LED drivers miniaturized for automotive lighting

MELEXIS LIN RGB family automotive LED drivers for ambient lighting in automotive applications includes MLX81123, which boosts performance and reliability in a small package. As a successor to firm’s model MLX81113, the new third-generation MLX81123 features a SOIC8 and a small DFN-8 3mm x 3mm packaging. The miniaturization enables the use of light in any location of the car, whereas before there were limitations due to space constraints. Manufactured using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, device’s miniaturization allows for an increased number of ICs per wafer. The result of this advancement is both one of the smallest RGB LIN IC controllers on the market and a significant increase in production output volume – ready to meet the demands of the growing automotive ambient lighting market. With common software design and pin-to-pin compatibility (SOIC 8) with its predecessor, it offers effortless integration into existing designs. Replacement of current MLX81113 chips with the new MLX81123 is often possible without a full development cycle. The MLX81123 delivers RGB according to LIN 2. x and SAE J2602. For safety applications, it supports system integration up to ASIL B under ISO 26262.