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MP3398E

4-String, Max 400mA/String, 80V Return,


Step-Up, WLED Controller

DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The MP3398E is a step-up controller with four  4-String, Max 400mA/String WLED Driver
current channels designed to drive WLED  4.5V to 33V Input Voltage Range
arrays for large LCD panel backlighting  80V ABS Rating for Each String
applications. The MP3398E is able to expand  2.3% Current Matching Accuracy between
the number of LED channels with two or more Each String
ICs in parallel sharing a single power source.  Direct PWM Dimming Mode
The MP3398E employs peak-current mode with  Analog Dimming Mode with PWM Input
a fixed switching frequency. The frequency is  Cascading Capability with a Single Power
programmable through an external setting Source
resistor. The MP3398E drives an external  LED Open and Short Protection
MOSFET to boost up the output voltage from a  Programmable Recoverable Over-Voltage
4.5V to 33V input supply and regulates the Protection (OVP)
current in each LED string to the value set by  202mV Latch-Off Cycle-by-Cycle Current
an external current-setting resistor. Limit Threshold
The MP3398E applies four internal current  Latch-Off Over-Temperature Protection
sources for current balancing. The current (OTP)
matching achieves 2.3% regulation accuracy  Short Inductor/Diode Protection
between strings. The low regulation voltage on  Available in TSSOP-16EP and PDIP-16
the LED current sources reduces power loss. Packages
The MP3398E supports direct PWM dimming APPLICATIONS
and analog dimming with PWM input. Full  Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
protection features include over-current  All-in-One PCs
protection (OCP), over-temperature protection
 2D/3D LCD TVs
(OTP), under-voltage protection (UVP), over-
All MPS parts are lead-free, halogen-free, and adhere to the RoHS directive. For
voltage protection (OVP), LED short/open MPS green status, please visit the MPS website under Quality Assurance. “MPS”
protection, and inductor/diode short protection. and “The Future of Analog IC Technology” are registered trademarks of
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
The MP3398E is available in TSSOP-16EP and
PDIP-16 packages.

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TYPICAL APPLICATION

4.5V-33V L1 D1
VIN
C1 C2 VOUT
GND
R5
13 11
VIN GATE M1
C3 R6
12 10
VCC ISENSE
15 R1
COMP GND 3

String 1

String 2

String 3

String 4
R4 8 7
OSC OVP
C4 R3 9
MP3398E 1
EN LED1
2
LED2
16
PWM 4
LED3
14
ADIM 5
LED4
6
ISET

R2

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ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Package Top Marking
MP3398EGF* TSSOP-16EP See Below
MP3398EGP** PDIP-16 See Below
* For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3398EGF–Z)
** For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP3398EGP–Z)

TOP MARKING (MP3398EGF)

MPS: MPS prefix


YY: Year code
WW: Week code
MP3398E: Part number
LLLLLL: Lot number

TOP MARKING (MP3398EGP)

MPS: MPS prefix


YY: Year code
WW: Week code
MP3398E: Part number
LLLLLLLL: Lot number

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PACKAGE REFERENCE
TOP VIEW

LED1 1 16 PWM LED4 1 16 LED3

LED2 2 15 COMP ISET 2 15 GND

GND 3 14 ADIM OVP 3 14 LED2

LED3 4 13 VIN OSC 4 13 LED1


Exposed Pad
Connect to GND 5 12 PWM
LED4 5 12 VCC EN

ISET 6 11 GATE ISENSE 6 11 COMP

OVP 7 10 ISENSE GATE 7 10 ADIM

OSC 8 9 EN VCC 8 9 VIN

TSSOP-16EP PDIP-16

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1) Thermal Resistance (4) θJA θJC


VIN ................................................ -0.3V to +40V TSSOP-16 EP ....................... 45 ....... 10 ... °C/W
VLED1 to VLED4 ............................... -0.3V to +80V PDIP-16 ................................ 90 ....... 25 ... °C/W
All other pins ............................... -0.3V to +6.5V NOTES:
Continuous power dissipation (TA = 25°C) (2) 1) Exceeding these ratings may damage the device.
2) The maximum allowable power dissipation is a function of the
TSSOP-16EP………………………….…...2.78W maximum junction temperature TJ (MAX), the junction-to-
PDIP16……………………………………...1.39W ambient thermal resistance θJA, and the ambient temperature
Junction temperature ............................... 150°C TA. The maximum allowable continuous power dissipation at
any ambient temperature is calculated by PD (MAX) = (TJ
Lead temperature .................................... 260°C (MAX)-TA)/θJA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power
dissipation produces an excessive die temperature, causing
Recommended Operating Conditions (3) the regulator to go into thermal shutdown. Internal thermal
Supply voltage (VIN) ........................ 4.5V to 33V shutdown circuitry protects the device from permanent
damage.
Max LED current ..................................... 400mA 3) The device is not guaranteed to function outside of its
Operating junction temp ........... -40°C to +125°C operating conditions.
4) Measured on JESD51-7, 4-layer PCB.

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN = 12V, VEN = 5V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Unit
General
Operating input voltage VIN 4.5 33 V
Supply current (quiescent) IQ VIN = 12V, no switching 3.85 4.5 mA
Supply current (shutdown) IST VEN = 0V, VIN = 12V 1 μA
7V < VIN < 28V,
LDO output voltage VCC 5.5 5.9 6.3 V
0 < IVCC < 10mA
VCC UVLO threshold VIN_UVLO Rising edge 3.7 4 4.3 V
VCC UVLO hysteresis 350 mV
EN high voltage VEN_HIGH VEN rising 1.5 V
EN low voltage VEN_LOW VEN falling 0.6 V
Step-Up Converter
Gate driver sourcing
VCC = 5.9V,VGATE = 5.9V 4 Ω
impedance
Gate driver sinking
VCC = 5.9V, IGATE = 10mA 2.5 Ω
impedance
Switching frequency fSW ROSC = 100kΩ 305 382 460 kHz
OSC voltage VOSC ROSC =100kΩ, fSW = 382kHz 0.77 0.8 0.83 V
Maximum duty cycle DMAX ROSC = 100kΩ 90 %
Cycle-by-cycle ISENSE
180 202 224 mV
current limit
COMP source current limit ICOMP SOLI 1V < COMP < 2.9V 30 μA
COMP sink current limit ICOMP SILI 1V < COMP < 2.9V 18 μA
COMP transconductance GCOMP ∆ICOMP = ±10µA 120 μA/V
Current Dimming
PWM input low threshold VPWM_LO VPWM falling 0.4 V
PWM input high threshold VPWM_HI VPWM rising 1.5 V
ADIM input low threshold VADIM_LO VADIM falling 0.4 V
ADIM input high threshold VADIM_HI VADIM rising 1.5 V
Current Regulation
ISET voltage VISET 1.95 2 2.05 V
LEDX average current ILED RISET = 100.8kΩ 192 202 212 mA
(5)
Current matching ILED = 200mA 2.3 %
ILED = 200mA 430 mV
LEDX regulation voltage
ILED = 60mA 285 mV

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)


VIN = 12V, VEN = 5V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Unit
Protection
OVP threshold VOVP_OV 1.9 2.0 2.1 V
OVP UVLO threshold VOVP_UV Step-up converter fails 55 mV
LEDX UVLO threshold VLEDX_UV 200 mV
LEDX over-voltage threshold VLEDX_OV 7.2 8 8.8 V
Thermal protection threshold TST 130 °C
NOTE :
5) Matching is defined as the difference between the maximum to minimum current divided by 2 times the average current.

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS


VIN = 19V, VEN = 3.3V, 120mA/string, 4 strings, 20 LEDs in series, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise
noted.

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PIN FUNCTIONS
TSSOP-16 PDIP-16
Name Description
Pin # Pin #
LED string 1 current input. LED1 is the open-drain output of an internal
1 13 LED1
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 1 cathode to LED1.
LED string 2 current input. LED2 is the open-drain output of an internal
2 14 LED2
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 2 cathode to LED2.
3 15 GND Ground.
LED string 3 current input. LED3 is the open-drain output of an internal
4 16 LED3
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 3 cathode to LED3.
LED string 4 current input. LED4 is the open-drain output of an internal
5 1 LED4
dimming control switch. Connect the LED string 4 cathode to LED4.
LED current set. Tie a current-setting resistor from ISET to ground to program
6 2 ISET
the current in each LED string.
Output over-voltage protection. Connect a resistor divider from output to
7 3 OVP
OVP to program the OVP threshold.
Switching frequency set. Connect a resistor between OSC and GND to set
8 4 OSC the step-up converter switching frequency. The clock frequency is proportional
to the current source from OSC.
Enable control input. A voltage greater than 1.5V turns the part on; a voltage
9 5 EN
less than 0.6V turns the part off. Do not float EN.
Current sense input. During normal operation, ISENSE senses the voltage
across the external inductor current-sensing resistor (RSENSE) for peak-current-
10 6 ISENSE mode control. ISENSE also limits the inductor current during every switching
cycle. For cascading applications, tie ISENSE of the slave IC to GND. Do not
float ISENSE.
Step-up converter power switch driver output. GATE drives the external
11 7 GATE
power N-channel MOSFET device.
The internal 5.9V linear regulator output. VCC provides the power supply for
12 8 VCC the external MOSFET switch gate driver and the internal control circuitry.
Bypass VCC to GND with a ceramic capacitor.
13 9 VIN Supply input. VIN must be bypassed locally.
Input for analog brightness control. The LED current amplitude is
determined by the duty cycle of the PWM signal applied to ADIM. An internal
R-C filter (10MΩ resistor and 100pF capacitor) is integrated into ADIM. A
14 10 ADIM
frequency greater than 20kHz is recommended to achieve a better PWM signal
filtering performance and ensure that the high-level voltage of VADIM is above
1.5V and the low-level voltage is below 0.4V.
Step-up converter compensation. COMP compensates for the regulation
15 11 COMP control loop. Connect a ceramic capacitor or a resistor and capacitor from
COMP to GND.
Input signal for PWM brightness control. By applying a PWM signal on
PWM, the LED current is chopped, and the average current is equal to ISET x
DDIM, where ISET is the LED current value set by a resistor between ISET and
16 12 PWM
GND, and DDIM is the duty cycle of the PWM dimming duty cycle. Ensure that
the high level voltage is above 1.5V and the low-level voltage is below 0.4V. If
PWM is floating, weakly pull it to GND internally.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM
VCC

VIN Regulator

-
Control
Logic
GATE
+

PWM
Comparator
Current Sense
Amplifier
+ ISENSE
- GND

OVP
Protection
OVP
OSC Oscillator

LEB
+

-
ILIMIT PWM
+ Stop

-
UP_CLAMP

- LED_SHORT
Short-String
Protection + Max
Feedback
Control
- Min
COMP EA
+ VREF

ADIM
VREF +

ISET LED1
Current Control

PWM LED4

ILIMIT
Enable
EN Control OTP Protection
LED_SHORT
LED_OPEN

Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram

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OPERATION The output voltage of the internal error amplifier


is an amplified signal of the difference between
The MP3398E is a programmable constant
the reference voltage and the feedback voltage.
frequency, peak-current mode, step-up
The converter chooses the lowest active LEDX
converter with 4-channel regulated current
pin voltage automatically to provide a high
sources to drive an array of up to four strings of
enough bus voltage to power all of the LED
white LEDs.
arrays.
Internal 5.9V Regulator
If the feedback voltage drops below the
The MP3398E includes an internal linear reference, the output of the error amplifier
regulator (VCC). When VIN is greater than 6.5V, increases. This results in more current flowing
this regulator outputs a 5.9V power supply to through the MOSFET, increasing the power
the external MOSFET switch gate driver and delivered to the output and forming a closed
the internal control circuitry. The VCC voltage loop that regulates the output voltage.
drops to 0V when the chip shuts down. The
MP3398E features under-voltage lockout Under light-load operation, especially in the
(UVLO). The chip is disabled until VCC case of VOUT ≈ VIN, the converter runs in pulse-
exceeds the UVLO threshold. The UVLO skipping mode. In this mode, the MOSFET
hysteresis is approximately 350mV. turns on for a minimum on time, and then the
converter discharges the power to the output for
System Start-Up the remaining period. The external MOSFET
When enabled, the MP3398E checks the remains off until the output voltage needs to be
topology connection first. The chip monitors the boosted again.
over-voltage protection (OVP) pin to determine
Dimming Control
if the Schottky diode is connected or if the boost
output is shorted to GND. An OVP voltage The MP3398E provides two dimming methods:
higher than 55mV allows the chip to switch PWM and analog dimming mode.
normally; otherwise, switching is disabled. The For PWM dimming, apply a PWM signal to
MP3398E also checks other safety limits, PWM. The LED current is chopped by this
including UVLO, over-temperature protection PWM signal, and the average LED current is
(OTP), and over-current protection (OCP) after equal to ISET x DDIM, where DDIM is the duty
passing the OVP test. If all protection tests pass, cycle of the PWM dimming signal, and ISET is
the chip then begins boosting the step-up the LED current amplitude.
converter with an internal soft start.
For analog dimming, apply a PWM signal to
It is recommended that the enable signal occur ADIM. An internal R-C filter (10MΩ resistor and
after the establishment of the input voltage and 100pF capacitor) is integrated to ADIM. This
PWM dimming signal during the start-up PWM signal is filtered to the DC voltage by the
sequence to prevent a large inrush current. internal R-C filter. The LED current amplitude is
Step-Up Converter equal to ISET x DDIM, where DDIM is the duty
cycle of the PWM dimming signal, and ISET is
At the beginning of each switching cycle, the
the LED current amplitude. A PWM signal
internal clock turns on the external MOSFET.
20kHz or higher is recommended for better
During normal operation, the minimum turn-on
filtering.
time is around 150ns. A stabilizing ramp added
to the output of the current sense amplifier Operation Switching Frequency
prevents subharmonic oscillations for duty The converter operating frequency is set
cycles greater than 50%. This result is fed into through an external resistor on OSC. This helps
the PWM comparator. When the summed optimize both the size of the external
voltage reaches the output voltage of the error components and the system efficiency.
amplifier (VCOMP), the external MOSFET turns
off.

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Open-String Protection Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit


Open-string protection is achieved through To prevent the external components from
detecting the voltage of OVP and LED (1 to 4). exceeding their current stress ratings, the IC
If one or more strings are open, the respective employs cycle-by-cycle current-limit protection.
LEDX pins are pulled to ground, and the IC When the current exceeds the current limit
continues charging the output voltage until it value, the IC latches off until the power resets.
reaches the over-voltage protection (OVP)
Short Inductor/Diode Protection
threshold. If the OVP point has been triggered,
the chip stops switching and marks off the When the external inductor or diode is shorted,
strings that have an LEDX pin voltage lower the IC provides protection by detecting the
than 200mV. Once marked, the remaining LED current flowing through the power MOSFET.
strings force the output voltage back into tight When the current sense voltage across the
regulation. The string with the largest voltage sense resistor (connected between ISENSE
drop determines the output regulation. and GND) reaches the current protection
threshold and lasts for eight switching cycles,
The MP3398E always attempts to light at least the IC stops switching and latches.
one string. If all strings are open, the MP3398E
shuts down the step-up converter. The strings Thermal Shutdown
remain in this marked state until the chip resets. To prevent the IC from operating at exceedingly
high temperatures, thermal shutdown is
Short-String Protection
implemented by monitoring the silicon die
The MP3398E monitors the LEDX pin voltages temperature. When the die temperature
to determine if a short-string fault has occurred. exceeds the threshold (TST), the IC latches off
If one or more strings are shorted, the until the power resets.
respective LEDX pins tolerate high-voltage
stress. If an LEDX pin voltage is higher than the
protection threshold, this condition triggers the
detection of a short-string fault. When a short-
string fault remains for 10ms, the fault string is
marked off and disabled. Once a string is
marked off, it disconnects from the output
voltage loop until VIN or EN restarts.
To prevent mistriggering a short LED protection
when the LED string is open, the short LED
protection function is disabled when VLEDX of all
used LED channels is higher than 2.1V.

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APPLICATION INFORMATION Calculate the required inductance value using


Equation (3) and Equation (4):
Selecting the Switching Frequency
The switching frequency of the step-up η  VOUT  D  (1 D)2
L
converter is recommended to be between 2  fSW  ILOAD
(3)
100kHz and 900kHz for most applications. A
V
resistor on OSC sets the internal oscillator D  1  IN
frequency for the step-up converter according VOUT (4)
to Equation (1): Where VIN and VOUT are the input and output
38200 voltages, fSW is the switching frequency, ILOAD is
FSW (kHz)  (1)
ROSC ( kΩ ) the LED load current, and η is the efficiency.

For ROSC = 100kΩ, the switching frequency is The switching current is used for peak-current-
set to 382kHz. mode control. To avoid reaching the current
limit, the voltage across the sensing resistor
Setting the LED Current (RSENSE) must be less than 80% of the current
The current in each LED string can be set limit voltage (VSENSE) in the worst-case scenario.
through the current setting resistor on ISET and Calculate RSENSE and IL(PEAK) with Equation (5)
can be calculated with Equation (2): and Equation (6):
20362 0.8  VSENSE
ILED(mA)  (2) RSENSE 
RISET ( kΩ ) IL(PEAK)
(5)
For RISET = 100.8kΩ, the LED current is set to VOUT  ILOAD VIN  (VOUT  VIN )
IL(PEAK)  
202mA. Do not leave ISET open. ηVIN 2  L  FSW  VOUT (6)
Selecting the Input Capacitor Selecting the Power MOSFET
The input capacitor reduces the surge current The MP3398E is capable of driving a wide
drawn from the input supply and the switching variety of N-channel power MOSFETS. The
noise from the device. The input capacitor critical parameters of selection for a MOSFET
impedance at the switching frequency should are maximum drain-to-source voltage (VDS(MAX)),
be less than the input source impedance to maximum current (ID(MAX)), on resistance
prevent the high-frequency switching current (RDS(ON)), gate source charge (QGS) and gate
from passing through to the input. Ceramic drain charge (QGD), and total gate charge (QG).
capacitors with X5R or X7R dielectrics are
recommended for their low ESR and small Ideally, the off-state voltage across the
temperature coefficients. For most applications, MOSFET is equal to the output voltage.
use a 4.7μF ceramic capacitor in parallel with a Considering the voltage spike when it turns off,
220µF electrolytic capacitor. VDS(MAX) should be greater than 1.5 times the
output voltage.
Selecting the Inductor and Current-Sensing
Resistor The maximum current through the power
A larger value inductor results in less ripple MOSFET occurs at the minimum input voltage
current and lower peak inductor current, which and the maximum output power. The maximum
reduces stress on the N-channel MOSFET. RMS current through the MOSFET is given
However, the larger value inductor has a larger using Equation (7) and Equation (8):
physical size, a higher series resistance, and a IRMS(MAX)  IIN(MAX)  DMAX (7)
lower saturation current. Choose an inductor
that will not saturate under the worst-case load VOUT  VIN(MIN)
DMAX  (8)
conditions. Select the minimum inductor value VOUT
to ensure that the boost converter works in
continuous conduction mode with high The current rating of the MOSFET should be
efficiency and good EMI performance. greater than 1.5 x IRMS.

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The on resistance of the MOSFET determines Setting the Over-Voltage Protection (OVP)
the conduction loss, which is given by Equation Open-string protection is achieved through the
(9): detection of the voltage on OVP. In some cases,
2 an LED string failure results in the feedback
Pcond  IRMS  R DS (on)  k voltage always being zero. The MP3398E
(9)
continues boosting the output voltage higher
Where k is the temperature coefficient of the and higher. If the output voltage reaches the
MOSFET. programmed OVP threshold, the protection is
The switching loss is related to QGD and QGS1, triggered.
which determine the commutation time. QGS1 is To ensure that the chip functions properly, an
the charge between the threshold voltage and appropriate OVP voltage is required. The
the plateau voltage when a driver charges the recommended OVP point is about 1.1 to 1.2
gate, which can be read in the VGS vs. QG chart times higher than the output voltage for normal
in the MOSFET datasheet. QGD is the charge operation. The OVP voltage is set by an
during the plateau voltage. These two external resistor on OVP and can be calculated
parameters are needed to estimate the turn-on
with Equation (12):
and turn-off losses and can be calculated with
Equation (10): R
VOVP  2(V)  (1  HIGH ) (12)
RLOW
Q GS1  R G
PSW   VDS  IIN  f SW  Expanding LED Channels
VDR  VT H
The MP3398E can expand the number of LED
Q GD  R G
 VDS  IIN  f SW channels by using two or three ICs in parallel.
VDR  VPLT To connect two ICs for a total of eight LED
(10)
strings, tie the VCC pins of the master IC and
Where VTH is the threshold voltage, VPLT is the the slave IC together to power the slave IC
plateau voltage, VDS is the drain-source voltage, internal logic circuitry. Tie the COMP pins of the
and RG is the gate resistance. RG is slave IC and the master IC together to regulate
recommended to be 10-20Ω. the voltage of all eight LED strings. The slave
Please note that calculating the switching loss IC MOSFET driving signal is not used; the
is the most difficult part of loss estimation. The boost converter can be driven by the master IC
formula above provides a simplified equation. only. Do not leave the ISENSE of the slave IC
For more accurate estimates, the equation floating; tie it to ground. Apply the EN and DIM
becomes much more complex. signals to both ICs.
The total gate charge (QG) is used to calculate PCB Layout Guidelines
the gate drive loss and can be calculated with Efficient PCB layout is critical for stable
Equation (11): operation and reducing EMI noise. For best
PDR  Q G  VDR  fSW results, follow the guidelines below:
(11)
1. Ensure that the loop among the external
Where VDR is the drive voltage. MOSFET, the output diode, and the output
Selecting the Output Capacitor ceramic capacitor is as small and short as
possible since it carries a high-frequency
The output capacitor keeps the output voltage pulse current.
ripple small and ensures feedback loop stability.
The output capacitor impedance must be low at 2. Separate the power ground (PGND) and
the switching frequency. Ceramic capacitors signal ground (GND) to reduce noise
with X7R dielectrics are recommended for their affection.
low ESR characteristics. A 4.7μF ceramic 3. Connect PGND and GND together. All logic
capacitor in parallel with a 22~47μF electrolytic signals refer to the signal ground.
capacitor is sufficient for most applications. 4. Place ceramic capacitors as close to VIN
and VCC as possible.

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TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT

Figure 2: 4-String, 20 LEDs in Series, 120mA/String Application


NOTE: Some components are reasonably adjustable based on real cases.

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PACKAGE INFORMATION
PACKAGE OUTLINE DRAWING FOR 16-TSSOP w/ EXPOSED PADDLE
MF-PO-D-0036
TSSOP-16revision
EP 3.0

PIN 1 ID

TOP VIEW RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN

SEE DETAIL "A"

FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW

DETAIL "A"

NOTE:

1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS.


2) PACKAGE LENGTH DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD
FLASH, PROTRUSION OR GATE BURR.
3) PACKAGE WITDH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD
FLASH OR PROTRUSION.
4) LEAD COPLANARITY (BOTTOM OF LEADS AFTER
BOTTOM VIEW FORMING) SHALL BE 0.10 MILLIMETERS MAX.
5) DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC MO-153,
VARIATION ABT.
6) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.

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PACKAGE INFORMATION (continued)


PDIP-16

NOTICE: The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Please contact MPS for current specifications.
Users should warrant and guarantee that third party Intellectual Property rights are not infringed upon when integrating MPS
products into any application. MPS will not assume any legal responsibility for any said applications.

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