Marvell Semiconductor Alaska Gigabit Ethernet PHYs Transceivers

Marvell Alaska® Gigabit Ethernet PHYs Transceivers are Physical Layer (PHY) Devices integrating 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T standards. The Alaska Gigabit Ethernet PHYs Transceivers are designed for industrial applications where low and deterministic latency through the PHY enables real-time applications. Higher layer protocols such as EtherCAT/Profinet can utilize this low latency device to guarantee the quality of service in real-time automation systems. The efficient design of the Marvell Alaska Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers enables increased density, reduced power, and smaller package size.

Additional features of the Alaska GbE PHYs include a high level of integration in thermally-efficient packages that optimize PCB real estate and enable fan-less heat-sink-less designs. In addition, Alaska GbE PHYs feature Marvell Virtual Cable Tester® (VCT) fault detection technology that is continuously extended and enables proactive cable performance monitoring.

Features

  • Ulta low power consumption
  • Compact, thermally-efficient package designs
  • Security: IEEE 802.1ae MACsec 
  • Synchronous Ethernet
  • EEE 1588v2
  • Reduced PCB real estate, allowing either a more compact platform design or additional physical space for increased application support
  • Lower power dissipation, enabling smaller and more mobile applications
  • Simplified layout overcoming technical routing and thermal limitations
  • Higher performance, pushing the envelope on technical performance
  • Cable performance monitoring, allowing qualitative cable diagnostics

Applications

  • Wireless backhaul applications
  • Industrial automation
  • Internet of Things (IoT) gateways
  • General purpose embedded controllers
Published: 2018-08-24 | Updated: 2022-08-12