FTM Sept 2007 by Future Electronics

AMERICAS’ EDITION

SEPTEMBER

2009

PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS FROM FUTURE ELECTRONICS

Perfect Balance of Power and Performance PAGES 4 and 5

Enabling Intelligent Lighting Systems for the Energy-Efficient Smart Home from NEC PAGE 6

TrenchFET® Gen III Power MOSFET and IGBT/MOSFET Drivers from Vishay PAGES 10 and 14 NXP Launches the World’s First Integrated SSL Mains Triac and Transistor Dimmable Driver Solutions PAGE 13

Table of Contents APPLICATION SPOTLIGHT Microchip

The World's Lowest Sleep Current MCUs: PIC® MCUs with nanoWatt XLP™

Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale's Perfect Balance of Power and Performance

NEC Electronics America

Enabling Intelligent Lighting Systems for the Energy-Efficient Smart Home

STMicroelectronics

Working for an Energy-Efficient World

Avago Technologies

Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Isolation Products, Gate Drivers 8 and Current Sense

International Rectifier

IR's Energy Efficient Portfolio for Grid Connected Solar Inverter Output Circuits

Vishay

30V P-Channel TrenchFET® Gen III Power MOSFETs

Actel

Cool it. At 2 µW, the Industry's Lowest Power FPGAs.

Panasonic Electric Works

Energy Solutions: NaPiOn and NaPiCa Sensors

Panasonic Electric Works

Energy Solutions: LF-G and HE Relays

NXP

The World's First Integrated SSL Mains Triac and Transistor Dimmable Driver Solutions

Vishay

Combining the Widest Operating Voltage with High Ambient Operating Temperature Range and Low Power Consumption

Exar

The Industry's Fastest UART Series with USB 2.0 Compliant Bus Interface

Future Electronics

The Future Electronics Advanced Engineering Program

Ramtron

Ramtron Announces 8-Megabit Parallel Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory

Susumu

Low ESL Current Sensing Low Resistance Chip Resistors

Agilent Technologies

Agilent PowerOn Promotion

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PIC® MCUs with nanoWatt XLP

Microcontrollers

The World’s Lowest Sleep Current MCUs:

Digital Signal Controllers Serial EEPROMs

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nanoWatt XLP Technology offers the industry’s lowest currents for Sleep, where extreme low power applications spend up to 99% of their time.

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• Extend Battery Life – Sleep current down to 20 nA – Brown-out Reset down to 45 nA – Watchdog Timer down to 400 nA – Real time clock down to 500 nA

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• Extreme Flexibility – 5 different low power modes to improve power & performance in your application – Many low-power supervisors, alarms and wake-up sources • Expanded Peripheral Set – Integrated USB, LCD, RTCC & touch sensing – Eliminates costly external components

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• ±1.5g three-axis digital accelerometer with I2C • Low current consumption • Off mode: 0.4µA • Standby mode: 2µA • Active mode: 47µA at 1 sample per second • Configurable wake/sleep toggling • Interrupt-enabled portrait/landscape orientation, motion, shake and tap detection • Excellent value: low power consumption, small size, cost effective • Low profile 3 x 3 x 0.9mm DFN package • Dev tools available KIT3803MMA7660FC RD3803MMA7660FC

MPR03x Features

Proximity Capacitive Touch Sensor Controllers

MMA7660FC Features

• 8µA supply current with two electrodes being monitored with 32ms response time and IRQ enabled • Compact 2 x 2 x 0.65mm 8-lead µDFN package • Supports up to three touch pads • Only one external component needed • Intelligent touch detection capacity • I2C interface with optional IRQ • 4µA maximum shutdown current • 1.71V to 2.75V operation • Dev tools available

MPC8535E and MPC8536E Features

S08QE Features

• Packet lossless feature with packet filtering and fast recovery - Data path for network traffic during deep sleep - Addresses packet loss/overflow on power down • Core clock frequency scaling "Jog" mode - Reduces power consumption for low workloads • Separate power planes for platform vs. core - Power off core and cache for deep sleep mode • Dev tool available

• • • • • • • • •

MPC8536DS

QE Family Flexis™ 8-bit

PowerQUICC® III Integrated Communications Processors

3-Axis Digital Output Accelerometer

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DEMOMPR031 KITMPR03XEVM

Up to 50MHz CPU core/25MHz bus speed 4Kb/8Kb/16Kb/32Kb/64Kb/96Kb/ 128Kb flash memory 256/ 512/ 1Kb/ 2Kb/ 4Kb/ 6Kb/ 8Kb RAM Loop-control oscillator Single-wire background debug interface (DBM) Fast start-up from Stop mode (6µs) Flash programming from 1.8V to 3.6V Flexible clock modules Integrated peripherals - Up to 24-channel, up to 12-bit low-power ADC - Up to two SCI/UART - Up to two SPI - Up to two I²C - Up to 70 general purpose I/Os - 16 keyboard interrupt pins • Dev tools available EVBQE128 DEMOQE128

As a leader in embedded energy-efficient solutions, Freescale is enabling a new generation of applications that achieve reduced energy consumption while continuing to meet the demand for increased performance and functionality. The Energy Efficient Solutions mark stands for Freescale’s technology expertise in delivering product solutions optimized for high performance within constrained energy

QE Family Flexis 32-bit ColdFire ® V1 Microcontroller

MCF51QE Features • • • • • • • • • • •

50MHz ColdFire V1 core /25MHz bus speed Up to 128KB flash memory Up to 8KB random access memory (RAM) 1.8 to 3.6V operating voltage range Loop-control oscillator Highly accurate internal clock (ICS) Single-wire background debug interface Up to 70 GPIO ports, plus 16-bits of Rapid GPIO 16 keyboard interrupt pins -40°C to +85°C temperature range Pin compatibility in 64- and 80-pin LQFP packages • Common development tools including CodeWarrior™ for Microcontrollers 6.0 EVBQE128 • Dev tools available DEMOQE128

or power budgets across the spectrum of applications and end-user needs. Here are a few examples of advanced Freescale semiconductor solutions and some of the technologies employed to provide world-class energy efficiency with minimal impact to product performance. To view Freescale's Energy Efficiency white paper, go to www.FutureElectronics.com/FTM.

S08 Ultra-Low-Power 8-bit MCU with LCD Driver

Performance Within an Energy Budget

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9S08LL16 Features • For long battery life in consumer, industrial and personal healthcare applications - Two ultra low-power stop modes - Advanced low-power run and wait modes - 6 ms wake-up time - Ultra low-power external oscillator - Clock gating registers disable clocks to unused peripherals • Freescale’s lowest power microcontroller with LCD driver, < 50% current draw of previous generation • Benchmark performance, e.g. 2x battery lifetime in a typical clock display application DEMO9S08LL16 • Dev tool available

Enabling Intelligent Lighting Systems for the Energy-Efficient Smart Home

Wireless and power line communications connect appliances in the home for efficient energy management and conservation

Lighting Control

Making a smart home smarter.

Integrating power and intelligence.

From appliances to lighting, monitoring and controlling home energy usage is easier than ever with wireless and power line communications that connect meters to the energy-consuming devices.

High-current LED Driver Microcontroller (µPD78F8024 / µPD78F8025)

With NEC Electronics’ intelligent constant high-current driver and microcontroller (uPD78F802x), designers can build intelligent LED lighting systems that can be networked both wirelessly and through power lines. The uPD78F802x devices feature a dedicated 4-channel constant current driver for high-brightness LEDs and an integrated 8-bit microcontroller to manage communication needs. For more information go to www.FutureLightingSolutions.com/NEC To buy parts visit www.FutureElectronics.com

High-performance 8-bit 78K0 Flash MCU • Up to 32KB Flash memory, 1KB RAM • Internal 8MHz oscillator • 4-ch 8-bit pulse-width modulation (PWM) timers • 4-ch 10-bit A/D converter • 3-ch serial interfaces (UART, UART/CSI, I2C) • Watchdog timer • 16-bit capture/compare timer Integrated constant high-current driver • 4-ch buck or boost hysteretic current regulators • Up to 1MHz switching frequency • 350mA-1.5A driver per channel with external field-effect transistors (FETs) • Wide input voltage range (9 to 38V) • Soft start (for reduced EMI) • Thermal shutdown • Automatic lockout on detection of under voltage

Single-chip HCD/LED MCU Flash MCU

4-ch Constant Current Driver

µPD78F8024 µPD78F8025 EV-KO-HCD

Working for an Energy-Efficient World With the development of electronics and their inclusion in so much of the equipment we use in our personal or professional lives, energy efficiency is vitally important. Low-Power Microcontrollers STMicro has a broad spectrum of solutions ranging from a green air-conditioning inverter to eBike. Power consumption in these applications is reduced thanks to the use of ST’s low-power microcontrollers. • 32-bit STM32 microcontroller enables intelligent compressor control in airconditioning systems by using inverters in home-appliance electric motors to achieve a 30-40% decrease in energy consumption • 8-bit STM8S single-chip Flash controller with true embedded EEPROM and calibrated RC oscillator enables significant cost effectiveness in the majority of applications

Power Supply For power supply applications, ST offers the L6591 • Offers asymmetrical half bridge topology for adapter/chargers over 90W compliant to Energy star 2.0 • L6566A for 75W mobile PC adapter/chargers compliant to Energy Star 4.0 regulations

Solutions for Alternative Energy Oil, gas and coal have an environmental impact generating pollution due to the emission of CO2. The answer to CO2 reduction is to focus more on renewable energy sources like: • Photovoltaic • Windmill • Hydro-electric • Biomass

Photovoltaic energy production is one of the most interesting for building integration. ST offers a complete product portfolio for PV converters: • IGBTs • Drivers • MOSs • Microcontrollers • ESBTs • PLMs • Diodes • Transceivers

SMPS Converters

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More than 10 years ago, ST launched the first series of VIPer (Vertical Intelligent Power Enhanced Regulator) high-voltage converters from the mains. Today, energysaving regulations and conservation requirements demand improvements in energy efficiency. • VIPerPlus converters combine the innovative 800 V avalanche-rugged SuperMESHTM power MOSFET with state-of-the-art PWM circuitry • Innovative AC-DC conversion that ensures efficiency, robustness and - with component count halved – saved costs ®

L6566A L6591 STM32 STM8S VIPER15 VIPER16 VIPER17 VIPER27 VIPER28

Application Spotlight

Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Isolation Products, Gate Drivers and Current Sense

With oil prices and global warming on the rise, renewable energy is an emerging trend, supported by government agencies with attractive incentives. Renewable energy power generators use power conversion systems such as DC-to-DC or DC-to-AC inverters which require safety and signal isolation solutions.

FEATURES, BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES Avago’s Isolation Solutions offer an effective means of protection, including maximizing the energy conversion efficiency in the power converters. The ACPL-C78A/C780/C784 isolation amplifier family was designed for current sensing in electronic motor drives. In a typical implementation, motor currents flow through an external resistor and the resulting analog voltage drop is sensed by the ACPL-C78A/C780/C784. Since common-mode voltage swings of several hundred volts in tens of nanoseconds are common in modern switching inverter motor drives, the ACPL-C78A/C780/C784 was designed to ignore very high common-mode transient slew rates (of at least 10kV/μs).

• 15kV/μs common-mode rejection at VCM = 1000V • Provides precision and stability in high noise motor control environments • Compact, auto-insertable stretched SO-8 package • Saves 30% PCB space compared to the DIP-8 package • Advanced Sigma-Delta A-to-D converter technology • Fully differential amplifier • Wide operating temperature range APPLICATIONS • • • •

Inverter current sensing Motor phase and rail current sensing Switched mode power supply signal isolation General purpose analog signal isolation

The high CMR capability of the ACPL-C78A/C780/ C784 isolation amplifier provides the precision and stability needed to accurately monitor motor current in high noise motor control environments, providing for smoother control (less “torque ripple”) in various types of motor control applications. ISOLATED 5V MOTOR PHASE CURRENT

NON-ISOLATED 5V

SHUNT

+ –

–

ACPL-C78A/ C780/C784 GND1

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ACPL-332J is ideally suited for driving power IGBTs and MOSFETs used in motor control inverter applications. The ACPL-332J can be used to drive a discrete power stage which drives the IGBT gate. FEATURES • Under Voltage Lock Out Protection (UVLO) with Hysteresis • Desaturation detection • Miller clamping • Open collector isolated fault feedback • Available in SO-16 package APPLICATIONS

Avago also offers a 2.5A output current IGBT gate driver optocoupler with integrated (VCE) desaturation detection, fault status feedback and active miller clamping.

GND2

Miniature iso-amp for shunt current sensing

The ACPL-332J is an advanced 2.5A output current, easy-to-use, intelligent gate driver which makes IGBT VCE fault protection compact, affordable and easy to implement. Features such as integrated VCE detection, under voltage lock out (UVLO), “soft” IGBT turn-off, isolated open collector fault feedback and active Miller clamping provide maximum design flexibility and circuit protection.

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• Isolated IGBT/Power MOSFET gate drive • AC and brushless DC motor drives • Industrial inverters and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

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Application Spotlight

IR’s Energy Efficient Portfolio for Grid Connected Solar Inverter Output Circuits

600V Solar Inverter Solutions FEATURES • Optimized 600V trench IGBTs, 600V standard speed IGBTs and HVIC for the inverter side • 30% reduction in power loss using trench and standard speed planar IGBT combination versus ultrafast speed planar IGBT alone 600V Fast Switching Trench IGBTs for PWM (1) Part Number

Package Type

Rated Current TCASE = 100ºC , VGE = 15V

Vce(on)

td(on)

td(off)

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IRGB4059DPBF

TO-220

4.0A

2.15V

20 ns

15 ns

85 ns

35 ns

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IRGB4045DPBF

TO-220

6.0A

2.14V

26 ns

12 ns

95 ns

32 ns

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IRGB4060DPBF

TO-220

8.0A

1.95V

28 ns

17 ns

117 ns

35 ns

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IRGB4064DPBF

TO-220

10.0A

2.00V

27 ns

16 ns

98 ns

33 ns

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IRGB4056DPBF

TO-220

12.0A

1.97V

30 ns

18 ns

102 ns

41 ns

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IRGB4061DPBF

TO-220

18.0A

2.15V

40 ns

25 ns

120 ns

40 ns

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IRGP4062DPBF

TO-247

24.0A

2.04V

40 ns

24 ns

125 ns

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IRGB4062DPBF

TO-220

24.0A

2.04V

40 ns

24 ns

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IRGP4063DPBF

TO-247

48.0A

2.10V

55 ns

45 ns

1200V Fast Switching IGBTs for PWM (2) Rated Current TCASE = 100ºC , VGE = 15V

Vce(on)

td(on)

td(off)

IRG4PH40UDPBF

21.0A

2.43V

42 ns

32 ns

240 ns

510 ns

IRG4PH50UDPBF

24.0A

2.78V

46 ns

27 ns

240 ns

330 ns

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IRG4PSH71UDPBF

70.0A

2.52V

43 ns

78 ns

330 ns

480 ns

39 ns

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IRGP20B120UD-EP

20.0A

3.05V

50 ns

20 ns

204 ns

24 ns

125 ns

39 ns

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IRGPS40B120UDP

40.0A

3.12V

76 ns

39 ns

332 ns

25 ns

165 ns

45 ns

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IRG7PH42UDPBF

30.0A

1.7V

20 ns

31 ns

310 ns

63 ns

Part Number

600V Half Bridge Gate Driver ICs (1)

1200V Half Bridge Gate Driver ICs (2)

Part Number

Package Type

Io+

Io-

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IRS2113SPBF

SOIC

2.5A

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IR2114SSPBF

SOIC

2.0A

3.0A

600V Low Uce (sat) IGBTs for less than 1kHz Part Number

Package Type

IC at 100ºC

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IRG4PC50SDPBF

TO-247

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IRG4PC40SPBF

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IRG4BC30SPBF

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IRG4BC20SDPBF (1)

Vce(on)

Rth(j-c)

41A

at Rated Current 1.28V

180 nC

0.64ºC/W

TO-247

31A

1.32V

100 nC

0.77ºC/W

TO-220

18A

1.4V

50 nC

1.2ºC/W

TO-220

10A

1.4V

27 ns

2.1ºC/W

Package Type

Io+

Io-

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IR2213SPBF

Part Number

SOIC

2.0A

2.5A

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IR2214SSPBF

SOIC

2.0A

3.0A

1200V Low Uce(sat) IGBTs for less than 1kHz Part Number BUY NOW

IRG4PH50SPBF (2)

Vce(on)

Package Type

IC at 100ºC

at Rated Current

Rth(j-c)

TO-247

33A

1.47V

167 nC

0.64ºC/W

Also available in 600V

Also available in 1200V

1200 V Solar Inverter Solutions FEATURES • Optimized 1200V IGBTs, 1200V standard speed IGBTs and HVIC for the inverter side • DirectFET® MOSFETs and IR2086S selfoscillating driver for the DC-to-DC side deliver highest efficiency • Self-oscillating driver IC enables system isolation

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Application Spotlight

30V P-Channel TrenchFET® Gen III Power MOSFET Sets New Industry First with 2.6mΩ Maximum On-Resistance in SO-8 Footprint Area Vishay Intertechnology has just released the industry's first 30V P-channel power MOSFET in the SO-8 footprint area to boast maximum on-resistance down to 2.6mΩ at a 10V gate drive and 3.75mΩ at 4.5V. With these specifications, the new Vishay Siliconix Si7145DP, latest member of the TrenchFET® Gen III P-channel family, achieves the lowest on-resistance ever for this voltage rating and footprint. Packaged in the PowerPAK SO-8, the Si7145DP will be used as the adaptor switch and for load switching applications in notebook computers and industrial/general systems. Its low on-resistance translates into lower conduction losses, allowing the Si7145DP to do a better job of saving power and prolonging battery life between charges. This capability is especially important in adaptor switches (switching between the adaptor/wall power or the battery power), which are always on and drawing current. ®

The device is 100% Rg, UIS-tested and halogenfree. The next-best 30V P-channel device in the SO-8 footprint available from a competitor features maximum on-resistance of 3.1mΩ at a 10V and 4.3mΩ at 4.5V, meaning 16% and 13% higher than the Si7145DP. In addition to the Si7145DP, Vishay has released several other TrenchFET Gen III P-channel MOSFETs. To achieve even lower RDS(ON) ratings in the PowerPAK SO-8 package, a 20V device is available to reduce conduction losses. It is rated at 1.9mΩ max. @ 10V - Si7137DP. To save space on the PCB, the technology is available in smaller packages such as PowerPAK SC-70 and PowerPAK SC-75, which are ideal for portable or handheld applications.

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FEATURES • Halogen-free according to IEC 61249-2-21 definition • 30V TrenchFET® Power MOSFET • Max. on-resistance down to 2.6mΩ at a 10V gate drive and 3.75mΩ at 4.5V • 100% Rg tested • 100% UIS-tested • PowerPAK SO-8 • Compliant to RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC APPLICATIONS • Load switching and hot swapping in industrial systems • Adaptor, battery and load switches in notebooks, laptops and netbooks Vishay Siliconix was the industry's first supplier to introduce Trench power MOSFETs. The company's TrenchFET intellectual property includes numerous patents, including fundamental technology patents dating from the early 1980s. Each new generation of TrenchFET technology yields products that raise the bar for power MOSFET performance in a wide range of computing, communications, consumer electronics and many other applications.

Si7145DP Si7137DP

You can’t get any cooler than Actel’s IGLOO® FPGAs. And with the industry’s widest range of packages—as small as 3x3 mm—you also can’t get any smaller. IGLOO FPGAs are perfect for all of your portable, battery-powered applications, and anywhere you need to stretch your power budget to the maximum. Designing products for the industrial, communications or automotive markets? IGLOO devices are perfect for that, too. As long as power matters, Actel FPGAs should be at the top of your list. Find out more at www.actel.com/igloo

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Application Spotlight

Energy Solutions: NaPiOn and NaPiCa Sensors NaPiCa sensors

NaPiCa is a Cadmium-free light sensor with spectral response similar to that of the human eye. Design consists of a photodiode with a built-in current amplifier. NaPiCa detects visible light and converts to a photocurrent that is proportional to illumination. Three different models are available in SMD (automatic mounting), through-hole (same design as photoconductive cell) and chip design (miniaturization).

Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America

NaPiOn and NaPiCa Sensors for Lighting Market

Small multi-lens surface High sensitivity quad element sensor Single chip IC with built-in amplifier and comparator MIPTEC: (Microscopic Integrated Processing Technology)

NaPiOn is a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor that provides precise occupancy detection for automatic lighting controls. Fully integrated features include a built-in amplifier, comparator, power supply and PIR element. All components are enclosed in a TO-5 metal package offering additional protection from noise interference. A quad sensing element differentiates the NaPiOn and provides more sensitive detection zones than a dual element. Less motion is required by a person in order to activate the sensor output and maintain efficient lighting control.

Four (4) detection models are available: Standard (5m), Slight (2m), Spot (5m) and Long range (10m). Digital output offers design simplification and analog output is flexible to adjust sensor sensitivity. Low power consumption NaPiOn is rated 46ÂľA for battery applications and wherever power consumption needs to be at a minimum. Black and white lenses are offered for aesthetic reasons and both offer equal sensor performance.

NaPiCa is a natural complement to the NaPiOn in energy saving lighting applications. Light sensors are used in conjunction with occupancy sensors for daylight harvesting, where artificial lighting is dimmed in proportion to ambient natural sunlight entering a building. Small size factor for both NaPiCa and NaPiOn components makes design integration easy.

NaPiOn Sensors Standard

Slight

Spot

Long Range

NaPiCa Sensors

NaPiOn sensors

Energy Solutions: LF-G and HE Relays Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America

LF-G and HE Relays for Solar Market The Panasonic LF-G is a compact power relay ideally suited for solar inverter applications. Switching capacity is available in either 22A or a higher capacity 31A version with identical external dimensions. Main features are a minimum 1.5mm contact gap satisfying VDE0126 photovoltaic standards and 2.5kV surge breakdown voltage between contacts that is EN61810-1 certified.

is equivalent to 170mW and high insulation resistance provides a surge breakdown voltage of 6kV. The LF-G complies with UL, C-UL and VDE safety standards. The HE series relay is another new product that provides a higher current rating of 48A for solar inverters. Its 2.5mm contact gap meets VDE1026 standards and provides 2.5kV surge voltage rating between contacts. An energy savings feature is present with a coil holding voltage that can be reduced to 40% of the nominal coil voltage, equivalent to approximately 310mW. 10kV surge breakdown voltage between contact and coil offers high insulation. The HE relay also complies with UL, C-UL and VDE standards.

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LF-G Series HE Series

LF-G Relay

A design feature of the LF-G allows energy savings with a coil holding voltage that can be reduced to 35% of the nominal coil voltage. Power consumption at the lowest coil holding voltage

HE bottom view

DC Current

DC/AC Inverter

AC Power

Load AC Current

LF-G Application Diagram

Component Focus

The World's First Integrated SSL Mains Triac and Transistor Dimmable Driver Solutions NXP recently announced the world’s first integrated mains triac and transistor dimmable driver solution for both isolated and non-isolated applications up to 15W – the SSL2101. To follow up, NXP is now introducing the SSL2102. The SSL2102 has all the same great features of the SSL2101 and in addition, can deliver up to 25W of power to your SSL applications. The SSL2102 comes in a slightly larger SO package to allow for extra heat dissipation. ISENSE 12

FEATURES - SSL2101/SSL2102 • • • • • • • • •

Fully integrated high voltage switches Fully integrated bleeders for triac dimming Deep dimming to < 0.3% High efficiency (78% in flyback and above 80% in buck) High power factor (>0.9) Natural Dimming Curve via logarithmic correction Supports the majority of available dimmers in the market (e.g. triac and transistor types) Support start-up from rectified mains Built-in protections

SBLEED WBLEED 1

These solutions do not integrate the triac dimming features of the SSL2101/2 and thus are a more cost effective solution.

BLEEDER 5

VCC

20 DRAIN

SUPPLY VALLEY

2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19

GND

13 AUX

LOGIC 100 mV

Stop 10

OSCILLATOR

Low freq

RC2

FRC

PWM LIMIT CIRCUIT

PWMLIMIT

PROTECTION LOGIC

POWER-UP RESET

BRIGHTNESS

SOURCE

Blank

THERMAL SHUTDOWN

0.5V

1.5V

Overcurrent

These solutions still come with built-in high voltage switches for a very integrated solution and offer all the same great protection you have come to expect from an NXP SSL driver solution.

For higher power applications (25W to 250W), NXP offers its flagship SSL1750, with its integrated SMPS controller and PFC controller in one chip. The SSL1750 has been demonstrated to work with triac dimmers in 75W applications with very high efficiency and PF numbers. In street light applications, it can deliver 90W with about 90% efficiency.

Short-winding protection

SSL2102 block diagram

For mains driven SSL applications that don’t require triac dimming, but instead use PWM dimming or 0-10V type dimming, NXP offers the SSL152x and SSL1623 drivers that can also be used in isolated or non-isolated configurations. APPLICATIONS Segment

General lighting

Signal Special lighting

Subsegment Architectural Retail displays Street lighting Residential Spot-down lights Channel/contour Traffic lighting Safety/security Entertainment LED screens

Demonstration Board Part Numbers

SSL152x ✔

SSL162x ✔

SSL2101 ✔

SSL2102 ✔

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✔

SSL1750 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

SSL2101 FLYBACK-120V SSL2101 FLYBACK-230V

UBA3070 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ OM8604

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SSL2101 FLY-BACK-120V Demonstration Board

SSL2101 SSL2102 SSL152x SSL1623 SSL1750 SSL2101 FLYBACK-120V SSL2101 FLYBACK-230V UBA3070 OM8604

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Component Focus

Combining the Widest Operating Voltage with High Ambient Operating Temperature Range and Low Power Consumption Vishay’s optically isolated IGBT/MOSFET Drivers Feature 32V Maximum Supply Voltage, Combine +110°C Maximum Operating Temperature and 2.5mA Maximum Supply Current for Thermal and Power Efficiency Vishay Optoelectronics has broadened its optocoupler portfolio with two IGBT/MOSFET drivers. The VO3120 has a minimum output current of 2.5A and 0.5A for the VO3150A. Both drivers combine the widest operating voltage with high ambient operating temperature ranges and low power consumption to enable better thermal management and more flexible design choices. Vishay’s VO3120 (2.5A) and VO3150A (0.5A) IGBT/ MOSFET drivers each consist of an LED optically coupled to an integrated circuit with a power output stage that has an operating voltage range of 15V to 32V. The voltage and current supplied by the drivers make them ideal for directly driving IGBTs with ratings up to 800V and 50A for the VO3120 and 20A for the VO3150A. Their industry high operating voltage allows the devices to drive larger modules that typically require a two-sided power supply, thus giving designers more choices in selecting power components. With a high maximum ambient operating temperature of +110°C and their low power consumption of 2.5mA, the VO3120 and VO3150A simplify thermal management by allowing designers to place them in closer proximity to IGBTs and to use smaller heat sinks.

• Allows the devices to drive larger modules that typically require a two-sided power supply • Gives designers more choices in selecting power components • Maximum ambient operating temperature of +110°C • Simplifies thermal management by allowing designers to place them in closer proximity to IGBTs and to use smaller heat sinks • Low 2.5mA power consumption • Helps in minimizing power and heat dissipation • Thermal models are available from Vishay to aid designers in performing thermal simulations • Offered in lead (Pb)-free and RoHScompliant DIP-8 and SMD-8 versions APPLICATIONS • • • • • •

Isolated IGBT/MOSFET gate drivers AC and brushless DC motor drives Induction stove tops Industrial inverters Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)

FEATURES • An output current up to 2.5A (VO3120) and 0.5A (VO3150A) • Operating voltage range up to 32V is the highest in the industry

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Component Focus The Industry’s Fastest UART Series with USB 2.0 Compliant Bus Interface

Single, Dual and Quad-Channel UARTs with Industry’s Smallest Package Choices, plus Optimized Software Drivers Deliver Superior Design Options The XR21V1410, XR21V1412 and XR21V1414 have a USB bus interface, which is compliant with full speed USB 2.0 and supports 12Mbps USB data rates. Standard software drivers supported include Windows 2000, XP, Vista, CE, MAC and Linux. The series of devices offers the lowest Bill of Materials (BOM) costs, minimal system overhead and is designed in space saving packages that are up to half the size of competitive solutions. With hardware and software tool kits readily available, system architects can quickly design in these devices to meet rapidly changing time-to-market requirements.

Adding enhanced capabilities to Exar's marketleading UART portfolio of 8-bit, PCI, I2C/SPI, VLIO, and wireless UARTs, this new series of USB compliant solutions immediately opens new opportunities to support our customers’ next generation applications. In addition, when added to Exar’s serial transceiver and power management products, we can offer a complete and optimized solution for front-end serial communications. FEATURES • Supports USB suspend, resume and remote wakeup operations • Very large FIFO sizes of 128-byte TX and 384-byte RX that optimize overall data throughput • Automatic hardware (RTS/STS or DTR/DSR) flow control • Automatic software (Xon/Xoff) flow control • Multi-drop mode with auto half-duplex transceiver control • Does not require an external crystal/oscillator, saving on board real estate

• Sleep and PowerSave modes to minimize power consumption • Operates from a single 2.97 to 3.63V power supply with the core operating at 1.2V to minimize overall power consumption APPLICATIONS • • • • • • •

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Ramtron Announces 8-Megabit Parallel Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory

Space efficient ball grid array package offers pin-compatible upgrade path for F-RAM. The FM23MLD16 is an 8Mb, 3V, parallel nonvolatile RAM in a 48-pin Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) package that features fast access, virtually unlimited read/write cycles and low power consumption and is pin-compatible with asynchronous static RAM (SRAM). The FM23MLD16 is a 512Kx16 nonvolatile memory that reads and writes like a standard SRAM. A ferroelectric random access memory or F-RAM is nonvolatile, which means that data is retained after power is removed. It provides data retention for over 10 years while eliminating the reliability concerns, functional disadvantages, and system design complexities of battery-backed SRAM (BBSRAM). Fast write timing and very high write endurance make F-RAM superior to other types of memory. “The 8Mb F-RAM parallel memory and our recently released 4Mb FM22LD16, are designed to meet customer demand for higher density memory for writeintensive data collection applications,” remarks Mike Peters, Ramtron marketing manager. “Both

products are pin-compatible, enabling an easy density upgrade. The FM23MLD16 allows system designers eight times the F-RAM density in an equivalent TSOP-32 package footprint,” adds Peters. FEATURES 8Mbit Ferroelectric nonvolatile RAM • Organized as 512Kx16 • Configurable as 1Mx8 using /UB, /LB • High endurance 100 Trillion (1014) read/writes • NoDelay™ writes • Page mode operation to 33MHz • Advanced high reliability Ferroelectric process SRAM compatible • JEDEC 512Kx16 SRAM pinout • 60 ns access time, 115 ns cycle time Advanced features • Low VDD monitor protects memory against inadvertent writes Superior to battery-backed SRAM modules • No battery concerns • Monolithic reliability • True surface mount solution, no rework steps • Superior for moisture, shock and vibration

Low power operation • 2.7V – 3.6V power supply • 14mA active current Industry standard configuration • Industrial temperature -40°C to +85°C • 48-pin “Green”/RoHS FBGA package APPLICATIONS Targets industrial control systems such as: • Robotics • Network RAID storage solutions • Multi-function printers • Auto navigation systems and a host of other SRAM-based system designs

FM23MLD16 FM22LD16

Low ESL Current Sensing Low Resistance Chip Resistors The reduction of noise of the longer side terminal chip is expressed in pulse shape as demonstrated. 6

Electrode distance 3.2mm (RL1632) Electrode distance 1.6~2.0mm (RL3720W)

The RL/PRL series, Susumu’s long side terminal current sensor chip resistors have shorter and wider resistive elements compared to their conventional short side terminal counterparts. Due to this reason, they have much less parasitic inductance (ESL), hence, less noise (see Figure 1). Figure 2 shows the pulse shape with a longer side terminal chip (left) vs. a shorter side terminal chip.

Electrode distance 1.25mm (KRL2012)

Figure 2

4 Short side electrode

2 Long side electrode

Low ESL Resistor

Electrode distance 6.4mm (RL3264)

ESL /nH

Current sensing low resistance chip resistors have become indispensable components for the power management of mobile and other devices. The requirements for such resistors used to be tight tolerance, small TCR, high power and small size; however, as signal processing speed and switching frequency have increased, parasitic noises for these components has become a significant issue.

0.1

Frequency / MHz

RL1632

100

Figure 1

ADVANTAGES • Low ESL – low noise • No hot spots (smallest size for required wattage) • Low TCR and tight resistance tolerance (±0.5%) • Complete RoHS compliance

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The FSA1211 is a 12-port, single pole, single throw (SPST) analog switch that isolates the high speed bus from parasitic components in dual camera applications. With a bandwidth in excess of 720MHz and high ESD (5.5 kV), the FSA1211 offers an optimal way to isolate capacitance and maintain signal integrity for high speed data paths.

The AS1115 can drive either eight 7-segment digits or 64 individual LEDs with 47mA per digit or 5mA per LED. An external resistor can easily adjust the current. With an excellent accuracy of ±3%, the AS1115 improves picture quality for LED displays, this is due to minimized intensity variations between the LEDs and LED modules.

• 2.0pF OFF capacitance • 7.5Ω ON resistance • 10µA maximum ICCT • 28-lead UMLP (3.6x2.8mm) package • >16kV power/GND ESD rating

• 3.4MHz I²C compatible interface • Readback for 16 keys plus interrupt • 200nA low-power shutdown current • 2.7 to 5.5V supply voltage range

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Low-Power High-Precision Op Amps Developed in response to market demands for op amps providing low power and lower offset voltages, the MCP605X/6X/7X op amps are trimmed in-package to enable their low offset voltage, which results in reduced error at high gains. The MCP605X op amps have a GBWP of 385kHz and a quiescent current of 30µA. The MCP606X op amps have a GBWP of 730kHz and a quiescent current of 60µA. The MCP607X op amps have a GBWP of 1.2MHz and a quiescent current of 110µA. • ±150µV max offset voltage • 1.8V to 6.0V supply voltage range • No phase reversal • SOIC-8, TDFN and TSSOP packages

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CAT5172 High Resolution I2C and SPI-Compatible Digital Potentiometers The CAT5171 (I2C) and CAT5172 (SPI) are single-channel, Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP™) ICs, featuring 256 position resolution. Digital control of wiper settings is made via I2C and SPI interfaces respectively and both devices are available with end-to-end resistance options of 50kΩ and 100kΩ. • 50kΩ, 100kΩ end-to-end resistance • 2.7V to 5.5V single supply • 2µA max IDD • SOT-23 8-lead (2.9 x 3mm) package

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Ultra Low-Power Linear Design with 1.5V Op Amps TSV62x and TSV63x offer 420kHz and 880kHz gain-bandwidth product, respectively. Low input offset voltage (down to 500µV maximum) and input bias current (1pA) maintain accuracy with small input signals. The TSV62x and TSV63x families also offer shutdown and non-shutdown versions. All devices have rail-to-rail inputs and outputs to maximize dynamic range and are housed in tiny packages, including the SC70-5 and SOT23-8, with no shutdown pin and the SC70-6, SOT23-6 and MSO10 for the shutdown versions. • 1.5V to 5.5V supply voltage • 800µV max input offset voltage • Unity gain stability • 4kV HBM

• Rail-to-rail input and output • 29 to 60µA typ power consumption • -40°C to +125°C temperature range • 1K MSRP: $0.22 to $0.47 US

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XRP7620

• Individual LED segment • Open and shorted LED error detection • Digital and analog brightness control • QSOP-24 and TQFN (4x4)-24 packages

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Simplest Full Color Spectrum LED Lighting Solution The XRP7620 is optimized for color mixing applications where a combination of 4 LEDs are used to generate either a true white light or expand the color spectrum generated when classic Red-Green-Blue (RGB) LEDs are combined with a fourth respectively white or amber LED. Four independently adjustable current sinks provide total and precise control of each channel allowing an exact setting of each LED’s brightness. • 4-channel LED current sink driver • Up to 31.5mA per channel • I2C serial interface control • 3% channel current matching • 2x3mm 8-pin DFN package

MC34845

• Individual channel current control • 100mV channel dropout voltage • 2.7V to 5.5V input voltage range • Configuration retention in shutdown • 1K MSRP: $0.59 US

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LED Driver Eliminates Audible Noise and Visual Artifacts The high speed LED driver supports up to 100kHz PWM, with pulses down to 200ns. This performance is suitable for 1000:1 dimming range at 25kHz with excellent linearity across the range, supporting imperceptible dimming steps. The driver is also very accurate, supporting ±2% current matching maximum across the operating range of -40ºC to +85ºC, which helps improve display uniformity. • 5V to 21V input voltage range • Output voltage up to 60V • 50,000:1 dimming range • Dynamic headroom control • 4x4x0.65mm 24-lead QFN package

MIC3230 MIC3231

• 2.0A integrated boost • Up to 30mA LED current • 200ns minimum pulse • LED open/short protection • 10K MSRP: $1.15 US

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The MIC3230/31 has an adjustable operating frequency from 10kHz to 1MHz and the MIC3232 has a fixed frequency operation of 400kHz to allow flexibility in the design. The MIC3231 features a dithering capability which can reduce EMI by up to 12dB. All three products feature PWM dimming capability, an enable pin for very low power shutdown, OVP, over temperature protection and UVLO. • 6V to 45V input supply range • 250mV feedback voltage • Programmable LED drive current • Programmable switching frequency • MLF®-12 and eTSSOP-16 package

• Ultra low EMI via dithering (MIC3231) • Up to 70W output power • ±3% feedback voltage accuracy • -40°C to +125°C junction temperature • 1K MSRP: $1.20 US

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The LM3554’s dual LED, high-side current-drive architecture sources regulate current into two LEDs with cathodes connected directly to the ground. This ground connection provides more effective thermal dissipation while minimizing routing complexity and protecting sensitive circuitry.

The FAN8060 is a 1MHz, 1A integrated synchronous step-down regulator for DC-toDC conversion that provides a peak efficiency of over 95%. The regulator offers a fast transient response time that swiftly responds to current fluctuations when there is a sudden change in load. It also features soft-start, allowing a designer to start up in a controlled manner to avert over-voltage spikes that can compromise the system.

• >90% efficiency • Four operating modes • Programmable output voltage • Programmable flash timeout • 16-bump (1.7 × 1.7 × 0.6mm) µSMD

NCP5680

• < 23mm2 solution size • 37.5mA to 1.2A LED current • Hardware flash and torch enable • Open and short LED detection • 1K MSRP: $2.32 US

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10A Supercapacitor-Based LED Flash Driver The NCP5680 integrates all circuitry required to charge the supercapacitor, manage in-rush current and control LED current, thus saving designers development time, board space and component cost. • 2.7 to 5.5V input voltage range • Integrated overload protection • Integrated photo sense function • Built-in short circuit protection • Fully I2C protocol compliant • µQFN-24 (3.5x 3.5x 0.55mm) package

• Dual power flash LED capability • Selectable Flash/Torch mode • Support camera strobe • Flash time out safety timing • Built-in LED test function • 3K MSRP: $1.10 US

• Current mode control • 2.5V to 5.5V input voltage range • 1.2MHz operating frequency • 10-lead 3x3mm green MLP package

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Versatile PWM Control IC for Energy Efficiency The IR3640M is designed to drive a pair of N-Channel MOSFETs from 250kHz to 1.5MHz switching frequency, providing designers with the flexibility to optimize the solution for best efficiency or smallest footprint. The output voltage can be precisely regulated from as low as 0.7V within a tolerance of ±1% over temperature, line and load variations. • 4.5V to 5.5V external supply • 0.7 - 0.9 x VIN output voltage range • Programmable soft-start • Enhanced pre-bias start up

• 1.5V to 24V input voltage • Up to 1.5MHz switching frequency • 0.7V reference voltage • 10K MSRP: $0.44 US

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POWER REGULATION, CONVERSION & MANAGEMENT FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR BUY FAN5902 NOW RF Power DC-to-DC Converter The FAN5902 RF power DC-to-DC converter is packaged in a 12 bump, 0.5mm pitch CSP package and operates at 6MHz with a reduced size 0.5µH chip inductor. In addition, the FAN5902 offers up to 800mA rms current output capability to service excessive RF PA current resulting from strong antenna mismatch and a 50mΩ on resistance bypass FET, enabling operation down to 2.7V. • 92% efficient synchronous operation • 0.4V to 3.4V (or VIN) VOUT range • 50mW integrated bypass FET • 12-lead MLP and 12-bump WLCSP

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Leveraging the New LUXEON® Rebel Phosphor Converted (PC) Amber LEDs in Emergency and Warning Vehicle Lighting

Clearly, all the shortcomings are related to the junction temperature of the LED. The traditional Amber LEDs are based on Aluminum Indium Gallium Phosphide (AlInGaP) chip technology, which is highly sensitive to any increase in the LED’s junction temperature. This presented a challenge in the adoption of Amber LEDs in the EWVL market applications. Philips Lumileds has successfully addressed the mentioned general requirements and the shortcomings of the traditional Amber LEDs by introducing the new LUXEON® Rebel Phosphor Converted (PC) Amber LED. From reliability, to color stability and light output, LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber presents the superior and optimum solution for the EWVL market needs. This article introduces the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED and all its features and advantages over traditional Amber LEDs. Comparisons between

A. Important Features Light Output With a typical luminous flux of 70 lm at DC forward current of 350mA, one LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED delivers 2-3 times more flux than one LUXEON® Rebel Amber LED that utilizes the AlInGaP technology. As the junction temperature of an LED increases, its light output decreases. This negative effect has been one of the shortfalls of the traditional AlInGaP Amber LEDs. Figure 1 illustrates the degradation in the relative light output as a function of the junction temperature for both the AlInGaP Amber and the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LEDs. At higher junction temperature, the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber light output degrades at a significantly lower rate than the traditional AlInGaP Amber LEDs. From an application standpoint, this will result in more light at high junction temperatures, a lower

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number of LEDs, lower design cost, less complexity and smaller heat sink size. LUXEON Rebel PC Amber vs. AllnGaP Amber 1.8

PC Amber AllnGaP Amber

Relative Light Output

1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0

40 60 Junction Temperature (C)

100

Figure 1. Light Output Degradation as a Function of Junction Temperature

Luminous Efficacy and Electrical Power Consumption One of the most important factors in LED lighting is the luminous efficacy produced by the system. The luminous efficacy is the ratio of the light output (in lm) to the consumed electric power (in W). With a typical power consumption of 1.1W at a DC forward current of 350mA, the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber offers remarkable typical luminous efficacy of 63.5 lm/W. Figure 2 provides a comparison between the luminous efficacies of the AlInGaP Amber LEDs and the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED. It is especially important to notice that at high temperatures (above 25°C), the new PC Amber has remarkably higher luminous efficacy compared to the AlInGaP Amber. This is an important factor for most outdoor and emergency lighting applications in hot environments. According to Figure 2, at an extreme junction temperature of 150°C, the luminous efficacy of conventional AlInGaP Amber LED is 10 lm/W. At the same junction temperature, the luminous efficacy of the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber is 32 lm/W. This is a three-fold increase compared to the luminous efficacy of the AlInGaP Amber. 70 60 Luminous Efficacy (lm/W)

By: Robert Zadeh, Technical Marketing Engineer, Future Lighting Solutions the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber and competing Amber LEDs are also provided. Moreover, the NEC µPD78F8024 intelligent constant high-current driver with microcontroller solution is discussed. Emergency and Warning Vehicle Lighting Both technologies can be leveraged to develop (EWVL) Market optimized and efficient solutions for the EWVL Amber EWVL products have extensive applications market. in utility, construction, security and maintenance. Introducing the New LUXEON® Rebel PC Examples of such systems include light bars, Amber beacons and directional arrows. Since most of these applications involve outdoor operations, The new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber utilizes the the EWVL systems must be resistant and robust most advanced epi, phosphor and packaging techat high ambient temperatures. The general EWVL nologies, and Lumiramic Phosphor technology. The die technology is based on the Thin Film Flip market requirements include: Chip (TFFC), which utilizes the same phosphor• High brightness for long range visibility conversion approach used in high performance with no color filters white LEDs. The key difference between LUXEON® • Maximized usable flux (lm) per consumed Rebel PC Amber and traditional Amber is that the electrical power (W) LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber leverages the Indium • Long durability, 50K hours on average Gallium Nitride (InGaN) die technology with Lumi• Sleek and stealth designs with limited space ramic Phosphor technology to create Amber color, constraints whereas the traditional Amber LED leverages the • Bin sorting of LUXEON® Light Emitting Diodes AlInGaP die technology. This makes LUXEON® (LEDs) to meet regulatory standards, available Rebel PC Amber completely surpass any tradithrough Future Lighting Solutions tional Amber LED in terms of light output, luminous Traditional Amber LEDs have been used to address efficacy and color stability. the needs of the EWVL market. However, they were not the optimum solution due to the following In addition, the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber offers the same small footprint as the LUXEON® reasons: Rebel LED, making it optimal for space• The light output is highly sensitive to junction constrained designs requiring a high number of temperature • The color point shifts significantly as a function LEDs. Finally, the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED has an average lifetime of 50,000 hours at of the junction temperature DC forward current of 350mA, and junction • Lifetime is significantly reduced at higher temperature of 120°C or lower. junction temperatures

PC Amber

50 40

AllnGaP

30 20 10 0 0

50 75 100 125 Junction Temperature (C)

Figure 2. Luminous Efficacy of AlInGaP Amber vs. LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber

LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber

150

175

Technical View

Drive Current = 350mA AlInGaP Amber PC Amber

Flux at Tj = 25°C

Flux at Tj = 85°C

Hot/Cold Factor

0.4

0.84

Table 1. Comparison between PC Amber and AlInGaP Amber Technologies

The hot/cold factor of the LUXEON Rebel PC Amber LED is 2.1 times higher than the traditional LUXEON® Rebel Amber LED. ®

The Droop Effect An increase in the LED DC forward current results in an increase in its luminous flux. An artistic visualization of this, along with an imaginative linear approximation is provided in Figure 3. The increase in the luminous flux is non-linear, caused by the so-called “droop effect.” As shown in Figure 4, the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber exhibits more linear increase in the relative luminous flux than the AlInGaP Amber does, resulting in more light output at high currents. This is a particularly important factor for EWVL applications, where maximum light at high DC forward currents is desirable. Moreover, the number of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LEDs required to obtain a specific light output at high drive currents will Droop Effect

1.2 1.0 0.8

LUXEON® Rebel

Amber (590nm)

Power LED Part Number:

LXM2-PL01-0000

LXML-PL01-0030

Current Optimization Algorithm:

Optimize Current

0.0 0

200

400

600 800 1000 1200 If - Forward Current (mA)

Figure 3. Visualization of the Droop Effect

1400

1600

Ambient Temperature:

45 15

Heat Sink Thermal Resistance:

1.80

PC Amber AllnGaP Amber

1.60

Maximum Allowable Tj:

15 120 (default)

110 (default)

Maximum Allowable Drive Current:

350 (override)

Typical Vf at Nominal Current:

1.40

Typical Flux at Nominal Current:

(ºC) (ºC/W) (ºC)

3.15 @ 350mA (default)

2.9 @ 350mA (default)

(mA) (V)

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33.25 @ 350mA (default)

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1.20

(a)

1.00

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0.80

Calculated Drive Current:

0.60

2.8

(V)

0.98

(W)

Calculated LED Radiometric Flux:

0.121

0.032

(W)

Calculated LED Efficiency:

11.1%

3.2%

(W/W)

(ºC/W)

(Im) (Im/W)

Datasheet Junction-to-Case Rth:

0.00 400

600

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12 71

Calculated Usable LED Flux:

Calculated Usable Efficacy:

57.31

16.74

800

DC Forward Current (mA)

Figure 4. Normalized Luminous Flux of LUXEON ® Rebel PC Amber vs. AlInGaP Amber

Usable Flux Chart Flux (Im) at calculated drive current and Tj

Efficacy (Im/W) at calculated drive current and Tj 70

Overall Performance of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber versus LUXEON® Rebel Amber

To summarize, Figure 5 shows the calculated usable flux, luminous efficacy, electrical power consumption and LED efficiency of the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber versus those of the AlInGaP LUXEON® Rebel Amber LED. The Usable Light Tool (ULT) available through Future Lighting Solutions at http://www.futurelightingsolutions. com/ult/ has been leveraged to perform the calculations of Figure 5.

As shown in Figure 5(b), with an increase of only 10% in electric power consumption, one LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED is capable of producing 3.9 times more usable flux, 3.4 times more luminous efficacy and 3.5 times more LED efficiency when compared to the current LUXEON® Rebel Amber LED. Therefore, the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber provides remarkable usable light and efficacy improvement with only a slight increase in power consumption.

(ºC)

Usable Efficacy Chart

Figure 5(a) shows the parameters entered into the ULT for both the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber and the LUXEON® Rebel Amber LEDs. Both LEDs are examined at their typical DC forward current of 350mA, ambient temperature of 45°C and heat sink thermal resistance of 15°C/W.

(mA)

3.12 1.09

0.20

200

350

Calculated Forward Voltage: Calculated LED Power Consumption:

0.40

LXML-PLO1-0030

350

0 LXM2-PL01-0000

LXML-PL01-0030

LXM2-PL01-0000

LXML-PL01-0030

(b) Figure 5. Comparison of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber and LUXEON® Rebel Amber (a) Inputs and (b) Calculated Results

Engineering (SAE) Amber color requirements. Bins 2 and 4 are the most supportable bins, fully satisfying the SAE requirements. Bin 2, along with parts of bins 3 and 4 meet the color requirements of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Official documentation stating that the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber meets the SAE and ITE requirements is expected to be available by the end of this year. This puts the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber in an advantageous position for automotive signaling, traffic lights, beacon lights, emergency vehicle and warning signal applications.

Color Binning Structure 0.46 0.455 0.45 0.445 0.44 0.435 0.43 0.425 0.42 0.415 0.41 0.405 0.4 0.395 0.39 0.385 0.38 0.375 0.37

LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber Color Spec

ITE 4

SAE

The LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LEDs are available in three color bins. As shown in Figure 6, all these color bins meet the Society for Automotive

0.2

Number of Power LEDs:

0.4

Philips Lumileds

LUXEON® (BETA)

2.00

B. EWVL-Specific Advantages Color Binning

0.6

LXML-PLO1-0030

Philips Lumileds (BETA)

Normalized Luminous Flux

1.4

LXM2-PLO1-0000 Power LED Manufacturer: Power LED Product Family: Power LED Color:

53 5 0. 5 0. 4 54 5 0. 5 0. 5 55 5 0. 5 0. 6 56 5 0. 57 0. 57 5 0. 5 0. 8 58 5 0. 59 0. 59 5 0. 0. 6 60 5 0. 6 0. 1 61 5 0. 6 0. 2 62 5 0. 63 0. 63 5

The hot/cold factor is the ratio of the LED usable flux at an operational junction temperature (hot) to that at a junction temperature of 25°C (cold). In this article, the hot usable flux is calculated at a junction temperature of 85°C, driven at the nominal DC forward current of the LED. The goal is to have the hot/cold factor as high as possible (close to 1). Table 1 provides a numerical comparison between the hot/cold factors of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED and the LUXEON® Rebel Amber LED.

Input Variables:

Hot/Cold Factor

be less than that of AlInGaP Amber LEDs. Finally, the efficiency of the LED at high drive currents has improved, which implies that a larger portion of the consumed electrical power is being converted to light instead of heat.

Normalized Luminous Flux (lm)

This will result in more light output for the same consumed electrical power. Since most EWVL applications are battery operated, improved luminous efficacy prolongs the battery life.

SAE, ECE amber

ITE amber

Bin 4

Bin 2

Bin 3

Figure 6. Color Binning Structure for the LUXEON Rebel PC Amber ®

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Technical View Leveraging the New LUXEON® Rebel Phosphor Converted (PC) Amber LEDs in Emergency and Warning Vehicle Lighting (cont'd) Utilizing the InGaN technology, the new LUXEON Rebel PC Amber offers superior color stability over junction temperature fluctuations when compared to other high-power Amber LEDs in the market. Figure 7 compares the color stability over changes in junction temperature of PC Amber against that of the conventional AlInGaP Amber LEDs. It is important to notice that the color coordinates of the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber do not shift as much as those of the AlInGaP as the junction temperature goes from 25°C to 150°C. ®

Color Stability Over Junction Temperature 0.560 0.555

25C 150C PC

v’

0.550

All

25C

0.545

150C 0.540

Planckian

0.535 0.280

0.300

0.320

0.340 u’

0.360

0.380

0.400

Figure 7. Comparison of Color Stability between LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber and AlInGaP Amber

Since most EWVL applications involve outdoor operations at high ambient temperatures, the color stability of the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED over junction temperature variations puts it in an advantageous position for EWVL applications. In addition, the color stability of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber with junction temperature changes keeps the color coordinates of its three color bins within the SAE and ITE specified ranges. This will result in more reliability for EWVL applications leveraging the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LEDs. C. LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber Against Competing Amber LEDs Table 2 provides numerical comparison of the light output, luminous efficacy and hot/cold factor of the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber against those of competing Amber LEDs. As the calculated values indicate, the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber provides higher light output, luminous efficacy

and hot/cold factor (at fixed junction temperature of 85°C and the LED’s nominal current) than the competing Amber LEDs do.

100

Power Solution

In order to effectively operate, strobe and provide constant current for the operation of high number of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LEDs for the EWVL application in hand, a multi-channel programmable microcontroller is required. Moreover, the microcontroller must support a wide range of input voltages and provide high DC drive currents for a high number of LEDs.

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

100 (MHz)

1000

Figure 8. EMI Performance of the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU

Conclusion

NEC Electronics’ µPD78F8024 Microcontroller Unit (MCU) is a constant-current driver with four independent channels to control multiple LEDs within the same system. With an input voltage range of 9–38V, it supports both buck and boost topologies. This is ideal for EWVL applications running on 12V or 24V batteries. Each constant current driver uses an independent hysteretic regulator controller with a switching frequency up to 1MHz. The flash microcontroller can control each channel through 8-bit Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signals to enable dimming, flashing, and strobe sequences. In addition, the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU supports LED failure detection, custom flashing sequences and color management algorithms. Finally, it allows using temperature sensors and light sensors to provide intelligent thermal and power management.

The emerging EWVL market requirements and the benefits of LUXEON® LED technology have been discussed. The new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber has also been introduced and discussed. The key advantages of this new InGaN-based Amber technology involve less color shift with junction temperature, improved hot/cold factor, higher usable flux and luminous efficacy and higher LED efficiency than those of the traditional AlInGaP Amber and competing Amber LEDs. The NEC µPD78F8024 MCU has also been selected as the constant-current LED driver with intelligent features. Together, the new LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LED and the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU, both available through Future Lighting Solutions, satisfy all the needs of the EWVL market.

Typical applications of the LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber LEDs and the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU in EWVL applications include light bars, beacons and directional arrows.

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Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) EMI negatively affects the performance of certain Radio Frequency (RF) devices and communication radios in EWVL applications. Figure 8 shows the EMI performance of the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU. The 100MHz range illustrates the performance of the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU by maintaining the EMI level below 20dBµA, which qualifies this solution to pass automotive standards. In addition, the

LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber

NICHIA Rigel Amber

Osram Golden Dragon Amber

Cree XLamp – XR-C Amber

Nominal Current (mA) Typical Luminous Flux (lm) @ 25°C Typical Luminous Efficacy (lm/W)

350 70 63.49

350 27.9 22.14

400 52 59.09

350 45.75 59.42

Hot/Cold Factor @ 85°C and Nominal Current

0.84

0.75

0.38

0.37

Table 2. Comparison of LUXEON® Rebel PC Amber against Competing Amber LEDs

intelligent “soft start” feature offered by the NEC µPD78F8024 MCU reduces EMI effect on the adjacent electronic equipment in vehicles.

(dBuA)

Color Stability over Junction Temperature

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Covering All the ISM Bands with Leading Edge Transceivers By Larry Hall - Advanced Engineer, Future Electronics

Wireless interfaces are becoming more popular on all types of electronic products. Communications standards allow the user to choose the complexity of the wireless RF system and whether it needs to be able to communicate with other suppliers’ products.

standard uses the IEEE 802.15.4 for the Physical and MAC layer definitions. The remaining layers are defined by the ZigBee Alliance. Customization on the Application Layer allows users to develop a wide range of applications based on the ZigBee protocol.

Wireless connections are being used to a greater degree in machine-to-machine interfaces. The reduction of wires is a great benefit for a wide range of applications such as command/control, metering, data logging and home/office/factory automation. This allows more convenient placement of a system instead of being dependent on the restrictions of many cables.

Zigbee PRO is the latest software stack for applications requiring the latest compatibility and capability.

The communication range depends on many factors in the surrounding environment. Walls and ceilings will reduce the range of the RF system. Other interference can come from radios, televisions, computers and other wireless devices inside and outside the band that the particular system is using. Microchip has hardware and software products that cover the ISM bands of 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz and 2.4GHz that are available today for wireless networks. MRF49XA is one of the newest transceiver parts and enables communication in the 433, 868 and 915MHz bands. These parts are simple to use and require only a few external components to build a system. MRF24J40 is the RF chip that is the building block part for the MRF24J40MA and MRF24J40MB modules. These parts communicate in the 2.4GHz ISM band and coexist with several other wireless devices in this band. There are software stacks that can be used to create Star, Meshing, Zigbee 2006® and Zigbee PRO® solutions. MiWi P2P is the smallest code footprint and allows a Star or Peer-to-Peer configuration to be created. MiWi P2P can be used for wire replacement applications using a wide variety of 8/16/32-bit PIC processors and a simple software interface that can be created from the available libraries. MiWi enables routing of information to the neighboring radios with up to 4 hops. The stack is a little larger as compared to the MiWi P2P but can greatly extend the range of the radio communication. Zigbee 2006 is implemented as an industry standard compatible platform based on the standards set by the ZigBee Alliance. The ZigBee

The chart below provides information about the memory requirements for each stack and the processors that are compatible with that stack. Stack

Topography

Hops

Memory

PIC18

PIC24

PIC32

MiWi P2P Proprietary

Star/P2P

3K-9K

YES

MiWi Proprietary

Star/Mesh

7K-17K

YES

™

ZigBee2006 Certified

Star/Mesh

Infinite

40K-96K

YES

ZigBee PRO® Certified

Star/Mesh

Infinite

>100K

YES

MRF24J40

MRF49XA

The MRF24J40 is an IEEE 802.15.4™ standard compliant 2.4GHz RF transceiver that integrates the PHY and MAC functionality in a single chip solution. The MRF24J40 creates a low cost, low power, low data rate (250 kbps or 625 kbps) Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) device. The MRF24J40 can interface with many popular Microchip PIC® microcontrollers via a 4-wire serial SPI interface. Interrupt, Wake and Reset signals are provided.

The MRF49XA transceiver is ideal for low cost, low data rate (<256 kbps), two way short range wireless applications. The transceiver can be used in the unlicensed 433, 868 or 915MHz frequency bands and controlled by an SPI interface.

Features • IEEE 802.15.4™ 2.405-2.48GHz standard compliant RF transceiver • Supports ZigBee®, MiWi™, MiWi P2P and proprietary protocols • RX mode: 19mA, TX mode: 23mA, Sleep: 2μA • -95dBm typical sensitivity with +5dBm maximum input level • +0dBm typical output power with 36dB TX power control range • Hardware CSMA-CA mechanism, automatic acknowledgement response and FCS check, supports all CCA modes and RSSI/ED • Hardware Security Engine (AES-128) with CTR, CCM and CBC-MAC modes MRF24J40MA and MRF24J40MB modules are currently available. The MRF24J40MB module can communicate longer distances because an LNA and PA were added to provide a link budget of 122db. The footprints of the modules are similar and can be designed to accept either module.

Features • Integrated 10MHz oscillator circuitry and low battery detector • 11mA in RX mode, 15mA in TX mode, 0.3μA in Sleep mode • ISM Band sub-GHz frequency ranges (433, 868 and 915MHz) • Modulation technique: FSK with FHSS capability • -110dBm typical sensitivity with 0dBm maximum input level • +7dBm typical output • Programmable TX frequency deviation and RX baseband bandwidth • Analog and digital RSSI outputs with dynamic range Typical Applications • • • • • •

Home/industrial automation Remote controls Telemetry Data logging systems Remote automatic meter reading Home/industrial environment

MRF24J40-I/ML MRF24J40MA-I/RM MRF24J40MB-I/ST MRF49XA-I/ST

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