NEC Electronics developing new industrial Ethernet physical layers

Posted on: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:13:00 EST


Symbols: NELTY
Nov 25, 2009 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) --
NELTY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Semiconductor products company NEC Electronics Corp (Tokyo:6723) said
on Tuesday that it is developing a new family of Ethernet physical
layers (PHYs) for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX/FX for industrial automation
systems.

The new PHYs, optimised for existing industrial Ethernet protocols used
in industrial automation products, offer high-speed industrial
connectivity and advanced cable diagnostics, addressing the needs of
system designers in the industrial automation market to interconnect
industrial controllers from different manufacturers throughout a
process plant.

Compatible with standard industrial Ethernet communication protocols
such as EtherNet/IP, SERCOS III, EtherCAT and Profinet, the new PHYs
are also compliant with IEEE802.3.

NEC Electronics plans to announce the first product in its industrial
Ethernet PHY family in March 2010, with mass production expected to
start in the third quarter of 2010.

Pricing details were not mentioned.

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