1 Features

• AEC-Q100 Qualified for automotive applications

• Functional Safety-Capable

• Implements signal improvement capability (SIC) as

defined in ISO 11898-2:2023

– Actively improves bus signal by eliminating

ringing and enhancing bit symmetry

• Supports classic CAN and CAN FD up to 8Mbps

• Wide input operational voltage range

• VIO level shifting supports: 1.7V to 5.5V

• Operating modes:

– Normal mode

– Silent mode

– Standby mode

– Low-power sleep mode

• High-voltage INH output for system power control

• INH_MASK pin to keep INH disabled during

spurious wake-up events

• Local wake-up support via the WAKE pin

• Sleep Wake Error (SWE) timer enables safe

transition from standby mode to sleep mode in the

event of a system power failure or software fault

– Allows for extended power-up time

• Defined behavior when unpowered

– Bus and IO terminals are high impedance (no

load to operating bus or application)

• Protection features:

– ±58-V CAN bus fault tolerant

– Load dump support on VSUP

– IEC ESD protection

– Undervoltage protection

– Thermal shutdown protection

– TXD dominant state timeout (TXD DTO)

• Available in a 14-pin leaded (SOT and SOIC)

packages, and leadless (VSON) package with

wettable flanks for improved automated optical

inspection (AOI) capability

2 Applications

• Body electronics and lighting

• Automotive gateway

• Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)

• Infotainment and cluster

• Hybrid, electric & powertrain systems

• Personal transport vehicles - Electric bike

• Industrial transportation

3 Description

The TCAN1473A-Q1 is a high-speed Controller

Area Network (CAN) transceiver that meets the

physical layer requirements of the ISO 11898-2:2023

high-speed CAN specification including the SIC

specification. The device supports both classical CAN

and CAN FD (flexible data rate) data rates up to 8

Megabits per second (Mbps).

The TCAN1473A-Q1 reduces signal ringing at the

dominant-to-recessive edge and enables higher

throughput in complex network topologies. SIC allows

the applications to extract the real benefit of CAN FD

by operating at 2Mbps, 5 Mbps, or beyond in large

networks with multiple unterminated stubs. The device

is pin compatible with classical CAN FD transceivers,

such as TCAN1043A-Q1 or TCAN1043-Q1 when

INH_MASK feature is not used (INH_MASK pin is left

floating or connected to GND).

The TCAN1473A-Q1 allows for system-level

reductions in battery current consumption by

selectively enabling the various power supplies that

can be present on a system via the INH output

pin. This allows a low-current sleep state in which

power is gated to all system components except for

the TCAN1473A-Q1, while monitoring the CAN bus.

When a wake-up event is detected, the TCAN1473AQ1

initiates system start-up by driving INH high.