Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and
supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within
the broad discrete, logic, analog and mixed-signal semiconductor
markets, today announced the availability of the AL5816Q, an
automotive-compliant linear LED controller for Automotive LED lighting.
With an operating voltage range of 4.5V to 60V, the AL5816Q supplies an
output drive current of 15mA to control LED lights through an external
BJT, delivering a constant current of a few mA up to 1.5A, or higher LED
current if a MOSFET is used. This ability to optimize the external
transistor makes the AL5816Q well-suited for many automotive LED
lighting applications, such as rear light clusters, interior
illumination, instrument panels, and license plate lighting.
The combination of a high-input voltage and high-output drive current,
coupled with a versatile high-voltage PWM dimming feature, means
automotive manufacturers can realize a significantly lower BOM for a
wide range of automotive applications using the AL5816Q. The 5-pin SOT25
package requires very few external components and does not need a
separate switching inductor. It features a high-voltage PWM input for
LED light dimming.
The feedback pin operates at just 200mV, enabling the AL5816Q to control
the LED drive current precisely while minimizing the drop-out voltage
and reducing the LED system power dissipation, particularly when
compared against traditional linear LED controllers.
The high-output drive current allows the AL5816Q to drive a single LED,
an LED chain or multiple LED channels, as required by automotive
manufacturers. The PWM dimming input accepts a signal operating at up to
50kHz. The device also features a number of protection features
including input undervoltage lock-out and overtemperature shutdown.
Further information is available at www.diodes.com.
About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poor’s SmallCap 600
and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and
supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within
the broad discrete, logic, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor
markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing,
communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes’ products
include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices,
function-specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators,
Hall-effect and temperature sensors, power management devices, including
LED drivers, AC-DC converters and controllers, DC-DC switching and
linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special
function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage
supervisors, and motor controllers. Diodes also has timing,
connectivity, switching, and signal integrity solutions for high-speed
signals. Diodes’ corporate headquarters and Americas’ sales office are
located in Plano, Texas and Milpitas, California. Design, marketing, and
engineering centers are located in Plano; Milpitas; Taipei, Taiwan;
Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Zhubei City, Taiwan; Manchester, England; and
Neuhaus, Germany. Diodes’ wafer fabrication facility is located in
Manchester, with an additional facility located in Shanghai, China.
Diodes has assembly and test facilities located in Shanghai, Jinan,
Chengdu, and Yangzhou, China, as well as in Hong Kong, Neuhaus, and
Taipei. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices
are located in Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China;
Seongnam-si, South Korea; Munich, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan, with
support offices throughout the world.
Recent news releases, annual reports and SEC filings are available at
the Company’s website: http://www.diodes.com.
Written requests may be sent directly to the Company, or they may be
e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.
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