System basis chips (SBCs)

Optimize your design with our affordable and power-efficient system basis chips (SBC)

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Our SBCs integrate controller area network (CAN), controller area network with flexible data-rate (CAN FD), controller area network with signal improvement capability (CAN SIC) or local interconnect network (LIN) transceivers with power supply components into a single package. Enhance your design with additional integrated features; including watchdog, high-side switch outputs (HSS), bus fault protection, device diagnostics and CAN or LIN transceiver channel expansion functionality. Our SBCs are designed for a variety of automotive and industrial applications.


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Why choose our system basis chips?

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Optimized system

Decrease your system's board size and complexity with our highly integrated transceiver, power control elements and special functions on a single die.

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Energy saving

Extend battery life by regulating your system's power consumption with our SBC's low power sleep and various standby modes.

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Quality performance

Design a reliable system with a robust portfolio that meets global safety standards, interoperability and EMC compliance at original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

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Flexible designs

Scale across multiple designs with reuse of software efforts through shared state machine with SPI access, and select within a family of pin-2-pin compatible devices

Learn more about our system basis chips

Overview video of SBC portfolio

This video provides a high-level understanding of System Basis Chips (SBCs), which integrate a transceiver with power-management elements.  Various categories of SBCs will be discussed, followed by examples showcasing how this portfolio can be utilized.

Technical resources

Video series
Video series
CAN, LIN, & SBC overview videos
Start the CAN/LIN/SBC video series to learn about their standards, including their physical layer electrical signaling characteristics as well as their frame structures and data communication protocols.
Technical article
Technical article
System basis chips 101 - A beginner's guide to CAN, CAN FD and LIN SBCs (Rev. A)
Read this technical article describing CAN FD and LIN-based SBCs, including power control capabilities and potential to integrate multiple discrete devices into one solution.
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Video
Video
Implementing CAN and CAN FD using the TCAN4550-Q1 System Basis Chip
Watch this training to learn the differences between the two interfaces and how they are configured in existing systems today. Understand how to implement CAN and upgrade to CAN FD with the TCAN4550-Q1 SBC. 
TCAN2410-Q1

Automotive CAN FD system basis chip (SBC) with buck regulator

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 2.464

TCAN2411-Q1

Automotive CAN FD system basis chip (SBC) with partial networking and buck regulator

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 2.544

TCAN2857-Q1

Automotive CAN FD SIC and LIN system basis chip (SBC) with partial networking

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 2.618

TCAN2855-Q1

Automotive CAN FD SIC System Basis Chip (SBC) with partial networking

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 2.468

Design & development resources

GUI design tool
SBC and MCU compatability matrix
This interactive GUI tool provides a compatability matrix for SBCs and supported microcontrollers (MCUs). Filter by bus protocol and MCU, in addition to considering power requirments.
Evaluation board
TCAN284x evaluation module
The TCAN284XEVM is an evaluation module that supports testing any CAN and LIN integrated system basis chip (SBC) within the TCAN284xx and TCAN285xx families of devices. All IC signals are available on the board, and device features are accessible through the board's components.
Evaluation board
TCAN24xx evaluation module
The TCAN24XXEVM helps designers evaluate device performance, support fast development, and analyze automotive Controller Area Network (CAN) systems using the TCAN24xx-Q1 family of CAN system basis chips (SBCs), which include integrated 1A buck regulator output (3.3V or 5V), LDO regulator output (...)
Evaluation board
TCAN4550-Q1 CAN FD controller with integrated transceiver evaluation module

The EVM can be used to evaluate the TCAN4550 SPI to CAN FD Controller and Transceiver solution.  The CAN bus signals are easily accessed via a DB9 connector (or via header pins), and the digital interface (SPI lines plus GPIOs) is accessible via a single dual-row header.  Input clocks to (...)

Evaluation board
TCAN4550-Q1 CAN FD controller with integrated transceiver evaluation module

The EVM can be used to evaluate the TCAN4550 SPI to CAN FD Controller and Transceiver solution.  The CAN bus signals are easily accessed via a DB9 connector (or via header pins), and the digital interface (SPI lines plus GPIOs) is accessible via a single dual-row header.  Input clocks to (...)