General Description
The LAN9218 is a full-featured, single-chip 10/100 Ethernet controller designed for embedded
applications where performance, flexibility, ease of integration and system cost control are required.
The LAN9218 has been specifically architected toprovide the highest performance possible for any
given architecture. The LAN9218 is fully IEEE802.3 10BASE-T and 802.3u 100BASE-TX compliant,
and supports HP Auto-MDIX.

PRODUCT FEATURES
Highlights
„ Optimized for the highest performance applications
„ Efficient architecture with low CPU overhead
„ Easily interfaces to most 32-bit and 16-bit embedded CPU’s
„ Integrated PHY with HP Auto-MDIX
„ Supports audio & video streaming over Ethernet: multiple high-definition (HD) MPEG2 streams
„ Compatible with other members of LAN9218 family

APPLICATIONs
The LAN9218 is well suited for many high performance embedded applications, including:
„ High-end cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes
„ Video distribution systems
„ Multi-room PVR (Personal Video Recorder)
„ Digital video recorders
„ High-definition televisions
„ Digital media clients/servers
„ Home gateways