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Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Maxim Integrated Products | Subject: MAX8595 and MAX8596
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 30 September 2004

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The MAX8595 and MAX8596 are 36V step-up DC/DC convertors that power up to eight LEDs in a series at 25mA.

The MAX8595 and MAX8596 are 36V step-up DC/DC convertors that power up to eight LEDs in a series at 25mA The MAX8596 automatically adjusts its output current based on the ambient temperature, so that it delivers the maximum recommended LED current (based on the derating curves of popular white LEDs) at all temperatures