The LM3500 is a fixed-frequency step-up DC/DC converter that is ideal for driving white LEDs for display backlighting and other lighting functions. With fully intergrated synchronous switching (no external schottky diode required) and a low feedback voltage (500mV), power efficiency of the LM3500 circuit has been optimized for lighting applications in wireless phones and other portable products (single cell Li-Ion or 3-cell NiMH battery supplies). The LM3500 operates with a fixed 1MHz switching frequency. When used with ceramic input and output capacitors, the LM3500 provides a small, low-noise, low-cost solution.