A high-performance PCIe switch solution has been launched for automotive, industrial, and data center applications where high-bandwidth data transfer and seamless communication between multiple devices are essential.

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leader in microcontroller, mixed-signal and analog semiconductors, today announced the availability of samples of its Switchtec™ PCIe Gen 4.0 switches, the PCI100x family, supporting packet switching and multi-host applications.

The PCI1005 model is a packet switch that expands a single host PCIe port to up to six endpoints, while the PCI1003 model supports multi-host connectivity through NTB (Non-Transparent Bridging).

All devices are PCI-SIG Gen5 compliant and operate at speeds up to 16GT/s.

It supports high-speed DMA and features advanced Switchtec technologies such as Automatic Error Reporting (AER), Downstream Port Containment (DPC), and Completion Timeout Synthesis (CTS).

PCI100x devices are capable of operating over a wide temperature range for commercial, industrial, and automotive grade 2 applications.

Charles Forni, vice president of Microchip's USB and Networking business unit, said,“The PCI100x family of products provides cost-effective solutions that maintain high performance and reliability, enabling developers to leverage PCIe switch capabilities in automotive and embedded computing applications,” he said.

Microchip also added that it provides customers with a variety of key components, including timing, power management and sensors.

Microchip's PCIe switch portfolio provides high-density, low-power, and reliable solutions for data centers, GPU servers, SSD enclosures, and embedded computing.

The portfolio supports a wide range of markets, including Flashtec® NVMe® controllers, NVRAM drives, Ethernet PHYs and switches, timing solutions, and flash-based FPGAs and SoCs.

The PCI1005 and PCI1003 switches are currently available in limited sample quantities, with the commercial-grade PCI1005 priced at $43 per unit in 1,000-unit quantities.