APDS-9008 Miniature Surface-Mount Ambient Light Photo Sensor Data Sheet Description Features The APDS-9008 is a low cost analog-output ambient Excellent responsivity light photo sensor in miniature chipLED lead-free surface - Close responsivity to the human eye mount package. It consists of a spectrally suited photo Miniature ChipLED Leadfree surface-mount package sensor, which provides excellent responsivity that is close to the response of the human eyes, as show in figure 2. Height 0.55 mm The APDS-9008 is ideal for applications in which the mea- Width 1.60 mm surement of ambient light is used to control display back- Depth 1.50 mm lighting. Mobile appliances such as the mobile phones and PDAs that draw heavy current from display backlight- Low sensitivity variation across various light sources ing will benefit from incorporating these photo sensor Operating temperature : -40C to 85C products in their designs by reducing power consump- Vcc supply 1.6 to 5.5V tion significantly. Lead-free package, RoHS compliance Application Support Information Output linearity across wide illumination range The Application Engineering Group is available to assist High output saturation voltage you with the application design associated with APDS- 9008 ambient light photo sensor module. You can con- tact them through your local sales representatives for ad- ditional details. Applications Detection of ambient light to control display backlighting Mobile devices Mobile phones, PDAs Computing devices Notebooks, Webpads Consumer devices TVs, Video Cameras, Digital Still Camera Automatic Residential and Commercial Lighting Management Electronic Signs and SignalsOrdering Information Part Number Packaging Type Package Quantity APDS-9008-020 Tape and Reel 6-pins Chipled package 2500 Typical Application Circuit VCC 1 APDS-9008 OUT 6 I/O Pins Configuration Table Pin Symbol Description 1 VCC VCC GND 4 LOAD 2 NC No Connect 3 NC No Connect 4 GND Ground 5 NC No Connect 6 Iout Out Figure 1. Typical application circuit for APDS-9008 Absolute Maximum Ratings For implementations where case to ambient thermal resistance is 50 C /W Parameter Symbol Min. Max. Units Storage Temperature T -40 85 C S Supply Voltage V 06 V CC Recommended Operating Conditions Parameter Symbol Min. Max. Units Conditions Operating Temperature T -40 85 C A Supply Voltage V 1.6 5.5 V CC CAUTION: It is advised that normal static precautions be taken in handling and assembly of this component to prevent damage and/or degradation which may be induced by ESD. 2