Targeting software-defined vehicles (SDV), chip startup Ethernovia Inc. has introduced what it claims is the first family of 7 nanometer automotive PHY transceivers that scale from 10 Gbps to 1 Gbps over 15 meters.
The devices, called ENT11100 and ENT11025, support 10 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps and 1 Gbps in the same device. The goal is to offer a range of options for data inside SDVs including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomy and over-the-air software updates while also simplifying thermal design.
The ENT11100 supports both IEEE 802.3ch multi-gigabit 10/5/2.5GBASE-T1 and IEEE 802.3bp 1000BASE-T1 while the ENT11025 supports both IEEE 802.3ch multi-gigabit 2.5GBASE-T1 and IEEE 802.3bp 1000BASE-T1 standards.
The devices are the first in a planned series of devices that will include hardware and software systems for SDVs. This will include a high-bandwidth, low-latency switch in the 7 nm process currently under development with Continental.
Last year, Ethernovia completed a $64 million Series A funding round with investors Porsche, Qualcomm Ventures, VentureTech Alliance, AMD Ventures and many others.
“Electrification, increasing connectivity demands and the advancement of automated driving functions result in ever increasing requirements on fast and secure data transmission in the vehicle and to the cloud,” said Andreas Aal at Volkswagen Group. “Ethernovia’s new PHY meets these demands by offering energy-efficient, high-bandwidth, low-latency data transmission paired with embedded co-optimized safety and security IP to enable a seamless and holistic architecture transition that paves the way up to future software-defined vehicles.”
