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Melexis adds compact auto LED drivers for ambient lighting

Melexis has extended its LIN RGB automotive LED driver offering with the MLX81123 offering cost-effective performance and reliability in a small package. Ambient LED lighting is now a key design feature for automotive manufacturers, enhancing the end-user’s experience and helping OEMs to provide striking visual distinction. With well known OEMs utilising ambient lighting extensively across their latest models, maintaining a reliable supply chain is paramount. As a successor to Melexis’ MLX81113, the  MLX81123 features a SOIC8 and a small DFN-8 3mm x 3mm packaging. This miniaturisation enables the use of light in any location of the car, whereas before there…