Diodes Incorporated has introduced the AL8843Q and AL8862Q, automotive-compliant DC-DC buck converters for driving single LEDs and multiple LED strings in and around vehicles. They are best suitable for applications such as daytime running lights (DRL) as well as fog lights, turn lights and brake/stoplights. Their wide operating voltage range allows the devices to withstand even severe voltage variations like load dumps that occur during low crank or stop-start operation, without suffering any corresponding degradation in the LED drive current.
Features of AL8843Q
- Wide Input Voltage Range of 4.5V to 40V
- Output Current up to 3A
- Integrated power MOSFET of 40V/0.2Ω
- Internal 40V NDMOS Switch
- Typically 4% Output Current Accuracy
- High efficiency (Up to 97%)
- LED Short Protection, Inherent Open-Circuit LED Protection and Over Temperature Protection
Features of AL8862Q
- Wide Input Voltage Range of 5V to 55V
- Output Current up to 1A
- Integrated power MOSFET of 55V/0.2Ω
- Internal 55V NDMOS Switch
- Typically 4% Output Current Accuracy
- High efficiency (Up to 97%)
- LED Short Protection, Inherent Open Circuit LED Protection, Current-Sense Resistor Short Circuit Protection, Over Temperature Shutdown.
- Incorporates an open-drain fault indication pin, which is asserted low to report faulty conditions
These devices also feature hysteretic-mode bus LED driver control to simplify the feedback loop, enabling engineers to realize high stable buck converter designs using just four external components. Both the devices support full-scale PWM dimming controlled with either an analog input between 0.4V and 2.5V or a PWM signal generated by an external microcontroller or host processor.
The AL8843Q and AL8862Q in SO-8EP are qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 1, support PPAP documents, and are manufactured in IATF16949 certified facilities. For more details about AL8843Q and AL8862Q, visit their respective product pages on the official website of Diodes Incorporated.
