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CAT37
CMOS White LED Driver Boost Converter
FEATURES
s Low quiescent ground current (0.5mA typical) s Power efficiency over 80% s Compatible pinout with LT1937 s Adjustable output current (up to 40mA) s High frequency 1.2MHz operation s Input voltage operation down to 2.5V s Low resistance (0.5Ω) power switch s Drives up to 4 White LEDs in series s Shutdown current less than 1µA
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s Load fault protection against open-circuits s Low value external components s Low profile 5-lead SOT23 (1mm max) and
TDFN (0.8mm) package
APPLICATIONS
s Color LCD and keypad backlighting s Cellular phones s Handheld terminals s Digital cameras s PDAs/Games s Portable MP3 players
DESCRIPTION
The CAT37 is a DC/DC step up converter that delivers a regulated output current.