Up to 1.5 A Constant Current Switching Regulator for LEDs

The NCP3065 is a monolithic switching regulator designed to deliver constant current for powering high brightness LEDs. The device has a very low feedback voltage of 235 mV (nominal) which is used to regulate the average current of the LED string. In addition, the NCP3065 has a wide input voltage up to 40 V to allow it to operate from 12 Vac or 12 Vdc supplies commonly used for lighting applications as well as unregulated supplies such as Lead Acid batteries. The device can be configured in a controller topology with the addition of an external transistor to support higher LED currents beyond the 1.5A rated switch current of the internal transistor. The
NCP3065 switching regulator can be configured in Step-Down (Buck) and Step-Up (boost) topologies with a minimum number of external components.

FEATUREs
•Integrated 1.5 A Switch
•Input Voltage Range from 3.0 V to 40 V
•Low Feedback Voltage of 235 mV
•Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit
•No Control Loop Compensation Required
•Frequency of Operation Adjustable up to 250 kHz
•Operation with All Ceramic Output Capacitors or No Output Capacitance
•Analog and Digital PWM Dimming Capability
•Internal Thermal Shutdown with Hysteresis
•Automotive Version Available

Applications
•Automotive and Marine Lighting
•High Power LED Driver
•Constant Current Source
•Low Voltage LED Lighting (Landscape, Path, Solar, MR16 Replacement)