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For LED displays the German manufacturer PREMA Semiconductor GmbH has designed a new 10-channel LED driver. The PR4010 drives up to 10 LEDs of any color individually. For more LEDs several PR4010 can be cascaded and programmed via one serial interface. In this way it is possible to drive for example 75 LEDs of a mulitplexed 15x5 dot matrix display with only two PR4010 and five additional transistors.

Each of the 10 LED driver outputs is a current sink for up to 10mA. The serial interface with latched input allows individual programming of each LED channel by an external microcontroller. The current variation between the LED channels does not exceed ±5% and thus a very uniform control of the LEDs is guaranteed. The LED current resp. the brightness for all LEDs is set by an external resistor. Additionally it can be varied through a PWM signal at the „blank" input, which allows ON / OFF control for all channels independent of the serial interface. The PR4010 has been designed for supply voltages from 3V up to 5.5V.

Typical applications are driving dot matrix or LED segment displays. So may, for example, two PR4010 drive a 15x5 dot matrix display. 15 outputs of both PR4010 are used here as column drivers, the remaining five outputs work as row drivers together with five external PNP transistors in multiplexed operation.

Further applications are LED displays like bargraphs or status displays. The PR4010 is designed in a SSOP20 package, samples are available upon request.

For more technical details please visit our web site http://www.prema.com/Application/pr4010_e.html

General information about PREMA Semiconductor GmbH, Mainz - Germany

PREMA offers standard ICs and solutions for mixed-signal ASICs
- with supply voltages from 0.9V up to 80V
- for the ultra low power range up to medium power
- development, design, production with in-house fab and test, all in one hand

ASICs and standard ICs designed and produced by PREMA can be found in
- LED lamps and torches
- low noise audio electronics
- battery management for consumer goods and household devices
- mobile phones and moving sensors
- bar code readers and sensors (light and magnetic field)

You will find more information about us and our services at our website: www.prema.com .

Please visit us at the following exhibitions:

TAITRONICS, Taipei from Oct 7-11, 2008, booth no. K1024

electronicAsia, Hong Kong from Oct 13-16, 2008, booth no. 7F26

electronica, Munich from 11-14 Nov 2008, booth no. A4/406

PREMA Semiconductor GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Str. 6, 55129 Mainz, Germany
Phone +49-6131-5062-0, E-Mail: prema@prema.com, Internet: www.prema.com