MaxLinear Expands Multi-Gigabit G.hn Wired Connectivity to Automotive, Industrial, Security and Utility Market Segments
January 08 2018 - 5:38PM
Business Wire
- Automotive solutions will be
demonstrated at CES with Gigabit speeds over a standard unshielded
wiring harness of a mid-size tier1 sedan.
MaxLinear, a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analog
and mixed-signal integrated circuits for connected home, wired and
wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multimarket
applications, today announced plans to introduce a new range of
solutions based on the international G.hn standard for the
automotive, industrial, security and utility markets, further
expanding the total addressable market (TAM) for G.hn
technology.
Each of these vertical market solutions will utilize MaxLinear
G.hn semiconductors combined with MaxLinear-developed software. At
CES, MaxLinear will demonstrate gigabit connectivity over a
standard automotive wiring harness utilizing G.hn technology – the
first of these applications to be available.
G.hn is an open networking standard published by the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that enables gigabit
data transmission over multiple physical media, including power
lines, twisted pair, coaxial cable and visible light. The G.hn
standard was originally developed with a focus on powerline-based
home-networking applications, an inherently harsh interference
environment. In recent years, MaxLinear, in collaboration with its
customers, has expanded use cases for its G.hn products pushing the
boundaries of the technology by improving robustness to
interference, expanding coverage distance and reducing total power
consumption.
“Our customers are constantly developing new ways to use
MaxLinear G.hn products to solve challenging connectivity problems,
usually in environments where gigabit speeds are required and where
installing new cables is either expensive, inconvenient or plain
impossible,” said Will Torgerson, Vice President & General
Manager of the Broadband Group for MaxLinear. “The rapid adoption
of IoT technology for smart sensors, communications and controls in
industrial, automotive, security and utility markets is creating
demand for technologies such as G.hn, which enable legacy devices
to be connected at gigabit speeds without requiring new wires, and
without any of the security and reliability compromises associated
with wireless technologies.”
Automotive market
System vendors addressing the automotive market can use G.hn
technology to deliver TCP/IP and Ethernet-compatible gigabit
connectivity over any shared bus, combining power and data
transmission in a way that reduces vehicle weight and cost by
eliminating dedicated cables. G.hn devices can be used on dedicated
point-to-point connections or in a mesh network configuration
enabling all connected devices to communicate with each other.
Cameras, infotainment, communications modules and sensors (LiDAR,
radar, etc.) used in cars incorporating advanced driver assistance
system (ADAS) technology can now use a shared, low-latency gigabit
bus to deliver high speed data in real-time to the central control
unit.
Industrial market
Customers building products for the industrial market can use
MaxLinear G.hn chips to combine both power delivery and TCP/IP
connectivity over a single shared cable, reducing the cost, size
and weight of their products without compromising on key
requirements such as error-free data delivery or predictable
latency.
Security market
Both home surveillance and large-scale security systems can
leverage MaxLinear G.hn technology to provide reliable connectivity
for high-resolution security cameras. While home surveillance
systems can use G.hn to leverage in-home power wires as a robust
connectivity network, larger enterprise security systems typically
use coaxial cables for video transmission. MaxLinear G.hn products
enable system vendors to retrofit old coax-based analog camera
systems with new IP-based high-resolution cameras while leveraging
the legacy coaxial cable for connectivity.
Utility market
Utility companies around the world are facing new challenges
driven by the need to migrate to renewable energy sources, increase
energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and absorb the power demand
from an increased number of electric cars. Many of these energy
companies will need to deploy a new generation of smart meters that
can exchange usage information in real-time, receive energy price
updates and participate in demand-response programs, while
supporting the highest level of data security to meet privacy
requirements. In October 2017, MaxLinear announced a partnership
with a leading smart grid vendor to utilize G.hn technology to
provide broadband connectivity for smart meters and other smart
grid applications.
To accelerate customers’ time-to-market, MaxLinear will provide
turn-key software and silicon solutions optimized for each of these
segments.
More information
To view the demonstration of the G.hn automotive solution at CES
or to learn more about these vertical industry G.hn solutions,
please contact your MaxLinear sales representative or send an email
to sales@maxlinear.com.
About MaxLinear, Inc.
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the
connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial
and multimarket applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in
Carlsbad, California. For more information, please
visit www.maxlinear.com.
MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc.
Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
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amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Forward-looking statements include, among others,
statements concerning MaxLinear’s products using G.hn technology
and statements concerning or implying the performance of
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potential impact of these technologies on our business and future
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end user markets for our products will develop; potential
uncertainties arising from continued consolidation among cable
television and satellite operators in our target markets and
continued consolidation among competitors within the semiconductor
industry generally; our ability to develop and introduce new and
enhanced products on a timely basis and achieve market acceptance
of those products, particularly as we seek to expand outside of our
historic markets; potential decreases in average selling prices for
our products; risks relating to intellectual property protection
and the prevalence of intellectual property litigation in our
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indebtedness and cash usage arising from the Exar transaction; our
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