Microchip Technology introduces five new USB 2.0 smart hub ICs that are available in a variety of architectures to dramatically increase the flexibility designers demand for design flexibility and intuitive consumer satisfaction.
The five new components support a variety of architectures so manufacturers can easily connect their designs to all major smartphone operating systems, allowing the graphical user interface of a cell phone or tablet to be displayed on the vehicle's screen, Voice-over-command integration and charging of mobile devices as well as integration of a mobile-drive app on your phone with an infotainment system.
Microchip's new Smart Hub ICs support hub concatenation to the second and third tier locations where data can be present on all ports at the same time with the charging capability. For example, if there are two USB ports, one port can hold the phone or tablet The computer is connected to the car's mainframe, while the other port can both charge and upload / download data.
With Microchip's new USB4914, USB4916, USB4925, and USB4927 smart hub ICs, car makers can tailor their solutions to meet their design needs, and as cars become more and more an entertainment environment, manufacturers can develop novel Solution - Support consumers to use a cell phone for navigation while the other is for listening to music or watching videos.
The unique USB configuration of the new smart hub IC includes single and double busbar designs that make it particularly suitable for use in infotainment applications.All components use standard USB drivers for most car host systems for faster development and verification of the system and Site update Each element also incorporates a 32-bit microcontroller for advanced bridging, audio application support and USB powered (USB PD).
Each new USB 2 smart hub IC provides an application display board and evaluation board.The application display board simulates a system used by a Tier 1 supplier or OEM in their actual application Microchip also offers a USB powered application , Showing how to charge under the USB PD 3.0 specification.
The 48-pin QFN package is available for the USB4715, USB4914 and USB4925, and the USB4916 and USB4927 are available in a 64-pin QFN package, which is currently in volume production.