One of the most pervasive challenges in the world today is increasing energy efficiency. The consumer electronics industry is evolving towards higher efficiency due to newer and stricter energy ...

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White light-emitting-diode (WLED) technology is widely used to provide illumination for the pixels in small-format liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) in battery-powered applications. Figure 1 shows a ...

Measuring 16 mm 2, the MAX17127 six-string WLED driver integrates a 48V MOSFET capable of driving up to 13 LEDs per string. The step-up controller frequency is programmable from 250 kHz to 1 MHz. The ...