Microchip Technology announced a major milestone in automotive networking: interoperability between ASA-ML chipsets from multiple vendors with AVIVA Links, an automotive company delivering advanced multi-Gigabit vehicle infrastructure for ADAS and IVI systems. This demonstration confirms the ASA-ML ecosystem’s scalability and its growing importance in next-generation automotive connectivity.
The Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA), with over 175 members including OEMs such as BMW, Ford, GM, Hyundai Kia Motor Company, Nio, Renault/Ampere, Stellantis, Volvo, and Xiapeng Motors, is actively fostering a multi-vendor ecosystem to bring ASA-ML enabled systems to market. This collaboration addresses the rapid expansion of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) applications requiring high-speed, reliable connectivity.
“Microchip is a market leader in automotive networking and connectivity, and achieving robust ASA-ML interoperability with AVIVA Links-who has announced a pending acquisition by NXP-is a pivotal moment for the Automotive SerDes Alliance and a clear signal to the market,” said Kevin So, vice president of Microchip’s communications business unit. “This collaboration highlights the benefits of a multi-source, open standards approach and gives automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers the confidence to design their next-generation ADAS architectures around ASA-ML, knowing they have a scalable, robust and secure connectivity standard backed by leading semiconductor suppliers.”
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The ASA-ML standard enables asymmetric high-speed video, control, and data transmission at speeds up to 16 Gbps, providing a forward-looking solution for increasingly complex automotive systems. As vehicles integrate more cameras and sensors to support ADAS L2 and L2+ autonomous applications, the ASA-ML standard’s scalability, architectural flexibility, and interoperability become critical, reducing dependency on proprietary solutions and enabling multi-vendor, high-bandwidth connectivity.
“AVIVA Links is focused on delivering advanced connectivity and enabling standards-based, interoperable solutions for the next generation of automotive systems,” said Kamal Dalmia, CEO of AVIVA Links. “Proving interoperability with Microchip’s ASA-ML SerDes chipset is an important milestone for the automotive industry, and together with our pending acquisition by NXP, will further drive confidence in ASA-ML adoption at OEMs and Tier 1s.”
Microchip was the first major semiconductor vendor to launch an ASA-ML chipset through its acquisition of VSI Ltd. This interoperability demonstration with AVIVA Links follows other key Microchip achievements, including its recent partnership to deliver the first ASA-ML camera-development platform for the Japanese automotive market.