We make IoT easy
Infineon provides a wide product range with smart tools
Developing smart, networked products for the IoT is a real challenge. Addressing the interplay between wireless and embedded systems and topics like security, cloud integration, and energy management is time-consuming and requires substantial expertise.
Therefore, alongside excellent semiconductors, Infineon also offers a multitude of tools that manufacturers of IoT devices can use to bring high-quality, secure, and reliable products to market faster. A large selection of reference designs and simulation tools considerably simplifies development. Pre-integrated solutions supported by a robust software suite reduce your time-to-market.
Tools and firmware libraries
Quicker software development for IoT applications
The ModusToolbox software environment
Firmware libraries
The firmware libraries comprise easily customizable Board Support Packages (BSP) for Infineon MCUs and Bluetooth SoC (20xxx) kits, a comprehensive set of middleware libraries - enabling industry-leading features such as CAPSENSE™, Bluetooth Low Energy and Mesh, and the lowest-power, most reliable Wi-Fi on the market - plus an impressive set of thoroughly tested and amazingly helpful code example applications.
Tools
ModusToolboxTM thereby considerably simplifies the development of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy IoT products with RTOS system microcontrollers, such as those from the PSoCTM family. Companies can use the integrated middleware to connect their IoT products with leading cloud software platforms or proprietary cloud services in public or private cloud infrastructure. ModusToolboxTM contains solutions to support popular ecosystems and cloud management tools:
- Arm Pelion Cloud Management and MbedTM OS
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT and FreeRTOSTM SDK
- Infineon Any Cloud IoT
Tools like the low-power assistant, multi-radio smart coexistence, secure authentication, and over-the-air updates reduce the time and expense required when launching high-value, high-quality products onto the market.
Simplicity and ease of integration
Almost all firmware is provided as Apache® 2.0-licensed source code and is exhaustively tested with GNU Arm Embedded v9, Arm Compiler 6, and IAR C/C++ Compiler v8. Our make-based flow is easy to understand and supports command-line builds as well as IDE-based development with Microsoft Visual Studio Code, IAR Embedded Workbench, Arm MDK, and an Eclipse-based IDE with specialized ModusToolboxTM plugins. Our device and middleware configuration tools generate simple C code that just gets compiled into your application without error-prone format conversion or mysterious merge utilities.
Microelectronics
All microelectronic components from a single source
Infineon’s comprehensive product range in the areas of sensors and actuators, computing, connectivity, and security is at the core of every IoT system. Combined with the matching tools and software solutions to create smart, secure, and energy-efficient IoT solutions you can leverage the potential of into new markets and applications. All in all, this makes Infineon your one-stop partner for unleashing the full potential of the Internet of Things.
Sense
Sensors for environmental monitoring
Sensors make IoT devices smarter, enabling the “things” involved to “see”, “hear”, “feel”, “smell” and therefore understand their surroundings. Infineon boasts an extensive portfolio containing a wide variety of sensor types for such applications alongside an excellent selection of ready-to-use solutions with a short time-to-market. The assortment of sensor technology at Infineon includes pressure and magnetic sensors, acoustic sensors, 3D image sensors, radar sensors and CO2 sensors to name just a few examples. Evaluation and demo boards and online simulation tools empower you to easily create IoT solutions that make a difference. What is more, Infineon collaborates with its ecosystem partners to develop innovative use cases that grant customers a clear market advantage in sectors such as robotics, autonomous driving, and building automation.
Compute
Microcontrollers are the nerve center of an IoT device
Specifications for microcontrollers in IoT devices are as varied as the IoT applications themselves. Infineon’s microcontroller families provide the matching solutions. Infineon offers a broad variety of MCUs based on 32-bit Arm® architecture, Infineon’s 32-bit TriCore™ architecture, and others. Comprehensive tools and development platforms simplify the development process, such as DAVE™, the development platform for XMC™ microcontrollers, AURIX™ embedded software, or AURIX™ tools.
With the PSoCTM line of low-power, high-performance MCUs, at our portfolio, we make it even easier for our customers to enter the IoT arena. To evaluate and design with all available PSoCTM 6 MCUs, Infineon offers the ModusToolboxTM SW environment. PSoCTM Creator is an integrated design environment that enables concurrent hardware and firmware editing, compiling and debugging of PSoCTM and FM0+ systems.
Infineon 32-bit XMC™ microcontroller based on Arm® Cortex®-M
Infineon 32-bit AURIX™ microcontroller based on TriCore™
Infineon 32-bit PSoCTM 6 based on Arm® Cortex®-M4 Cortex-M0+
High performance memory solutions for automotive, industrial and communications
With nearly 40 years of experience in discrete memory semiconductors, we lead the industry with best-of-breed memory products, solutions, and technologies. We introduced our first random access memory in 1982, and have grown from that auspicious beginning to a broad range of products spanning NOR Flash, pSRAM, SRAM, nvSRAM, and F-RAM with densities ranging from 4 Kbit to 4 Gbit. With unmatched quality and long-term supply agreements, as well as a strong commitment to future investment in new technologies, we will continue to lead the industry for decades to come.
Our differentiated portfolio of volatile and non-volatile memories features: the SEMPER™ family of safe, secure, and reliable NOR Flash, the EXCELON™ family of ultra-low power, high-performance, reliable F-RAM products, and our HYPERBUS™ interface-based HYPERFLASH™ NOR Flash and HYPERRAM™ pSRAM memories.
Actuate
Power semiconductors convert signals into action
Infineon is currently the only company on the market offering a full-spectrum portfolio of all power technologies – silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and GaN. We can therefore empower your IoT solution with the best-fit solution for your motor drive or energy management system. Irrespective of whether you have a design in a microamp or megawatt range, you can rely on our superior energy efficiency and reliability. Discover the opportunities of Infineon power semiconductor solutions for your design in our simulation tools.
Connect
Modules for connecting to the Internet of Things
Infineon’s portfolio of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products is used extensively in the Internet of Things, including consumer, commercial, industrial, and automotive applications. Choose between Bluetooth Low Energy and dual-mode Bluetooth solutions that support both Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth LE. The SDK, along with the ModusToolbox IDE and configurator tools, form a powerful but easy to use toolset that helps you create amazing Bluetooth-enabled IoT solutions. To enable IoT designs with a very small form factor, Infineon also offers AIROCTM Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combos: These integrate IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN and Bluetooth into a single-chip solution. Infineon is also a market leader in USB and USB-C, with more than 1 billion units shipped since 2008. Beyond that, we enable secure cellular connectivity for a wide range of applications like smart cars, smart factories, and consumer electronics.
Secure
Creating trust in the digital world
Security is embedded in our DNA. We have shaped security and privacy in embedded systems since the beginning by creating trust to increase and foster opportunities of the IoT. We provide security solutions that address your challenges and fit your system requirements. Our aim is to ensure the appropriate security for your IoT application and a great user experience. Designed for easy integration Infineon’s OPTIGA™ family offers a broad product portfolio for embedded security solutions and secured cellular connectivity.
SECORA™ is Infineon’s family of one-stop security solutions with an integrated operating system (OS), providing a cost-efficient route to fast and agile implementations. PSoCTM 64 AWS standard secure MCUs have a hardware-based root-of-trust and run Trusted Firmware-M security firmware, enabling secure boot and secure firmware updates along with other secure services.
Infineon OPTIGA™ embedded security solutions