LED driver
synchronous converter
DC773A
white LED driver
lithium-ion

Referenced Parts

LXHL-PW09

Lumileds

Lumileds’ LXHL-PW09 Luxeon III LED emitter has an exposed pad slug for thermal enhancement.

EVQPJS05K

Panasonic

SWITCH, MOMENTARY, PUSH BUTTON PANASONIC EVQ PJS 05K

JMK316BJ226ML-T

Taiyo Yuden

CAP, X5R 22uF 6.3V 20% 1206 TAIYO YUDEN JMK316BJ226ML-T

C2012X5R0J106M

TDK

1 1 C1 CAP, X5R 10uF 6.3V 20% 0805 TDK C2012X5R0J106M

JMK316BJ226ML-T

Taiyo Yuden

3 1 C3 CAP, X5R 22uF 6.3V 20% 1206 TAIYO YUDEN JMK316BJ226ML-T

CR05-1002FM

AAC

RES, 10.0K OHMS 1% 1/16W 0402 AAC CR05-1002FM

CR05-1003FM

AAC

RES, 100K OHMS 1% 1/16W 0402 AAC CR05-1003FM

CR05-3243FM

AAC

RES, 324K OHMS 1% 1/16W 0402 AAC CR05-3243FM

0402YC103KAT

AVX

2 1 C2 CAP, X7R 10nF 16V 10% 0402 AVX 0402YC103KAT

CR05-513JM

AAC

RES, 51K OHMS 5% 1/16W 0402 AAC CR05-513JM

LTC2050IS5

Linear Technology

The five-pin LTC2050IS5 is used for minimum components and minimum pins

LTC3441EDE

Linear Technology

LTC3441EDE, SYNCHRONOUS 1MHz LUXEON III WHITE LED DRIVER

2501-2

Mill-Max

TURRETS MILL-MAX-2501-2

PMEG2010EA

Philips

DIODE, SCHOTTKY BARRIER PHILIPS PMEG2010EA

RL1220TR033F

Thin-Film

RES, 0.033 OHMS 1% 1/16W 0805 THIN-FILM RL1220TR033F

LTC2050IS6

Linear Technology

Replace LTC2050IS5 with LTC2050IS6 for low quiescent current during LED OFF.