Date: 16/06/2010

NXP records 2 million FlexRay transceiver shipments

NXP has shipped its two millionth FlexRay transceiver clearly indicating growth in adoption of FlexRay standards in automotives . NXP says It is a milestone that it has achieved in less than a year after announcing its one millionth transceiver shipment in August 2009 a feet that took the company three years to acheive..

"Since we road tested our first FlexRay transceiver with BMW in 2006, our customers have enjoyed significant benefits from their adoption of this technology," said Rob Hoeben, Product Line Marketing Manager FlexRay, NXP Semiconductors. "With high-speed data communication, FlexRay enables innovative automotive network applications that help automobile OEMs to design greener and safer cars. Today, NXP has shipped more transceivers than each of its competitors and is the clear market leader in in-vehicle networking. It also is an example of our leading High-Performance Mixed-Signal solutions as these transceivers demonstrate state-of-the-art mixed signal IC design."

"High-speed CAN network capabilities are being exceeded by the requirements of high end vehicle designs. As a result, Flexray will be increasingly used by vehicle OEMs to deliver the superior bandwidth and robustness needed for high specification models featuring the latest advances in powertrain, chassis, safety, comfort and infotainment. NXP's latest achievement confirms this migration has indeed begun," said Chris Webber, vice president at Strategy Analytics Global Automotive Practice.

NXP's FlexRay transceiver was first road tested by BMW with its 2006 BMW X5 which had a built-in FlexRay system for active suspension. In 2008 this was followed by the fifth-generation-BMW 7 series, which uses up to 11 FlexRay node transceivers. More recently in June 2010, NXP's FlexRay technology was adopted by Audi for its new Audi A8.

The FlexRay transceivers offer good Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) performance and Electro Static Discharge (ESD) protection. They actively monitor system performance using dedicated error and status information (readable by any microcontroller), as well as internal voltage and temperature monitoring. They also help to reduce CO2 exhaust through advanced power saving modes and very low current consumption in Standby and Sleep mode, said NXP.

FlexRay is suggested for high-speed data communication in automotive electronics networks and enables the development of systems that help the automotive industry achieve zero emission and zero accident driving. It also helps in reducing the no of cables.

For more information visit: http://www.flexray.com