General Description
The TCS3404 and TCS3414 digital color light sensors are designed to accurately derive the color chromaticity and illuminance (intensity) of ambient light and provide a digital output with 16-bits of resolution. The devices include an 8 × 2 array of filtered photodiodes, analog-to-digital converters, and control functions on a single monolithic CMOS integrated circuit. Of the 16 photodiodes, 4 have red filters, 4 have green filters, 4 have blue filters, and 4 have no filter (clear). With the advanced patent pending in-package trim capability, device-to-device and system-to-system tolerance can be minimized allowing very precise repeatability to be attained.

Key Benefits & Features
The benefits and features of TCS3404 and TCS3414, Digital Color Sensors are listed below:

FEATUREs
• Programmable interrupt function
• Internal filter, no external capacitor required
• In-package trim
• 16-Bit digital output
• Programmable analog gain and integration time
• SYNC input
• -40°C to 85°C (CS package)
• -30°C to 70°C (FN package)
• Operating voltage of 2.7V to 3.6V
• Available in both an FN and a CS package
• The CS package is the smallest digital RGB color sensor

Benefits
• User defined upper and lower threshold settings
• Eliminates signal fluctuation due to AC light flicker
• More accurate system to system repeatability
• Up to 16-Bit output resolution
• 1,000,000 to 1 dynamic range
• Synchronizes integration cycle with external modulated signal
• Extended operating temperature range
• 10% power supply operating range
• Smallest possible surface mount packages

APPLICATIONs
The applications of this device are:
• Provides method to derive chromaticity coordinates to
   manage display backlighting (i.e. RGB LED, CCFL, etc.)
• Provides means to derive color temperature to
   white-color balance displays under various lighting
   conditions
  
End Products and Market Segments
• HDTVs
• Tablets, laptops, monitors
• Medical instrumentation
• Consumer toys
• Industrial/commercial lighting
• Industrial process control