IMP525

The IMP525 is an Electroluminescent (EL) lamp driver designed for systems that must operate below 1 volt. The input supply voltage range is 0.9V to 2.5V. Typical output lamp drive voltage is 112V. All four EL lampdriving functions are on-chip. These are the switch-mode power supply, IMP525 high-frequency oscillator, the high-voltage H-bridge lamp driver and its low-frequency oscillator. EL lamps of up to 6nF capacitance can be driven to high brightness.

The circuit requires few external components; one inductor, one diode, one capacitor and two resistors. The resistors IMP525 set the frequency for the two oscillators.

A disable mode puts the IMP525 into a low current-drain state. When disabled, quiescent current drops to 2mA maximum with a VDD of 1.5V. The IMP525 can be disabled by connecting RSW, the oscillator frequency setting resistors, to ground. Adisable pad, accessible only on the die, can also be used to disable the driver.

An internal circuit shuts down the switching regulator when the lamp drive voltage exceeds 112V peak-to-peak. This conserves power of IMP525 and extends battery life.

The IMP525 is available in MicroSO and SO-8 packages and in die form.