Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading
provider of smart, connected and secure
embedded control and processing solutions.
Its easy-to-use development tools and
comprehensive product portfolio enable
customers to create optimal designs which
reduce risk while lowering total system cost
and time to market. The company's solutions
serve approximately 123,000 customers
across the industrial, automotive, consumer,
aerospace and defense, communications
and computing markets. 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.
Foreword
For the level of automation in vehicles to
increase, the car needs to become a high-
performance computing 'data center on wheels,'
processing a vast amount of data from a variety
of sensors. Microchip continues to invest in
automotive connectivity solutions, particularly
in Ethernet technology as the industry moves
towards interoperability and standards.
Microchip offers multi-gig solutions encompassing
PHYs and switches that enable zonal architectures
and Ethernet backbones, as well as high-capacity/
high-density PCIe
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switches that enable low
latency High-Performance Computing (HPC)
connectivity between SoCs and storage. Our In-
Vehicle Networking (IVN) connectivity portfolio
is further enhanced by Microchip's FPGAs and
TrustAnchor ICs to deliver secured AI/ML and
video processing capabilities to HPC nodes and
edge display applications.
We know functional safety and cybersecurity are
critical requirements for automotive OEMs and
Microchip develops automotive-grade devices
designed to be compliant with the ISO 26262
Functional Safety Standard supporting ASIL B to
ASIL D safety levels. Further, Microchip has been
certified to the ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity for
Road Vehicles standard. This means security is a
core focus through our entire product development
cycle from concept, design, production,
maintenance through decommissioning.
Microchip's commitment to the automotive
market can be seen in our on-going partnerships
with our customers, our continuous investment
in new products, and our engagements with
suppliers of complementary technologies. These
actions optimize networking system design
and ease development for our customers in
the automotive, agriculture, and commercial
transportation markets.
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Zonal Architecture: Delivering New Standards of Connectivity for Automotive and Beyond
