Infineon AURIX™ TC4x Microcontrollers
10/25/2024 11:49:03 PM
As the automotive industry strides towards electrification and intelligence, the role of microcontrollers (MCUs) is becoming increasingly prominent. Infineon Technologies, a global leader in semiconductors, has recently launched its new 32-bit microcontroller series-the AURIX™ TC4x. The introduction of this series marks a significant advancement in the field of automotive electronics, bringing new technological impetus to electric vehicles (EVs), Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, and automotive electronic/electrical (E/E) architectures.
Performance Enhancement: Next-Generation TriCore™ 1.8 Core
The AURIX™ TC4x series microcontrollers feature the next-generation TriCore™ 1.8 core architecture, enabling them to offer processing speeds up to 500 MHz, while supporting high-speed hardware routing and integrated Parallel Processing Unit (PPU). This high-performance processing capability allows the TC4x series microcontrollers to meet the demands of complex applications such as real-time control and radar data post-processing.
Scalability and Compatibility
The scalability and high compatibility design of the TC4x series allow users to adopt a universal software architecture, significantly reducing platform software costs. This cross-generation scalable and compatible design enables customers to widely reuse existing TC3x algorithms and ecosystems, significantly shortening development time and accelerating product launch.
Enhanced Interconnectivity and Security
The new series of microcontrollers supports high-speed communication interfaces, such as 5 Gbit Ethernet and PCI Express®, as well as new communication interface standards like CAN-XL and 10BASE T1S Ethernet. These enhanced interconnectivities provide the necessary performance and flexibility for implementing new E/E architectures. At the same time, the TC4x series microcontrollers also offer advanced functional safety and information security features, including a network security module compliant with the ISO 21434 standard, ensuring the security of automotive systems.
Support for Artificial Intelligence Applications
The AURIX™ TC4x series microcontrollers integrate a new Parallel Processing Unit (PPU), which is a SIMD vector digital signal processor (DSP) capable of meeting the needs of various artificial intelligence topologies. This means that the TC4x series microcontrollers can not only handle traditional automotive control tasks but also support the implementation of simple neural network algorithms, providing strong hardware support for artificial intelligence applications such as autonomous driving.
In summary, Infineon's AURIX™ TC4x series microcontrollers, with their excellent performance, high scalability and compatibility, enhanced interconnectivity and security, and support for artificial intelligence applications, have become an important technological force driving the development of electric vehicles and autonomous driving. With the widespread application of these microcontrollers, we have reason to believe that future cars will be more intelligent, environmentally friendly, and safe.