A monolithic electronic driver for fluorescent lamps

Author

La Barbera, Atanasio ; Randazzo, Vincenzo ; Sueri, Stefano ; Russo, Alfio ; Distefano, Giuseppe

Author_Institution

Design VIPower, STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy

fYear

2004

fDate

24-27 May 2004

Firstpage

329

Lastpage

331

Abstract

This paper presents how the VIPower^® M 3-3 STMiroelectronics proprietary technology is suitable to make "smart" power devices to drive fluorescent lamps. This technology integrates in the same chip a vertical flow power stage and a BCD based control circuit. The power stage consists of a high voltage bipolar transistor together with a low voltage n-channel MOS transistor in emitter switching configuration. The monolithic approach and the high level of integration well fit the application needs in terms of space saving (board miniaturization) and enhanced performance. An application board designed for FL tube driving is presented.

Keywords

driver circuits; fluorescent lamps; lighting control; power MOSFET; power bipolar transistors; power convertors; power integrated circuits; BCD based control circuit; FL tube driving; emitter switching configuration; high voltage bipolar transistor; lighting electronic converters; low voltage n-channel MOS transistor; monolithic fluorescent lamp electronic driver; smart power devices; vertical flow power stage; Driver circuits; Fluorescent lamps; Lighting control; Power MOSFETs; Power bipolar transistors; Power conversion; Power integrated circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 2004. Proceedings. ISPSD '04. The 16th International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

4-88686-060-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPSD.2004.1332934

Filename

1332934