EDN

Get what you need for LED driver protection

Selecting the right type of circuit protection for a light-emitting-diode (LED) driver can be challenging because system demands vary greatly, depending on the application and power source. However, ...
EDN

LED Drivers—Match architectures with applications

There are many applications for LED lighting, from simple incandescent or CCFL lamp replacement to new opportunities in architectural, industrial, medical, and other applications. Each of these ...
Electronic Design

Keeping EMI from LED Drivers Under Control

Nearly all lighting applications today use LEDs. In a relatively short amount of time, they have become established as the preferred choice of illumination. However, in most applications, an LED can’t ...
Electronic Design

Highly Integrated LED Drivers Mean Cheaper GU10 Bulbs

The highly integrated LYTSwitch-0 family of LED driver ICs from Power Integrations allows a non-isolated, non-dimmable GU10 LED driver circuit to be built from the new IC plus just 13 components. In ...
Magazine

40 watts in one hand – smaller design for the LED circuits

With the new driverless AC technology of euroLighting, completely new opportunities open up for the development of LED lighting. The complete circuit with 40W including LEDs fits on a compact 80 x ...
Machine Design

Circuit Ideas: How to Parallel LED Current Drivers

Linear constantcurrent drivers, for instance, offer low EMI, low cost, and use only a few components. Many designers favor them for low-current applications where power loss is a minor concern. If ...
Embedded

A Digital Constant Current Power LED Driver

This code supports Application Note AN1138: A Digital Constant Current Power LED Driver, using the PIC12HV615? an 8-pin, PIC microcontroller (MCU) with many integrated analog features. The LED driver ...