White LED Backlighting



Data Sheets
Part Number Description Key Advantages
MAX16838EVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX16838

 
MAX16814EVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX16814

 
MAX17061AEVCMAXQU,
...
Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System for the MAX17061A

 
MAX16838 Integrated, 2-Channel, High-Brightness LED Driver with High-Voltage Boost and SEPIC Controller

Industry's Only 2-String HB LED Driver for Automotive Applications Provides a Highly Integrated, Cost-Effective Solution 
MAX16814 Integrated, 4-Channel, High-Brightness LED Driver with High-Voltage DC-DC Controller

Multistring Driver Provides Highest Efficiency and Complete Fault Protection with the Lowest External Component Count 
MAX17061A 8-String White LED Driver with SMBus for LCD Panel Applications

High-Efficiency White LED Driver for Multiple Series-Connected LEDs Enables Independent Regulation of Each String 
MAX8630XEVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX8630X and MAX8630W

 
MAX8821EVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX8821

 
MAX8678EVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX8678

 
MAX17061EVCMAXQU,
...
Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System for the MAX17061

 
MAX5432EVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX5432 and MAX5433

 
MAX8822EVKIT Evaluation Kit for the MAX8822

 
MAX8821 White LED Charge Pump with Mono Class D Audio Amp and Dual LDO

Industry's First LED Charge Pump with Integrated Audio Amplifier and 2 LDOs Providing Space Savings and Highest Efficiency 
MAX8790A Six-String White LED Driver with Active Current Balancing for LCD Panel Applications

High-Efficiency White LED Driver for Multiple Series-Connected LEDs with Independent Regulation for Each String 
MAX8822 Ultra-Efficient Negative Charge-Pump LED Driver with Dual LDOs in 3mm x 3mm Thin QFN

Independent Adaptive Voltage Supply for Four WLEDs with Two 200mA Low-Noise/High PSRR LDOs for Display Backlighting 
MAX8901A, MAX8901B Highest Efficiency Supply for 2 to 6 Series WLEDs in a 2mm x 2mm TDFN Package

Drive a String of 2 to 6 WLEDs for 1.5in to 4in LCD Backlighting Used in Battery Operated Devices 
MAX17061 8-String White LED Driver with SMBus for LCD Panel Applications

High-Efficiency White-LED Driver for Multiple Series-Connected LEDs Enables Independent Regulation of Each String 
MAX8630W, MAX8630X 125mA 1x/1.5x Charge Pumps for 5 White LEDs in 3mm x 3mm TDFN

Delivers Thermal Derating, 1% LED Accuracy, and 85% Efficiency in a Tiny 3mm x 3mm TDFN Package and Easy Control Interfacing 
MAX8678 White LED Charge Pump with 1.1W Audio Amplifier

Industry’s First LED Charge Pump with Integrated Audio Amplifier Saves 50% PCB Area While Providing Highest Efficiency 
MAX8647, MAX8648 Ultra-Efficient Charge Pumps for Six White/RGB LEDs in 3mm x 3mm Thin QFN

Achieves Industry's Highest Efficiency Using the Industry's First Negative Charge Pump Driving Six White/RGB LEDs Independently 
MAX8607 1MHz PWM Boost Converter for 1.5A White LED Camera Flash

Highest Current, White LED, Step-Up DC-DC for the Brightest Camera Flash Delivers 1.5A Regulated Current with Up to 84% Efficiency 
MAX1707 Light-Management IC with Efficient 1x/1.5x/2x Charge Pump for Backlight/Flash/RGB LEDs

High-Efficiency Backlight and Flash Driver with Up to 400mA Flash Capability and 3 RGB Drivers with a Programmable RGB Ramp for Main, Sub, RGB, Keypad, or Flash Applications in a Compact, 4mm x 4mm TQFN Package 
MAX5432, MAX5433, MAX5434,
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32-Tap, Nonvolatile, I²C, Linear, Digital Potentiometers

32-Tap, Nonvolatile, I²C, Linear-Taper, Digital Potentiometers Perform the Function of a Mechanical Potentiometer, but Replace the Mechanics with a Simple 2-Wire Serial Interface 
MAX1577Y, MAX1577Z 1.2A White LED Regulating Charge Pump for Camera Flashes and Movie Lights

Highest Current, 1.2A, Charge Pumps Enable Brightest WLED Flashes in Camera Phones, Even with Low-Battery Input Voltage 
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 
MAX1576 480mA White LED 1x/1.5x/2x Charge Pump for Backlighting and Camera Flash

 
MAX1583 White LED Camera-Flash Boost Converter

First 24V, White-LED, Flash/Strobe Supply for Camera Phones 
MAX1574 180mA, 1x/2x, White LED Charge Pump in 3mm x 3mm TDFN

White LED Charge Pump in 3mm x 3mm TDFN Achieves 83% Average Efficiency 
MAX1575 White LED 1x/1.5x Charge Pump for Main and Sub-Displays

First 85% Efficient, Fractional, White-LED Charge Pump with Dual, Single-Wire Dimming Control for Main and Sub-Displays 
MAX1573 White LED 1x/1.5x Charge Pump in UCSP and Thin QFN

Smallest, Highest Efficiency White LED Charge Pump Packaged in a UCSP™ 
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 
MAX1570 White LED Current Regulator with 1x/1.5x High-Efficiency Charge Pump

 
MAX1910, MAX1912 1.5x/2x High-Efficiency White LED Charge Pumps

 
MAX1595 Regulated 3.3V/5.0V Step-Up/Step-Down Charge Pump

 
MAX1916 Low-Dropout, Constant-Current Triple White LED Bias Supply

Power 3 White LEDs Directly From Single Li+ with 0.3% Brightness Matching 
MAX1848 White LED Step-Up Converter in SOT23

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



Key Specifications:

Charge Pumps
Part Number Topology VIN
(V)
VIN
(V)
ICC
(mA)
Unadj. VOUT
(V)
IOUT
(A)
Oper. Freq.
(kHz)
Oper. Temp.
(°C)
Budgetary
Price
min max max typ See Notes
MAX1595  Regulated 1.8 5.5 0.22
3.3
5
0.125 1000
-40 to +85
0 to +70
$1.53 @1k
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Digital Potentiometers
Part Number Taper POTs Control Interface Wiper Memory Steps REND-TO-END
(kΩ)
Res. Tol.
(%)
Temp. Coeff.
(ppm/°C)
Wiper Resistance
(Ω)
ICC @5V
(µA)
Budgetary
Price
typ typ max See Notes
MAX5432  Linear 1 2-Wire Serial Non-Volatile 32 50 25 35 610 2 $0.63 @1k
MAX5433  100
MAX5434  50
MAX5435  100
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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 VDROPOUT
(mV)
VCURR_SENSE
(mV)
POUT
(W)
VIN
(V)
VIN
(V)
ICC
(mA)
LED String Volt.
(V)
Oper. Freq.
(kHz)
Budgetary
Price
max max max typ min max max max See Notes
MAX16838  - Inductor Based 22 2 Series-Parallel 0.15 20 5000 PWM - - 10 4.75 40 5 40 2000 $1.92 @1k
MAX16814  - Inductor Based 44 4 Series-Parallel 0.15 200 5000 PWM - - 32 4.75 40 5 40 2000 $1.70 @1k
MAX17061  2-or-More-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 80 8 Series-Parallel 0.03 - 37
I2C Serial
PWM
- - 10 4.5 26 2 40 1000 $3.21 @1k
MAX8790A  2-or-More-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 72 6 Series-Parallel 0.027 0.5 100 PWM - - 10 4.5 26 2 100 1000 $2.98 @1k
MAX8822  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 4 4 Parallel 0.024 - 240 Serial Pulse - - 0.4 2.7 5.5 1.4 5.5 1000 $1.66 @1k
MAX8821  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 6 4 Parallel 0.025 - 256 I2C Serial - - 0.6 2.7 5.5 0.12 5.5 1000 -
MAX8901  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 6 1 Series 0.025 500 -
PWM
Serial Pulse
- 500 0.6 2.6 5.5 0.135 24 750 $1.34 @1k
MAX8630  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 5 5 Parallel 0.025 - 32
PWM
Serial Pulse
- - 0.5 2.7 5.5 1.4 5.5 1000 $1.72 @1k
MAX8678  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 4 4 Parallel 0.244 - 240 Serial Pulse - - 0.4 2.7 5.5 0.2 5 1000 -
MAX8647  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 6 6 Parallel 0.024 - 240 I2C Serial - - 0.6 2.7 5.5 0.1 5 1000 $2.09 @1k
MAX8648  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 6 6 Parallel 0.024 - 240 Serial Pulse - - 0.6 2.7 5.5 0.2 5 1000 $1.82 @1k
MAX1707  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 11 11 Parallel 0.1 - 32 I2C Serial - - 2.5 2.7 5.5 6.5 5 1000 -
MAX8607  1-Cell Li+
Inductor Based
Linear
1 1 Parallel 1.5 - - Digital - - 6 2.7 5.5 4 5.5 1000 $2.04 @1k
MAX1577  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 1 1 Parallel 1.2 5 5
Digital
PWM
- - 5 2.7 5.5 5 5.1 1000 $1.93 @1k
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  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
MAX1576  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 8 8 Parallel 0.4 5 -
Analog
PWM
Serial Pulse
- - 2 2.7 5.5 6 5 1000 -
MAX1583  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 5 1 Series 0.3 - -
Analog
Digital
- 600 6 2.6 5.5 2.5 24 1000 $1.82 @1k
MAX1574  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 3 3 Parallel 0.06 - 20 Serial Pulse - - 0.75 2.7 5.5 2 5 1000 $1.44 @1k
MAX1575  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 6 6 Parallel 0.03 - 20 Serial Pulse - - 0.75 2.7 5.5 2 5 1000 $1.93 @1k
MAX1573  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 4 4 Parallel 0.028 50 -
Digital
PWM
- - 0.5 2.7 5.5 4 5 1000 $1.93 @1k
MAX1582  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 7 1 Series 0.02 200 -
Analog
PWM
- 100 0.6 2.6 5.5 0.56 26 1000 -
MAX1561  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 6 1 Series 0.02 200 -
Analog
PWM
- 100 0.9 2.6 5.5 0.55 26 1000 $1.29 @1k
MAX1599  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 6 1 Series 0.02 200 -
Analog
PWM
- 100 0.9 2.6 5.5 0.55 26 500 -
MAX1570  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 5 5 Parallel 0.03 5 -
Digital
PWM
- - 0.7 2.7 5.5 3.5 5 1000 $1.90 @1k
MAX1910  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 5 1 Parallel 0.12 - - Analog - - 0.5 2.7 5.3 2.5 5 750 $1.10 @1k
MAX1912  1-Cell Li+ Charge Pump 4 1 Parallel 0.12 - - Analog - - 0.5 2.7 5.3 2.5 5 750 $1.23 @1k
MAX1916  1-Cell Li+ Linear 3 3 Parallel 0.06 - - Analog 100 100 1 2.5 5.5 0.1 5 - $1.06 @1k
MAX1848  1-Cell Li+ Inductor Based 6 1 Series 0.06 - 20 Analog - 75 0.8 2.6 5.5 2 12 1200 $1.32 @1k
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