The LP55271 is a lighting management unit for handheld devices with I2C compatible control interface. The LP55271 has a step-up DC/DC converter with high current output and it drives display and keypad backlights and powers the camera flash LED. In addition the DC/DC converter has the output current to power for example an audio amplifier simultaneously. The chip has four 8-bit programmable high efficiency constant current LED drivers and a FLASH LED driver. Built-in audio synchronization feature allows the user to synchronize one of the LEDs to audio input.