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Infineon Launches New Automotive Microcontroller Family to Cut Fuel Consumption and Emissions

To meet the performance requirements of next generation emission standards, Infineon Technologies has launched the new AUDO FUTURE family of 32-bit microcontrollers—the industry’s highest performing and most integrated microcontroller family for automotive powertrain and chassis applications, according to the company. Volume production of the chips is planned for mid-2009.

The AUDO FUTURE microcontrollers use Infineon’s 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 TÜV 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.

With up to 66% higher performance than the previous AUDO Next-Generation products, the AUDO FUTURE family is suited for the coming OBD2 (OnBoard Diagnostics for the vehicle’s self-diagnostic functions, such as emissions monitoring) requirements and emission standards such as EURO 6 and Tier 2 Bin 5 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.

The AUDO FUTURE family has three members:

  • The TC1797 (180 MHz with 4 MB of flash and integrated FlexRay controller) is the performance-optimized flagship to meet the world&rsquos latest emission standards. 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 TC1767 (133 MHz or 80 MHz with 2MB of flash) is the highly integrated family member offering high performance and a large variety of peripherals for mainstream applications.

  • The TC1736 (80 MHz with 1MB of flash) is the value-optimized product designed to meet the requirements of emerging markets.

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 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 upgrade their designs with existing tools to handle new emission standards, particularly Euro 5 and Euro 6 (e.g. with piezo direct injection engines).

Every second automobile in Europe and every third car made worldwide contains an Infineon microcontroller for diesel or gas engine and transmission control systems.

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