GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The MSC1205 is a Bi-CMOS display driver for a 1/2-duty vacuum fluorescent display tube. It consists of a 64-bit shift register, latch circuits, a digital diming circuit, and drivers.

FEATURES

• Power Supply Voltage: 8 to 18V (built-in 5V regulator for logic)

• Built-in 1-terminal RC oscillation circuit (with external capacitor)

• Built-in digital dimming circuit

10-bit resolution

Programmable in the duty range of 0/2048 (0) to 1015.5/2048 (49.6).

• Can directly drive 32 · 2 display anodes.

• Built-in power-on reset circuit

• Package options:

42-pin plastic DIP (DIP42-P-600-2.54) (Product name: MSC1205-RS)

44-pin plastic QFP (QFP44-P-910-0.80-2K) (Product name: MSC1205GS-2K)