Engineered to meet the rigorous qualifications and demands of the automotive semiconductor market, Broadcom’s BroadR-Reach® technology provides high-performance bandwidth of 100Mbps while dramatically reducing connectivity costs up to 80 percent and cabling weight as much as 30 percent.
The Broadcom BroadR-Reach automotive portfolio consists of five devices, including three highly integrated switches with embedded PHYs, and two stand-alone PHY solutions. Each device in the automotive portfolio is designed to meet in-car EMC requirements, extreme automotive temperature grades. Broadcom is TS16949 compliant. AEC-Q100 qualification is currently under way.
Proliferation of Automotive Ethernet Connectivity
Broadcom, NXP Semiconductors N.V., Freescale Semiconductor, and Harman International recently announced the formation of a special interest group (SIG) to drive wide-scale adoption of Ethernet-based automotive connectivity.
Jointly developed with founding automotive members BMW and Hyundai Motor Company, the OPEN Alliance (One-Pair Ether-Net) SIG will address industry requirements for improving in-vehicle safety, comfort, and infotainment, while significantly reducing network complexity and cabling costs.
Designed to encourage wide-scale adoption of 100Mbps Ethernet connectivity as the standard in automotive networking applications, the OPEN Alliance plans to expand its membership roster in the coming months to additional automotive suppliers and manufacturers. For more information visit opensig
BroadR-Reach Automotive Portfolio
BCM89500
7-Port switch with four integrated BroadR-Reach PHYs
Designed to support IEEE 1588 and IEEE 802.1AS timing functions
Deep sleep and ultra-low power modes for reduced power consumption
BCM89501
7-Port switch with five integrated BroadR-Reach PHYs
Designed to support IEEE 1588 and IEEE 802.1AS timing functions
Deep sleep and ultra-low power modes for reduced power consumption
BCM89200
4-Port switch with two integrated BroadR-Reach PHYs
Supports various uplink ports for connectivity to external devices
Designed to support IEEE 1588 and IEEE 802.1AS timing functions
Deep sleep and ultra-low power modes for reduced power consumption
BCM89610
Single-port 10/100/1000BASE-T PHY
Optimized for in-vehicle diagnostic applications for when vehicle is powered off
Supports variety of connectivity options for external devices
BCM89810
Single-port 10/100BASE-T BroadR-Reach PHY
Optimized for multiple in-car network applications for when vehicle is powered on
Supports variety of connectivity options for external devices
* Based on current market prices for unshielded single twisted pair FlexRay cables and weight of two-meter twisted, single-pair FlexRay cables and connectors.
* Based on combined weight of 2-meter twisted, single-pair FlexRay cables and connectors versus 2-meter LVDS cables with LVDS connectors