align="justify">Maxim Integrated Products of Sunnyvale, California USA has introduced the MAX16816, a high-voltage, programmable, high-brightness (HB) LED driver for automotive and general lighting applications.

Maxim boasts that the MAX16816's ability to program LED current eliminates the need for binning LEDs according to their brightness variations. The company says the device allows LED current adjustment that can compensate for brightness variations during manufacturing.