High-speed FlexRay transceivers from Infineon supports version 3.0.1

Infineon has launched new FlexRay transceivers ICs TLE 9221SX which are compliant with latest FlexRay Electrical physical layer specs version 3.0.1. These automotive specific ICs are suggested for use in designing control interface to suspension and chassis of cars and other such vehicles. These transceiver chips support data rates up to 10 Mb per second. They withstand high ESD of +/-10 KV. In cars and other automotives, three interfaces are being extensively used . They are LIN, CAN and FlexRay. LIN is used up to the speeds of 20 Kb/second and CAN is used up to 1 Mb/second, whereas FlexRay can support 10 Mb/second. “There is a noticeable trend towards extending the FlexRay bus from chassis control and body gateway applications to the powertrain domain, including engine and transmission control,” says Frank Schwertlein, Vice President and General Manager, Standard Power of the Automotive division at Infineon Technologies AG. “Infineon offers a fully certified FlexRay transceiver with extreme robustness and best-in-market ESD rating, capable of handling data rates of up to 10Mbit/s to support this market trend.” Further points shared by Infineon includes: Fully compliant to the most current FlexRay Electrical Physical Layer Specification version 3.0.1, the TLE9221SX is optimized for time-triggered networks with data transmission rates up to 10Mbit/s. It has very l...