Electronic Design

Tiny RGBW LED Driver Promotes Smart Lighting Control

A miniaturized driver manages red, green, blue, and white LEDs for maximum impact with minimal system CPU burden.
EDN

Code-free LED driver simplifies automotive LED design

The code-free LIN LED driver from Melexis makes it easier to develop dynamic RGB-LED automotive ambient lighting designs.
EDN

Analog Circuit Design, Part 5: Integrated 100V controller drives high power LED strings from just about any input

Part 2: A 60V buck-boost controller drives high power LEDs, charges batteries and regulates voltage with up to 98.5% efficiency at 100W and higher. Part 3: Offline LED lighting simplified: A high ...
Electronic Design

LED Driver Handles Industrial Power-Supply Indication

Typical requirements for industrial LEDs. Designing an LED gate driver using an industrial digital input chip. Ruggedness characteristics of the new gate driver. Industrial control systems universally ...
Machine Design

Circuit Ideas: How to Parallel LED Current Drivers

Linear constantcurrent drivers, for instance, offer low EMI, low cost, and use only a few components. Many designers favor them for low-current applications where power loss is a minor concern. If ...
Embedded

Analog design Tip: A Simple Circuit to Protect Against Open LED Faults

Lighting a string of LEDs at a constant brightness requires driving it with a regulated current. A boost converter is commonly used to step up the voltage to a level high enough to bias the LEDs on ...