AEC-Q100 Qualified Ethernet Bridge IC Provides Support for 10Gbps Communications in Automotive and Industrial Applications

Published  January 13, 2022   0
L Lakshita
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Toshiba's Ethernet Bridge IC TC9563XBG

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has added “TC9563XBG” to its line-up of Ethernet bridge ICs to provide support for 10Gbps communications in automotive information communications systems and industrial equipment. This new IC is AEC-Q100 Grade 3 qualified and can be used in applications such as IVI and telematics.

This new bridge IC features 2-port 10Gbps Ethernet, and the interface can be selected from USXGMII, XFI, SGMII, and RGMII. The two ports support Ethernet AVB and TSN, which facilitate real-time processing and synchronous processing, respectively. Moreover, these ports also support “simplified” SR-IOV (virtual functions).

Key Features

  • 2 10Gbps Ethernet ports (selectable from USXGMII, XFI, SGMII or RGMII)
  • 3 PCIe Gen3 switch ports
  • To be AEC-Q100 Grade 3 qualified

The TC9563XBG IC has three PCIe Gen 3 switch ports for communications with the host SoC and connection to devices equipped with PCIe interfaces. The PCIe switch part is configured with one 4-lane upstream port for connection with the host SoC and two 1-lane downstream ports for connection to devices with a PCIe interface.