Comprehensive Portfolio of Advanced Gigabit Ethernet Products Offers Ease of Design
March 14 2017 - 8:03AM
A new portfolio of 48 Gigabit Ethernet chips featuring advanced
capabilities, certified compliance, comprehensive software support
and copy-ready evaluation tools is now available from Microchip
Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP), a leading provider of
microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions. The
new suite of products, known together as GigEpack, aims to reduce
complexity and remove barriers in deploying high-speed networks,
opening up new uses and applications. The GigEpack includes the
industry’s first single-chip Gigabit Ethernet switches with
integrated HSR/DLR redundancy for ultra-high reliability in
critical manufacturing applications. Also included is the
industry’s first automotive-grade USB 3.1 Gen 1 to Gigabit Ethernet
bridge which supports Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and
infotainment systems on a variety of physical network layers.
The comprehensive portfolio of products, designed for
industrial, automotive and consumer applications, includes three
key elements that ensure ease of use and fast time to market.
First, all products are UNH-IOP (University of New Hampshire
Interoperability testing) certified. Second, all products come with
free software drivers that are certified or third-party approved
for use with all major operating systems running on smartly
engineered, copy-ready evaluation boards. Finally, the GigEpack
suite is backed by Microchip’s free LANCheck® online design service
that reviews customer designs, ensuring that best design practices
are used.
“With the introduction of the GigEpack, Microchip is offering a
comprehensive platform of high-reliability Gigabit Ethernet
products,” says Mitch Obolsky, vice president of Microchip’s USB
and Networking division. “Our goal is to make these products
readily available and easy to design. Our products, drivers, boards
and documentation are freely available to every customer directly
through our product Web pages.”
The GigEpack suite of products includes three product families.
The new KSZ9477/9567/9897 switch family includes features that
allow users to create ultra-reliable networks with HSR/DLR
redundancy and transport audio and video with Audio/Video Bridging
(AVB). The KSZ9567 switch, for example, has seven ports, an SGMII
interface and also features EtherSynch® technology, providing
support for real-time Ethernet, IEEE 1588 v2 precision time
protocol (PTP), AVB and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN). The new
LAN7800/LAN7850/LAN7801 bridge family enables customers to add
Gigabit Ethernet to embedded processors via USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 2.0
or High Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) bridging to a variety of physical
layers such as 1000Base-T, or 100Base-T1 and HDBaseT via RGMII.
These products join Microchip’s existing KSZ9031 family of Gigabit
PHYs featuring automotive-grade robustness and low power
consumption.
For more information about Microchip’s GigEpack Gigabit Ethernet
products, visit: www.microchip.com/GigEpack
Pricing and AvailabilityAll products in the
suite are available now for sampling or to purchase for volume
production. The KSZ9477/9567/9897 switch products are available in
TQFP packages starting at $6.07 USD per 10k units. The
LAN7800/7850/7801 products are available in QFN packages starting
at $3.65 USD per 10k units. The KSZ9031 PHY products are available
in QFN packages starting at $1.77 USD per 10k units.
For additional information, contact any Microchip sales
representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit
Microchip’s website. To purchase products mentioned in this
press release, go the new, easier to navigate and mobile-optimized
microchipDIRECT or contact one of Microchip’s authorized
distribution partners.
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About Microchip TechnologyMicrochip Technology
Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller,
mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk
product development, lower total system cost and faster time to
market for thousands of diverse customer applications
worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip
offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery
and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip
website at www.microchip.com.
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