[Arm-netbook] urgent: laptop I/O Board - IC selection needed for Battery charging and monitor, LCD Backlight PWM and power supply, and AC97 USB Audio

[lkcl luke]

hi folks,

right, our client finally asked for help in getting the laptop made,
by mid-october.  as that's far too tight a deadline to use an STM32F,
discrete components have to be selected for audio, battery and lcd
PWM.  that means I2C or USB devices, which need to have linux kernel
device drivers already written (to save time).

the max17040 has code in drivers/i2c but it's a "monitor" system
rather than an actual charger IC.  i'd like to find a charger IC that
can do around 2A and charge a multi-cell laptop battery.

audio i found the GL632 but i really need help finding alternatives.

LCD PWM *should* be easy as an I2C device but again if one already
exists i'd like to use that.

much appreciated some assistance finding suitable ICs here.

l.