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Infineon Technologies AURIX™ TC4x 32-bit TriCore™ Microcontrollers

Infineon Technologies AURIX™ TC4x 32-bit TriCore™ Microcontrollers (MCUs) provide an upward migration path from Infineon's AURIX TC3x family of MCUs. The TC4x performance is boosted by the next-generation TriCore 1.8 and the scalable AURIX accelerator suite, including multiple smart accelerators and a parallel processing unit (PPU). The series delivers the performance, throughput, and flexibility needed to implement new E/E architectures. Infineon AURIX TC4x 32-bit TriCore MCUs support high-speed communication interfaces such as 5-Gbit Ethernet and PCIe along with interfaces such as CAN-XL and 10BASE-T1S Ethernet. The TC4x series is designed for next-generation eMobility, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), automotive E/E architectures, and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Features

  • Up to 6 TriCore v1.8 in lockstep running up to 500MHz
  • AURIX accelerator suite
    • PPU - enabling AI up to ASIL-D
    • Data routing engine (DRE) – for efficient communication and data handling
    • cDSP - programmable digital signal processing for the ADC signals
    • Single processing (SPU) - radar accelerator
    • Security accelerators (CSRM/CSS) - hardware crypto acceleration
  • Memory upgrade
    • Up to 25MB on-chip flash
    • Zero downtime SOTA support with optimized A/B swap partitioning and external memory interfaces
  • Advanced timers and ADCs for real-time control
    • eGTM timers and high-resolution PWM with low latency interconnect (LLI) offers faster control loops for e-motors and power conversion
    • GTM for compatibility with AURIX TC3xx
    • ADC converters TM/FC/DS/
    • CDSP/DSEX accelerator
  • Safety and security performance boost
    • Security cluster, including CSRM and CSS, offers enhanced security performance
    • ISO 21434 compliant
    • Safe DMA
    • ASIL-D compliant
  • Broad connectivity for all E/E architectures
    • Scalable high-speed communication interfaces
      • 5Gbps Ethernet
      • PCIe
      • 10BASE-T1S Ethernet
      • CAN-XL
    • DRE - communication accelerator
  • Extensive ecosystem
    • Infineon MCAL drivers
    • Re-use of existing AURIX TC3xx algorithms and ecosystem possible
    • Rapid prototyping support from virtual prototyping using Synopsys - virtualizer development kit for AURIX TC4x
    • Software development kit (SDK)
    • Simplifies PPU software development using the Synopsys - MetaWare Toolkit for AURIX, which includes MATLAB and Simulink, DSP and math libraries, Neural Network Software Development Kit, and AUTOSAR Complex Device Driver

Applications

  • Next-generation eMobility
  • ADAS
  • Automotive E/E architectures
  • AI

Architecture

Infineon Technologies AURIX™ TC4x 32-bit TriCore™ Microcontrollers
Published: 2022-11-29 | Updated: 2022-12-01