
V
LOGIC
V
S
GD
V
GL
V
GH
Boost
Converter
Buck
Converter
PositiveCharge
PumpController
NegativeCharge
PumpController
IsolationSwitch
Control
Reset
Generator
RST
OUT toOUT
1
9
LevelShifters
PanelDischarge
DISCH
IN toIN
1
9
FLK toFLK
1
3
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LCD Bias Supply With Integrated Level Shifters
In typical display panel applications, the boost
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FEATURES
converter generates the display panel source voltage,
8.6-V to 14.7-V Input Voltage Range
VS; the buck converter generates the system logic
2.8-A Boost Converter Switch Current Limit
supply, VLOGIC; and the two charge pump controllers
regulate the external charge pumps generating the
Boost Converter Output Voltages up to 18.5 V
display transistors’ on and off supplies, VGH and VGL.
Boost and Buck Converter Short-Circuit
Protection
The level shifters transform the logic-level control
signals generated by the display timing controller into
1.5-A Buck Converter (3.3 V) Switch Current
the high-level signals needed by the LCD panel. The
Limit
nine level-shifter channels are organized in two
Fixed 750-kHz Switching Frequency for Buck
groups, each with its own positive supply voltage
and Boost Converters
(VGH). Each channel uses a low-impedance output
Buck Converter and Boost Converter
stage to achieve fast rise and fall times, even when
driving
the
capacitive
loads
present
in
LCD
Soft-Start
applications. Channels 1 to 6 also support gate
Two Charge-Pump Controllers to Regulate VGH
voltage shaping.
and VGL
The TPS65163 also provides a reset circuit that
Control Signal for External High-Side MOSFET
monitors the buck converter output (VLOGIC) and
Isolation Switch
generates a reset signal for the timing controller
9-Channel Level Shifter Organized in Two
during power up and power down.
Groups of 7 and 2 Channels (Separate VGH)
A control signal can also be generated to control an
Gate Shaping (Level Shifter Channels 1 to 6)
external MOSFET isolation switch located between
Display Panel Discharge Function
the output of the boost converter and the display
panel.
Supports VGH Voltages up to 38 V
Supports VGL Voltages Down to –13 V
Reset Signal With Programmable Reset-Pulse
Duration
Thermal Shutdown
48-Pin 7-mm × 7-mm QFN Package
APPLICATIONS
LCD TVs and Monitors Using GIP Technology
DESCRIPTION
The TPS65163 integrates a boost converter, buck
converter,
reset
generator,
two
charge
pump
controllers and a nine-channel level shifter in a single
device.
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