Audi Selects Microchip's MOST150 Technology for New Audi Q7 SUV's Virtual ... - MarketWatch
, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that AUDI AG is networking the Audi virtual cockpit system in its new high-class Q7 SUV Models using MOST® technology, following a similar... Specifically, Audi is utilizing Microchip's OS81110 and OS81118 MOST150 Intelligent Network Interface Controllers (INICs) , which provide 150 Mbps performance and support all MOST network data types. To date, more than 170 million MOST interface controllers have been installed in 184 car models since 2001. Audi and all major carmakers have for many years successfully implemented MOST technology in their multi-node infotainment networking... The MOST150 standard also provides Ethernet or Internet-protocol networking capabilities. This latest version of MOST technology continues to predictably and efficiently transport video, audio, packet and control data throughout the vehicle without time-synchronization protocols, using dedicated channels for minimal processor overhead... "We are very grateful that Audi has once again adopted MOST150 Technology, this time in its new Q7 SUV model," said Dan Termer, Microchip's Automotive vice president. All MOST INICs offer industry-standard hardware interfaces to processor and peripheral devices for the. Source: www.marketwatch.com
