Seoul, May 10, 2012 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has launched a new family of 32-bit multicore microcontrollers (MCUs) that meet the demands of automotive powertrain and safety applications. The multicore architecture of this new family, called AURIX™, features up to three independent 32-bit TriCore™ processor cores, enabling it to meet the highest safety standards while delivering twice the performance of the best-performing devices available on the market today.

The AURIX family, offering high real-time performance and safety and security features, is the ideal platform for a wide range of applications, including internal combustion engine control, electric and hybrid vehicles, transmission control units, chassis domains, braking systems, electric power steering systems, airbags, and advanced driver assistance systems. Furthermore, the architecture employed by the AURIX family significantly reduces the safety system development effort required to achieve today's highest ASIL D standards. Compared to classic lockstep architectures, it reduces MCU safety system development time by up to 30 percent, accelerating time to market. Furthermore, it offers up to 100 percent additional performance, enabling more functionality and providing ample headroom for future use. Furthermore, all AURIX products incorporate a built-in Hardware Security Module (HSM) to meet future security requirements and better protect vehicles against theft, counterfeiting, and tampering.

Older version for safety
The AURIX multicore architecture was developed in accordance with the ISO26262 certification process and is designed to effectively achieve ASIL D at the application level. This multicore architecture utilizes up to two TriCore CPUs in lockstep, incorporating advanced safety technologies such as a secure internal communication bus and a distributed memory protection system. Furthermore, innovative encapsulation techniques enable the integration of software of mixed criticality levels from different sources, enabling the unified AURIX platform to seamlessly host multiple applications and operating systems.

Implementation for performance
The AURIX multicore architecture, with three parallel TriCore CPUs operating at up to 300 MHz and a powerful Generic Timer Module (GTM), delivers best-in-class real-time performance at low power consumption. Compared to the currently highest-performing automotive microcontroller, the TC1798, manufactured in 90 nm technology, the AURIX microcontrollers offer up to 100 percent additional performance. Despite this performance, power consumption remains at the same level as Infineon's existing microcontroller family, the AUDO MAX.

Implementation for security
To meet ever-increasing security and protection demands, the AURIX family integrates a programmable Hardware Security Module (HSM). This HSM utilizes advanced hardware-based encryption technology from Infineon, a leader in hardware-based security technology. HSMs take the form of “embedded chip cards” and enhance protection against IP infringement attacks, counterfeiting, and software theft.

Supply of various types of products
The AURIX family consists of a comprehensive range of modular products, from high-end to low-end, providing long-term design flexibility: 300MHz triple-core devices with 8MB embedded Flash, 200MHz triple-core devices with 4MB embedded Flash, 200MHz dual-core devices with 2.5MB embedded Flash, and 130MHz and 80MHz single-core and single-core lockstep devices with 1.5MB, 1MB, and 0.5MB embedded Flash. Package options include the BGA-516 package and the ball-compatible BGA-292 package (I/O subset), as well as compatible LQFP-176, LQFP-144, LQFP-100, and LQFP-64 packages.

All AURIX products are manufactured using 65nm embedded flash technology, designed to deliver maximum reliability in harsh automotive environments. To ensure continuous and stable supply, AURIX products are manufactured at two production sites, each with identically certified processes and tools.

Tools and Support
Infineon's tool partners offer a wide range of tools tailored to AURIX products to help reduce multicore software development efforts and costs.

This powerful tool chain includes a highly optimized C/C++ cross-compiler and a feature-rich debugger for efficient debugging and tracing. Additionally, specialized measurement, tuning, and diagnostic tools provide the capabilities needed for powertrain ECU development.

With a wide variety of compiler versions and a wide range of timing and scheduling analysis tools, you can address all the key challenges of multicore software development, including accuracy, performance, and scalability. Additionally, model-based development of customized circuits around AURIX devices is facilitated by utilizing a number of simulation packages that provide rich functionality and can be easily linked to modeling environments such as Matlab Simulink.

The TriCore Entry Tool Chain, consisting of a full-featured GNU C compiler including a debugger and an Eclipse-based development environment, is available for free download from Infineon's TriCore product website at www.infineon.com/freetools .

Infineon offers MC-ISAR low-level driver products based on the AUTOSARv4 MCAL and supporting v3.2. This allows for maximum utilization of AUTOSAR-based development processes at the control unit level. These AUTOSAR driver products are based on technology developed by Infineon since 2005. Infineon's in-house software development process is certified to the CMM level 3 standard, ensuring the delivery of optimized and validated software. The ASPICE certification process is currently underway.

supply
Engineering samples of the 4MB device family from the AURIX family have been delivered to key customers. Full-scale sample shipments are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2013, with mass production scheduled for the second half of 2013.

Additional information
Further information about AURIX and other microcontroller products from Infineon is available at www.infineon.com/aurix and www.infineon.com/microcontroller .