The T6816 is a fully protected driver interface designed in 0.8 m BCDMOS technology. It is especially suitable for truck or bus applications and the industrial 24-V supply. It controls up to 12 different loads via a 16-bit dataword. Each of the six high-side and six low-side drivers is capable to drive currents up to 600 mA. The drivers are freely configurable and can be controlled separately from a standard serial data interface. Therefore, all kinds of loads such as bulbs, resistors, capacitors and inductors can be combined. The IC is also designed to easily build H-bridges to drive DC motors in motion-control applications. Protection is guaranteed in terms of short-circuit conditions, overtemperature and undervoltage. Various diagnosis functions and a very low quiescent current in standby mode open a wide range of applications. Automotive qualification referring to conducted interferences, EMC protection and 2 kV ESD protection gives added value and enhanced quality for the exacting requirements of automotive applications.