MP1018

Flat Panel Monitor

CCFL Driver Controller
Monolithic Power Systems
ADVANCE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

General Description Features

The MP1018 is a Cold Cathode Florescent
Drives 4 External, Low Cost, N Channel FETs
Lamp (CCFL) driver controller optimized for
Drives up to 30 Lamps (150W)
flat panel monitor applications. Designed to
Operates with 12V or 15V Input Supplies
run off 12 or 15V input supplies, the MP1018
Lamp Current and Voltage Regulation
can drive up to 30 lamps (150W) via four (4)
Analog and Burst Mode Dimming Control
external N Channel MOSFETs. Its full bridge
Integrated Burst Mode Oscillator and Modulator
architecture converts unregulated DC input
Burst Mode, Soft On and Soft Off
voltages to the nearly pure sine waves
Open/Short Lamp Protection
required to ignite and operate CCF Lamps.
Output Short Circuit Protection

Automatic Recovery From ESD Event
The MP1018 supports analog and burst

Evaluation Board Available
dimming without the use of external
components. It has soft on and off burst
waveform shaping, lamp current regulation, Applications
transformer secondary current regulation,
Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
output over voltage protection and a dual
Flat Panel Video Displays
mode fault timer.
LCD TVs and Monitors
The MP1018 is available in the 28 lead
TSSOP package.
Ordering Information
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Part Number∗ Package Temperature
MP1018EM TSSOP28 -20 to +85°C
EV0019 MP1018 Evaluation Board
* For Tape & Reel, use suffix –Z (MP1018EM-Z)

Figure 1: Typical Application Circuit

R1

MP1018
C1
R2
1 28
REF PGL
C2 2 27
COMP LLG
3 26 Q1
C3 C9
FT DRVL
C4 25
4
LVFB OUTL
C5 Q2
5 24
UGL L1
SCFB
6 23 C14
AG BTL C10
C6 22
7
BYP PRL C15 R6
8 21
N/C PGR
20
9 C16
ABRT ABRT LGR
10 19 Q3
N/C DRVR C11
R3 11 18
LCFB T1
OUTR C17 C18 C19 C20
12 17
BOSC URG Q4
C7 R5
C8 13 16
DBRT DBRT BTR C12 Lamp1 Lamp2 Lamp3 Lamp4
14 15
EN EN PRR C13
F1
PWR R4
GND

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