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. Sample shipments have started and volume production will start in August 2022.
Automotive networks are evolving toward zone architecture, where communications between zones use real-time, multi-gig transmission via Ethernet at a rate of 1Gbps or higher. The new bridge IC has Toshiba’s first 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. They also support “simplified” SR-IOV (virtual functions). The combination of these features in the new product delivers solutions suited to next-generation automotive networks.
As the speeds of communications devices continue to increase, the new IC can be used not only for zone architecture but also for various automotive applications such as IVI and telematics, and also in industrial equipment. It is also postioned to be a successor to current TC9560 and TC9562 series products supporting 1Gbps Ethernet.
In recent years, more and more devices have been equipped with PCIe interfaces for device-to-device communications, such as Wi-Fi, and the host SoC tends to run short of PCIe interfaces. TC9563XBG 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. Using the 3-port PCIe switch function for connections to such devices can help mitigate PCIe interface shortages.
TC9563XBG will be AEC-Q100 Grade 3 qualified.
Applications
- Automotive infotainment
- Automotive telematics
- Automotive gateways
- Industrial equipment
Features
- 2 10Gbps Ethernet ports (selectable from USXGMII, XFI, SGMII or RGMII)
- 3 PCIe Gen3 switch ports
- To be AEC-Q100 Grade 3 qualified.
Main Specifications
| Part number | TC9563XBG |
| CPU Core | Arm Cortex-M3 |
| HOST (external application) Interfaces |
PCIe I/F: Gen3.0 (8GT/s) 3 ports switch
Upstream: 1 port × 4 lanes Downstream: 2 ports each x1 lane
Supports low power states of L0s, L1 and L1 PM substate as power management
Simplified SR-IOV (virtual function) available |
| Automotive interfaces | Ethernet AVB, built-in MAC with TSN support (2 ports)
Supported interfaces are: PortA: Selectable from USXGMII, XFI, and SGMII PortB: Selectable from USXGMII, XFI, SGMII, and RGMII
Communication speed is: If USXGMII is selected: 2.5G/5G/10Gbps If XFI is selected: 10M/100M/1000M/2.5G/5G/10Gbps If SGMII is selected: 10M/100M/1000M/2.5Gbps If RGMII is selected: 10M/100M/1000Mbps |
| Peripheral interfaces |
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| Supply voltage | Selectable from 1.8V/3.3V (IO)
1.8V (USXGMII/XFI/SGMII/RGMII) 1.8V (PCIe, PLL, OSC) 0.9V (Core) |
| Package | P-FBGA 220 balls, 10mmx10mm, 0.65mm pitch |
