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Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control and processing solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market. The company's solutions serve approximately 123,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com. Foreword For the level of automation in vehicles to increase, the car needs to become a high- performance computing 'data center on wheels,' processing a vast amount of data from a variety of sensors. Microchip continues to invest in automotive connectivity solutions, particularly in Ethernet technology as the industry moves towards interoperability and standards. Microchip offers multi-gig solutions encompassing PHYs and switches that enable zonal architectures and Ethernet backbones, as well as high-capacity/ high-density PCIe ® switches that enable low latency High-Performance Computing (HPC) connectivity between SoCs and storage. Our In- Vehicle Networking (IVN) connectivity portfolio is further enhanced by Microchip's FPGAs and TrustAnchor ICs to deliver secured AI/ML and video processing capabilities to HPC nodes and edge display applications. We know functional safety and cybersecurity are critical requirements for automotive OEMs and Microchip develops automotive-grade devices designed to be compliant with the ISO 26262 Functional Safety Standard supporting ASIL B to ASIL D safety levels. Further, Microchip has been certified to the ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity for Road Vehicles standard. This means security is a core focus through our entire product development cycle from concept, design, production, maintenance through decommissioning. Microchip's commitment to the automotive market can be seen in our on-going partnerships with our customers, our continuous investment in new products, and our engagements with suppliers of complementary technologies. These actions optimize networking system design and ease development for our customers in the automotive, agriculture, and commercial transportation markets. 6 Zonal Architecture: Delivering New Standards of Connectivity for Automotive and Beyond