Conecting Ethernet, MoCA, HomePNA, HomePlug or Optical Fibre Directly to Embedded Consumer Devices.

Conecting Ethernet, MoCA, HomePNA, HomePlug or Optical Fibre Directly to Embedded Consumer Devices.

SMSC has launched the industry’s smallest fully-integrated, 3-port 10/100 managed Ethernet switches with support for single/dual MII/RMII/Turbo MII.

Supporting the ever-increasing growth of networked devices in home consumer electronics, SMSC has launched the industry’s smallest fully-integrated, 3-port 10/100 managed Ethernet switches with support for single/dual MII/RMII/Turbo MII (Media Independent, Reduced Media Independent and Turbo Media Independent Interfaces). The LAN9303 and LAN9303M are flexible integrated solutions that overcome the challenges system designers face when integrating multiple networking technologies inside the house.

The new devices support compact PCB design with one (LAN9303) or two MII/RMII/Turbo MII (LAN9303M) ports. The second MII/RMII/Turbo MII port provided by the LAN9303M enables direct connectivity to home networking technologies such as MoCA®, HomePNA™ (HPNA), HomePlug® and Optical Fibre, among others. Both devices support a Virtual PHY feature that allows system designers to create multiple SKUs for single port and dual port networking connections, without significant change in the system software – saving valuable design time.

The LAN9303 and LAN9303M each combine a full set of 10/100 switch system features, including switch fabric, packet buffers, buffer management, Media Access Controllers (MACs), PHY transceivers and optional serial management functions. Both devices comply with the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet protocol specifications, enabling compatibility with industry standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet applications.

With the LAN9303/9303M devices, equipment manufacturers can add a second Ethernet port to ease the connection of multiple Ethernet components without adding additional stand-alone networking switches. The two devices also support Turbo MII mode, which enables network speeds up to 200Mbps. Other target applications include digital video recorders, VOIP phones, home gateways and industrial automation equipment where cost, reduced development time and space matter most.

According to Mark Bode Vice President of Marketing at SMSC, end users demand more network-enabled services such as IPTV and VoIP and system designers are racing to provide connection options for both consumers and infrastructure providers that ease the challenges of integrating equipment into the home networking environment: “With the introduction of the  LAN9303 and LAN9303M SMSC is delivering network switching solutions that address a variety of networking protocols and system designs in a compact solution that enables connectivity in virtually any design form factor,” Bode said.

The LAN9303 is available in a 56-pin QFN package and the LAN9303M is available in a 72-pin QFN, each in lead-free packaging. Samples are available today and should be requested via the enquiry service provided below.