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VFD Drivers
White-LED Power Supplies

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App Note 4384 Abstract
Boost Backlight LED Driver

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App Note 4397 Abstract
MAX6960 Programming Guide for Large LED Displays

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App Note 4393 Abstract
Selecting HB LED Drivers for Automotive Lighting Applications

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App Note 4092 Abstract
How to Prevent Flicker Caused by Burst Dimming

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App Note 4147 Abstract
How to Modify the Soft-Start Profile of the DS3994

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App Note 3532 Abstract
High-Power LED Driver Accepts Wide Input-Voltage Range

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App Note 1004 Abstract
Multiplexing Shutdown Allows Text to be Displayed

General

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App Note 4620 Abstract
Set Your Holiday Lights to Music

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App Note 4533 Abstract
An LED Target-Practice Game Uses the MAXQ2000 and MAX7312

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App Note 3729 Abstract
Using the MAX6951/MAX6950 LED Display Drivers with SPI Interface to Communicate with the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller

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App Note 3513 Abstract
Design Challenges for Backlighting LCD TVs

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App Note 3536 Abstract
Moving-Coil Meter Measures Low-Level Currents

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App Note 1879 Abstract
Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals

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App Note 1154 Abstract
Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display (VFD) Tube Manufacturers' Web Sites

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App Note 828 Abstract
LED Manufacturers' Web Sites

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App Note 1193 Abstract
Electronic Displays Comparison

LCD Drivers

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App Note 4331 Abstract
Programming 10-Bit Gamma Registers on the DS3514

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App Note 3898 Abstract
Calculator Simplifies Programming the Burst Dimming Stagger on the DS3994 Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) Controller

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App Note 3720 Abstract
Options for Embedded User Interfaces

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App Note 3695 Abstract
DS3984/DS3988 Common Lamp Return

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App Note 3658 Abstract
Serializing an HD44780 LCD Display

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App Note 3528 Abstract
CCFL Characteristics

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App Note 3467 Abstract
SMBus I/O Expander Controls LCD Bias Voltage

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App Note 3326 Abstract
PWM Sets Output of LCD/LED Driver

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App Note 163 Abstract
Using DS1050 Programmable PWMs to Control a DC Motor and an LCD LED Backlight

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App Note 950 Abstract
Single-Cell Boost Converter Generates Auxiliary Bias For LCD

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App Note 239 Abstract
Regulated LCD-Bias Generator Requires No Inductor

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App Note 1176 Abstract
LCD Contrast Control Using Dallas Semiconductor Digital Potentiometers

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App Note 415 Abstract
Buffering Scheme Drives Large LCDs

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App Note 416 Abstract
Temperature Compensation Stabilizes LCD Contrast

LED Drivers

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App Note 4619 Abstract
Logic-Level Signals Dim -48V LED Driver

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App Note 4597 Abstract
Overcome the Challenges of Integrating High-Brightness (HB) LEDs in Automotive Systems

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App Note 4533 Abstract
An LED Target-Practice Game Uses the MAXQ2000 and MAX7312

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App Note 4442 Abstract
Logarithmic LED Panel Display Has 72dB Range

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App Note 4452 Abstract
Designing a Buck-Boost LED Driver Using the MAX16834

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App Note 4369 Abstract
6A RGB LED Driver Reference Design for a Portable Projector

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App Note 4328 Abstract
Low-Loss LED Driver Improves a System's Green Footprint by Boosting Efficiency and Extending Battery Life

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App Note 4208 Abstract
Designing an LED-Based Video-Display Board

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App Note 4379 Abstract
Display Different LED Sequences Using the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller with the MAX6970 LED Driver

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App Note 4151 Abstract
Using the MAX15005 Supply and Driver for an LED Application

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App Note 4086 Abstract
Replace Inefficient MR16 Halogen Lamps with LEDs

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App Note 4021 Abstract
MAX6956 Programming Guide

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App Note 3871 Abstract
White-LED Driver Includes Overtemperature Protection

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App Note 3866 Abstract
Low-Power PWM Output Controls LED Brightness

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App Note 3755 Abstract
High-Power White-LED Driver Operates on 1 or 2 Alkaline Cells

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App Note 3729 Abstract
Using the MAX6951/MAX6950 LED Display Drivers with SPI Interface to Communicate with the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller

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App Note 3688 Abstract
Using the MAXQ2000 with the MAX6960 to Create a Stock Quote Display System

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App Note 3720 Abstract
Options for Embedded User Interfaces

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App Note 3667 Abstract
Using Lookup Tables to Perform Gamma Correction on LEDs

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App Note 3668 Abstract
High-Efficiency Current Drive for High-Brightness LEDs

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App Note 3639 Abstract
Design of a Nonisolated, Flyback LED Driver Circuit

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App Note 3532 Abstract
High-Power LED Driver Accepts Wide Input-Voltage Range

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App Note 3509 Abstract
Individual LED Intensity Control with MAX6958/MAX6959 LED Drivers

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App Note 3462 Abstract
Extending MAX6954 and MAX6955 Keyscan Beyond 32 Keys

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App Note 3461 Abstract
Extending the MAX6959 LED Display-Driver Keyscan from 8-Keys to 12-Keys

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App Note 3445 Abstract
High-Voltage LED Driver Provides Software-Controlled Intensity

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App Note 3444 Abstract
Light Is On When Power Is Out

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App Note 3326 Abstract
PWM Sets Output of LCD/LED Driver

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App Note 3212 Abstract
Quick-Start: Driving 16-Segment Displays with the MAX6954

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App Note 3211 Abstract
Quick-Start: Driving 14-Segment Displays with the MAX6954

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App Note 3210 Abstract
Quick-Start: Driving 7-Segment Displays with the MAX6954

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App Note 2782 Abstract
Using a PC to Experiment with the MAX7219 and MAX7221 LED Display Drivers

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App Note 2791 Abstract
Using the MAX6955 LED Display Driver with a PIC Microcontroller to Scroll Messages

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App Note 1942 Abstract
Driving 4-1/2 Digit Counter Displays with the MAX6958/59 LED Drivers

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App Note 1936 Abstract
Driving 4-1/2 Digit Meter Displays with the MAX6958/59 LED Drivers

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App Note 1928 Abstract
Wiring the MAX6958/59 to 4-Digit Clock Displays

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App Note 1880 Abstract
Charlieplexing - Reduced Pin-Count LED Display Multiplexing

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App Note 1879 Abstract
Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals

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App Note 828 Abstract
LED Manufacturers' Web Sites

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App Note 1196 Abstract
Using the MAX7219/7221 to Drive Higher Voltage or Current

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App Note 1034 Abstract
Software Control of the MAX6952 and MAX6953 LED Drivers in Graphic Applications

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App Note 876 Abstract
Migrating from the MAX7219 and MAX7221 to the MAX6950 and MAX6951 LED Drivers

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App Note 874 Abstract
Using the MAX6950 and the MAX6951 LED Display Drivers with Multiplex Dual-Digit Displays

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App Note 1148 Abstract
Adding Global LED Intensity Control to the MAX6954 and MAX6955 LED Drivers

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App Note 1146 Abstract
Adding Panel LED Intensity Control to MAX6952 and MAX6953 5x7 Matrix LED Drivers

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App Note 1131 Abstract
Selecting Numeric and Alphanumeric Display Configurations for the MAX6954 and MAX6955 SPI and I²C LED Display Drivers

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App Note 1142 Abstract
Experimenting with the MAX6956 and MAX6957 SPI and I²C GPIO and LED Display Drivers from a PC

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App Note 1141 Abstract
Adding Global Intensity Control to the MAX6956 and MAX6957 Static LED Drivers

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App Note 141 Abstract
Data Multiplexer Adds Cursor To MAX7219 or MAX7221 LED 7 Segment Display Driver

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App Note 875 Abstract
Experimenting with the MAX6950 and the MAX6951 SPI LED Display Drivers from a PC

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App Note 1033 Abstract
Building Dot Matrix Graphic Panels with the MAX6952 and MAX6953 5x7 LED Drivers

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App Note 980 Abstract
Experimenting with the MAX6952 and MAX6953 SPI and I²C LED Display Drivers from a PC

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App Note 416 Abstract
Temperature Compensation Stabilizes LCD Contrast

VFD Drivers

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App Note 1879 Abstract
Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals

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App Note 1154 Abstract
Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display (VFD) Tube Manufacturers' Web Sites

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App Note 1748 Abstract
VFD Grid/Anode Supply Using MAX6850-MAX6853 PUMP Output

White-LED Power Supplies

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App Note 4187 Abstract
Negative Charge Pumps Achieve Inductor-Like Efficiency for WLED Backlights

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App Note 4021 Abstract
MAX6956 Programming Guide

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App Note 3871 Abstract
White-LED Driver Includes Overtemperature Protection

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App Note 3668 Abstract
High-Efficiency Current Drive for High-Brightness LEDs

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App Note 3639 Abstract
Design of a Nonisolated, Flyback LED Driver Circuit

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App Note 3532 Abstract
High-Power LED Driver Accepts Wide Input-Voltage Range

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App Note 3287 Abstract
White-LED Driver Provides 64-Step Logarithmic Dimming

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App Note 3256 Abstract
Why Drive White LEDs with Constant Current?

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App Note 3014 Abstract
LDO Improves White LED Current Matching

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App Note 1871 Abstract
Single FET Controls 2nd LED Array in Switch-Mode LED Backlight

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App Note 1862 Abstract
Circuit Drives Mixed Types and Quantities of LEDs

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App Note 1116 Abstract
Compact, Inductorless Boost Circuit Regulates White-LED Bias Current

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App Note 1037 Abstract
Charge-Pump and Step-Up DC-DC Converter Solutions for Powering White LEDs in Series or Parallel Connections

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App Note 1021 Abstract
Buck/Boost Charge-Pump Regulator Powers White LEDs from a Wide 1.6V to 5.5V Input

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App Note 1020 Abstract
LDO Linear Regulator Improves White LED Brightness Matching

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