3-channel LED ballaster provides 3000:1 dimming for up to 24 LEDs

Dec. 14, 2006
December 14, 2006, Milpitas, CA--Linear Technology is introducing the LT3003, a LED ballaster that drives three separate strings of LEDs with 3% accurate current matching, delivering uniform LED brightness. The LT3003 is capable of driving up to 24 LEDs at 350 mA each -- three strings of 8 LEDs each -- making it ideal for backlighting a wide variety of TFT-LCDs and heads-up display applications.

December 14, 2006, Milpitas, CA--Linear Technology is introducing the LT3003, a LED ballaster that drives three separate strings of LEDs with 3% accurate current matching, delivering uniform LED brightness. The LT3003 is capable of driving up to 24 LEDs at 350 mA each -- three strings of 8 LEDs each -- making it ideal for backlighting a wide variety of TFT-LCDs and heads-up display applications.

The LT3003 operates in boost mode, Buck mode and Buck-Boost mode, enabling operation in many LED applications. Its wide input voltage range of 3 V to 40 V makes it versatile for most LED applications. True Color PWM Dimming enables dimming ratios of up to 3000:1 with a logic level signal at the PWM pin for all modes without the need of external level shifting circuitry. Packaged in an MSOP-10, the LT3003 offers a very compact, high accuracy LED ballasting solution.

For applications with an input supply that varies above and below the output voltage of the LED strings, the LT3003 allows the LEDs to be returned to the input supply (Buck-Boost mode) instead of being limited to only SEPIC solutions. The LT3003 is ideal for use in designs with Linear Technology's LT1618, LT3474, LT3475, LT3476, LT3477 and LTC3783 LED drivers.

For more information, contact Linear Technology.

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