On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Matt Pobursky wrote: > I meant to mention in my earlier reply -- if you are looking for an > excellent alternative to the Maxim LED display driver ICs you should take a > look at Austria Microsystems LED drivers. They have a whole line of Maxim > compatible (pin and functional) LED display drivers. They are less than > half the price of Maxim, most have some nice functional improvements (like > 2.7V operation) and are actually available. They have a reasonable sampling > program too. > > They don't have a huge distribution network but are worth looking at. I use > them in several agricultural products and they have performed flawlessly. > For instance I use several thousand AS1108WL-T's a month and they cost less > than $2 ea. > > http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/eng/Products/Lighting-Management/LED-Drivers > > No affiliation with them, just a satisfied customer. > > Matt Pobursky > Maximum Performance Systems Thanks. Just filled out their survey with some random nonsense. My samples should be on their way! -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist