Analysis

Microchip ships 25m MOST devices

14th May 2015
Jordan Mulcare
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Microchip Technology, have announced that a wide variety of brands from carmakers General Motors and Toyota Motor, including both volume and luxury vehicles, continue to deploy Microchip’s MOST50 devices in their infotainment systems. Their growing usage over the years recently resulted in Microchip reaching the 25m milestone for MOST50 Intelligent Network Interface Controllers shipped.

To date, more than 170m MOST devices have been installed in 184 car models since 2001. GM, Toyota and all major carmakers have for many years successfully implemented MOST technology in their multi-node infotainment networking systems, as it provides a field-proven, low-risk, whole-system solution.

GM and Toyota’s networks utilise Microchip’s MOST50 INICs, featuring an electrical physical layer that is optimised for use with UTP copper wire. The result is a system that can predictably and efficiently transport video, audio, packet and control data throughout the vehicle without time-synchronisation protocols, using dedicated channels for minimal processor overhead in the main infotainment control unit processors. The remote-connection-management and remote-control capabilities of all MOST INICs enable further options, including the ability to build slim (processor-less) network nodes.

MOST INICs also provide industry-standard hardware interfaces to processor and peripheral devices for the efficient routing of audio, video and packet data, which greatly simplifies module designs. End users can immediately access the vehicle’s infotainment system, due to the MOST INIC’s ultra-fast network startup feature.

The MOST Cooperation standards enable automotive OEMs and their Tier 1 suppliers with a proven and well-supported methodology for defining and implementing high-bandwidth infotainment and ADAS, including a standard physical layer and a robust method for system management and control with superior reliability and QoS. Using MOST technology also results in reduced weight for easier compliance with environmental regulations.

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