What are peoples thoughts on alternatives to the Maxim chips? Whilst I have a few for proto purposes theyre pretty pricey in commercial applications due to the $10 price tag.
Basically I need to drive 4 7 segement led displays which I could multiplex and drive through transistors straight from Arduino but it can be a bit flickery and waste a load of pins, so I was wonder what cost, pin and code effective alternative there are around?
Ta,
G.