Automotive Applications

IR-LED Driver for DMS/OMS

Currently, the introduction of Driver Monitoring System (DMS) is progressing in Automotive market, partly due to legal regulations in Europe area. The number of LEDs in series, current and installation position of DMS vary greatly depending on the size of the vehicle, installation position, monitoring target, ECU type, etc.

O2Micro provides lineup of appropriate IR-LED Driver for a wide variety of DMS/OMS applications.

Target Applications

  • Driver Monitoring System (DMS)
  • Occupant Monitoring System (OMS)

Function of LED driver

  • Compact PKG with built in main MOSFET
  • ILED: 1A~5A
  • Number of LED in series: 1-4 LEDs
  • Support Power Over Coax (POC)
  • Limiting function for input current from battery
  • Limiting function for input power from battery
  • LED individual failure detection
  • Noise reduction with LED current soft start
  • Support Eye safety
  • Support VCSEL as light source
  • AEC Q100 supported
  • ASIL/Functional Safety Supportive
Main PCB configuration of DMS

Support area of TURNER series

※Vin = Battery

As described above, in the DMS, the location of LED Driver IC varies depending on the type of ECU, Camera board and IR-LED board configuration, etc. Therefore, the function required by application vary in addition to the number of IR-LEDs in series and LED current.

TURNER series provides optimal solutions for a wide variety of application requirements.

Basic Specifications

TURNER-1 TURNER-2 TURNER-3
Input Voltage abs max. 40V abs max. 40V abs max. 44V
Topology BOOST BUCK Inverting Buck Boost
LED Current 1A ~ 5A 1A ~ 5A 1A ~ 2A (IBB)

Features for DMS applications

Feature TURNER-1 TURNER-2 TURNER-3
Current/Power limitation - -
Soft-ON / Soft-OFF
Single-LED Short detection ○*
Eye-Safety (Pulse width limit) -
Drive 2 LED strings alternatively -

72CH LOCAL DIMMING LED DRIVER FOR AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY

EV adoption is speeding up, leading to increased demand for power-efficient local dimming. A tendency to demand image quality equivalent to high-resolution instrument panels for all in-vehicle panels.

Target Applications

Automotive Display: Infotainment Display, Center Information Display (CID), Meter, Cluster, Head-Up Display (HUD), etc

Function of LED driver (OZ590)

  • Direct Drive, 72 channels
  • Constant sink current LED driver
  • Normal mode: ~20mA (72CH ON)
  • Boost mode: ~80mA (<10CH ON)
  • 15,000:1 dimming ratio
  • E-LQFP 100pin package
  • DC/DC Feedback control
  • High speed SPI communication (SPI daisy chain)
  • 3-bit max current control -- ILED(max)=10/20/30/40/50/60/70/80mA
  • 7-bit global analog dimming control
  • 14-bit individual channel PWM dimming control
  • 7-bit individual channel brightness correction (24%~100%)
  • Protection: LED short, LED open, DRNx short-to-GND, Over temperature Alert@150°C, Shutdown@165°C
  • Easy PCB routing by Bypass function for several signals
  • EMI Mitigation: Slew rate control of LED current, Selectable SDO output driving capability
  • AEC-Q100 support
  • ASIL-B supportive

POINTs of selecting local dimming LED driver IC

How many LED strings driven per IC

  • Direct Drive (OZ590): Number of LED strings driven per IC = Number of channels
  • SCAN matrix method: Number of LED strings driven per IC = Number of channels × number of scans

LED current can be boosted up?

  • What is the maximum LED current each LED driver IC can support?
  • In scan matrix method, need to care rating current of LED.

Easily routable by 2-layer PCB?

  • Direct Drive (OZ590): need to route all cathode lines.
  • SCAN matrix method: need to route both all anode and cathode lines.

Power consumption

  • Estimate power consumption by considering: Headroom voltage, with or without DC/DC feedback, LED driving method (loss at SCAN switch, narrower PCB routings in SCAN matrix method)

COMPARISON between Direct Drive and SCAN type

# Item Direct Drive (OZ590) SCAN
1 LED current BETTER
LED current = target current
NORMAL
LED current = target current × number of SCAN
2 LED current boost function BETTER NORMAL
3 EMI BETTER
Low LED current peak
NORMAL
High LED current peak
Switch noise of SCAN switch
4 Thermal BETTER
Heat generation of IC
BAD
Heat generation of IC, PCB trace, SCAN switch
5 Mechanical parts and PCB cost BETTER
Support 2-layer PCB
NORMAL
May be 4-layer PCB or separate PCB
6 Dimming ratio BETTER NORMAL
7 Control software development BETTER
Simple
NORMAL
Complicated

HIGH VOLTAGE LDO FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION

O2Micro has released wide input voltage/high voltage LDO (Linear Drop Regulator) as customer's BCP (Business Continuity Plan) solution. Customers may face several risks in future. Semiconductor shortage, geopolitical risk, natural disaster, EOL issue, etc. To avoid such risks, O2Micro proposes wide input voltage/high voltage LDO products as BCP solution.

O2Micro prepares two types of LDO, automotive and non-automotive. For automotive grade, we support AEC-Q100. O2Micro prepares three types of LDO outputs, 3.3V output, 5.0V output and adjustable output (by external resister). By consolidating these three types, we enhance our strong IC supply and better delivery to customers.

Target Applications

  • Automotive: Car Navigation, Display Audio, Headlight, Inverter, Meter/Cluster, HUD (Head-Up Display), CID (Center Information Display), Exhaust Gas Control Unit, ADAS unit, ECU unit, etc
  • Consumer: Home Appliances, Air-Conditioning, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, etc

*Normally customers use this type of LDO for MCU (Micro Processor/Micro Controller).

OZ9211Q

AEC-Q100 Yes
Absolute Input Voltage 45V
Input Voltage 5.5~40V
Output voltage 3.3V/5.0V
Output current ~150mA
Package MSOP8

OZ9213Q

AEC-Q100 Yes
Absolute Input Voltage 40V
Input Voltage 3.6~40V
Output voltage 3.3V/5.0V/adj
Output current ~500mA
Package TO252, TO263, SOT89

OZ9214Q

AEC-Q100 Yes
Absolute Input Voltage 40V
Input Voltage 3.6~40V
Output voltage 3.3V/5.0V/adj
Output current ~500mA
Package TO252, TO263, SOT89

* Adjustable (adj) output voltage range: 1.8~18V