Infineon Launches New Automotive Microcontroller Family to Cut Fuel Consumption and Harmful Emissions
January 29 2008 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
NEUBIBERG, GERMANY (NYSE: IFX), a leading provider of automotive
electronics, has launched the industry's highest performing and
most integrated microcontroller family for automotive powertrain
and chassis applications.
The new Infineon AUDO FUTURE family of 32-bit microcontrollers
uses the TriCore� core that combines microcontroller functions with
digital signal processing and the industry's highest density flash
memory. The family also includes the first FlexRay communications
block to be approved by T�V Nord Group's Institute for Vehicle
Technology and Mobility, Germany, combined with industry-proven
AUTOSAR software and a peripheral control processor that offers
additional system performance.
The AUDO FUTURE family is fully compatible with the company's
previous AUDO Next-Generation family of 32-bit microcontrollers,
allowing developers of powertrain applications to easily upgrade
their designs with existing tools to handle new emission standards,
particularly EURO5 and EURO6 (e.g. with piezo direct injection
engines).
"The high performance and integration make AUDO FUTURE the
microcontroller of choice for the next generation of hybrid diesel
and other engines that can operate in either a gasoline or diesel
mode to get the highest performing engines with optimized fuel
consumption and emissions," said Jochen Hanebeck, senior vice
president and general manager of the Microcontrollers business unit
at Infineon Technologies. "The performance and integration of the
TC1797, which is the most powerful of the AUDO FUTURE family,
enables system suppliers to run all application-specific tasks on a
single core while the peripheral control processor drives all the
on-chip peripherals in parallel. Due to its high level of
performance we expect that migration to symmetrical dual core
architectures in powertrain systems and major software conversions
will not be necessary during the next years."
With up to 66 percent higher performance than the previous AUDO
Next-Generation products, the AUDO FUTURE family is ideally suited
for the coming OBD2 (OnBoard Diagnostics for the vehicle's
self-diagnostic functions, such as emissions monitoring)
requirements and emission standards such as EURO6 and Tier2 Bin5 in
the US. These new emission standards require more complex
algorithms and more performance, and the industry-leading density
of embedded flash allows all the code to sit in the single chip.
The higher performance also allows AUTOSAR standard software to be
used without impacting the control algorithms, allowing developers
to access the ecosystem of existing software development tools and
develop higher quality code more quickly.
Every second automobile in Europe and every third car made
worldwide contains an Infineon microcontroller for diesel or gas
engine and transmission control systems, which is used to control
functions such as injection, ignition and exhaust gas
recirculation.
A Family of Three With Up to 180 MHz and Up to 4 Mbytes
The scalable AUDO FUTURE family ranges from the 180 MHz TC1797
with 4 Mbytes (MB) of flash and integrated FlexRay controller, to
the 133 MHz or 80 MHz TC1767 with 2MB of flash, to the entry level
80 MHz TC1736 with 1MB of flash. A wide range of on-chip
peripherals are handled by a dedicated, programmable peripheral
control processor (PCP) engine, allowing the TriCore core to focus
on engine management, transmission control and other powertrain
functions. The FlexRay core integrated into the TC1797 is a proven
design using Infineon's discrete CIC-310 FlexRay controller, saving
space and system cost.
"The AUDO FUTURE family provides a scalable solution from cost
optimized entry-level vehicles, to high-end performance engines
using the same development environment. The family is also
backwards compatible to existing users and provides higher
performance levels and integration to new users," said
Hanebeck.
Availability, Package and Pricing
The Infineon AUDO FUTURE family ranges from approximately Euros
10 (about USD14.50) to approximately Euros 20 (about USD29) in
volumes of 100,000, depending on the configuration and packaging.
Samples are available now. The family comes in Low-Quad Flat Pack
(LQFP) packages with 144 or 176 pins or Ball-Grid-Array (BGA)
packages with 260 or 416 balls. High-volume production is expected
to begin in 2009.
Further information on the Infineon AUDO FUTURE family is
available at www.infineon.com/audo-future.
Further information on Infineon's microcontroller and automotive
product portfolio is available at www.infineon.com/microcontrollers
and www.infineon.com/automotive.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers
semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central
challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications,
and security. In the 2007 fiscal year (ending September), the
company reported sales of Euro 7.7 billion (including Qimonda sales
of Euro 3.6 billion) with approximately 43,000 employees worldwide
(including approximately 13,500 Qimonda employees). With a global
presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the U.S.
from Milpitas, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and
in Japan from Tokyo. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol:
IFX).
Further information is available at www.infineon.com.
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