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MAX8709

High-Efficiency CCFL Backlight
Controller with SMBus Interface

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3)

Route high-speed switching nodes away from sen-
sitive analog areas (CCI, CCV, REF, V

FB

, I

FB

, I

SEC

,

ILIM). Make all pin-strap control input connections
(ILIM, etc.) to analog ground or V

CC

rather than

power ground or V

DD

.

4)

Mount the decoupling capacitor from V

CC

to GND

as close as possible to the IC with dedicated
traces that are not shared with other signal paths.

5)

The current-sense paths for LX1 and LX2 to GND
must be made using Kelvin-sense connections to
guarantee the current-limit accuracy. With 8-pin
SO MOSFETs, this is best done by routing power
to the MOSFETs from outside using the top copper
layer, while connecting GND and LX inside (under-
neath) the 8-pin SO package.

6)

Ensure the feedback connections are short and
direct. To the extent possible, IFB, VFB, and ISEC

connections should be far away from the high-volt-
age traces and the transformer.

7)

To the extent possible, high-voltage trace clear-
ance on the transformer’s secondary should be
widely separated. The high-voltage traces should
also be separated from adjacent ground planes to
prevent lossy capacitive coupling.

8)

The traces to the capacitive voltage-divider on the
transformer’s secondary need to be widely sepa-
rated to prevent arcing. Moving these traces to
opposite sides of the board can be beneficial in
some cases (see Figure 10).

NOTE: DUAL MOSFET N2 IS MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE PC BOARD DIRECTLY UNDER N1.

HIGH-CURRENT PRIMARY CONNECTION

HIGH-VOLTAGE SECONDARY CONNECTION

LAMP

N1

N2

T1

C4

C2

D1

R2

C3

Figure 10. High-Voltage Components Layout Example

Chip Information

TRANSISTOR COUNT: 7116

PROCESS: BiCMOS

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

MAX8709ETI

THIN QFN

TOP VIEW

REF

ILIM

LOT

GND

ISEC

SDA

SCL

V

CC

BA

TT

CCV

CCI

IFB

N.C.

VFB

GH2

LX2

BST2

BST1

LX1

GH1

GL1

GL2

PGND

V

DD

N.C.

N.C.

N.C.

SUS

Pin Configuration