White LED Drivers That Drive LEDs in Series



Data Sheets
Part Number Description Key Advantages
MAX1578, MAX1579 Complete Bias and White LED Power Supplies for Small TFT Displays

First Complete LCD Bias and WLED Backlight Supplies for Small TFT Displays 
MAX8595Z, MAX8596Z High-Efficiency, 32V Step-Up Converters with TA Derating Option for 2 to 8 White LEDs

High-Efficiency, 32V Step-Up Converters with Temperature Derating Option for 2 to 8 White LEDs 
MAX1583 White LED Camera-Flash Boost Converter

First 24V, White-LED, Flash/Strobe Supply for Camera Phones 
MAX1582 High-Efficiency Step-Up Converters for White LED Main and Subdisplay Backlighting

First Dual-Output, White LED Driver for Main and Sub-Displays Reduces Power by 25% 
MAX1561, MAX1599 High-Efficiency, 26V Step-Up Converters for Two to Six White LEDs

26V, Step-Up DC-DC Powers Up to 6 White LEDs with Up to 87% Efficiency 
MAX1848 White LED Step-Up Converter in SOT23

Current Regulated Step-Up Converter Powers White LEDs with Uniform Brightness 



Key Specifications:

LED Drivers
Part Number Battery Input Regulation Topology Max. No. of LEDs LED Channels LED Configuration ILED per Channel
(A)
PWM Dimming Freq.
(kHz)
Dimming Ratio Dimming Control VCURR_SENSE
(mV)
POUT
(W)
VIN
(V)
VIN
(V)
ICC
(mA)
LED String Volt.
(V)
Oper. Freq.
(kHz)
Budgetary
Price
max max max min max max max See Notes
MAX1578  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 8 1 Series 0.025 200 -
Analog
PWM
300 0.9 2.7 5.5 5 32 1000 $3.76 @1k
MAX1579  8 0.025 200 -
Analog
PWM
300 0.9 2.7 5 32 1000 $3.76 @1k
MAX1583  5 0.3 - -
Analog
Digital
600 6 2.6 2.5 24 1000 $1.82 @1k
MAX1582  7 0.02 200 -
Analog
PWM
100 0.6 2.6 0.56 26 1000 -
MAX1561  6 0.02 200 -
Analog
PWM
100 0.9 2.6 0.55 26 1000 $1.29 @1k
MAX1599  6 0.02 200 -
Analog
PWM
100 0.9 2.6 0.55 26 500 -
MAX1848  6 0.06 - 20 Analog 75 0.8 2.6 2 12 1200 $1.32 @1k
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