Microcontroller

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The ideal choice for applications where performance, connectivity, safety, and security are needed

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A microcontroller unit (MCU) contains a CPU, memory, and input/output peripherals on a single integrated circuit (IC) chip and works as a standalone small computer. This allows for a reduction in power consumption, more compact designs, and cost savings. Additionally, microcontrollers can provide functional safety and security for embedded systems.

Increasingly, it is becoming critical that microcontrollers are equipped with advanced security features to avoid security compromises and prevent malware attacks. For this reason, the new generation of 32-bit MCUs provides robust protection for a range of embedded system applications

Infineon microcontroller portfolio

The Infineon microcontroller portfolio offers a comprehensive product range that includes state-of-the-art 32-bit microcontrollers that offer strong performance and future proven security solutions, along with traditional 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers. Our 32-bit MCU product portfolio includes XMC™, TRAVEO™ T2G, PSoC™, Auto PSoC™, FM™ and MOTIX™ 32-bit motor control SoC (System-on-Chip) which are based on Arm® Cortex®-M technology, as well as AURIX™ which uses TriCore™ technology. Infineon’s broad portfolio of microcontrollers offers scalable and high-performance solutions for a range of applications for automotive, industrial and consumer markets.

Microcontroller portfolio overview

As one of the largest semiconductor suppliers, Infineon has been active in microcontroller development for many years. Our AURIX™ Family of 32-bit high power microcontrollers offer the most advanced embedded safety and security features for the automotive industry and meet the highest automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D classification. Infineon’s ASIL D microcontrollers are scalable and offer high performance and computation power with up to 300 MHz CPU and are available with high security module (HSM) enabled devices. Our portfolio of AURIX™ microcontrollers with HSM offer enhanced security and powerful safety architecture that support applications for the next levels of autonomous driving by providing a secure computing platform

The AURIX™ family: Safety joins performance

The AURIX™ microcontroller is automotive qualified and is designed to meet the needs of the most demanding embedded control systems applications where the competing issues of price/performance, real-time responsiveness, computational power, data bandwidth, and power consumption are key design elements.

Auto PSoC™ The Automotive PSoC(R) family: Smart sensors for capacitive sensing and beyond

The Auto PSoC™ - Programmable System on Chip, integrate Infineon best-in-class capacitive sensing technology for demanding Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications in the automotive interior as well as exterior applications like Battery Management Systems (BMS) along with an ARM Cortex-M0/M0+ CPU, flash and memory. A programmable analog front-end with ADC, operational amplifiers, low-power comparators combined with digital blocks and various communication interfaces such as SENT, LIN, CAN and CAN FD provide a single-chip smart sensor with high integration and small footprint. Extended development ecosystem has been build around Auto PSoC including multiple software compatibility and the famous PSoC Creator software, easy-to-use IDE that introduces a game-changing schematic entry design methodology.

The XMC™ family: One MCU platform, Countless solutions

The XMC™ microcontroller family is based on Arm® Cortex®-M cores. It is dedicated to applications in the segments of power conversion, factory and building automation, transportation, and home appliances. XMC1000 bring together the Arm® Cortex®-M0 core and market-proven and differentiating peripherals in a leading-edge 65 nm manufacturing process. XMC4000 are powered by Arm® Cortex®-M4 with a built-in DSP instruction set.

The XMC™ portfolio of MCUs is ideal for a broad range of industrial and consumer applications, offering optimal power, performance capabilities, and reduce costs all while providing greater design flexibility.

The TRAVEO™ T2G family

TRAVEO™ T2G for automotive body electronics applications offers cutting-edge performance, safety, and security features. The TRAVEO™ T2G family is designed for transportation of the future. With processing power and network connectivity built into a single Arm® Cortex®- M4F and dual Cortex®- M7F, this family of microcontrollers has enhanced performance up to 1500 DMIPS in Traveo™ T2G. This family also provides the scalability across memory size and pin count. The IP compatibility enables customers to design and develop their system with a single-platform MCU solution. Traveo™ T2G devices have advanced security features with the introduction of HSM (Hardware security module), dedicated Cortex®-M0+ for secure processing, and embedded flash in dual bank mode for (Firmware-Over-The-AIR updates (FOTA) requirements. Traveo™ T2G features six power modes that enable ECUs to minimize overall power consumption. Traveo™ T2G come with optimized software platform that is available for AUTOSAR MCAL (Microcontroller Abstraction Layer), self-test libraries, Flash EEPROM emulation, as well as security low level drivers, combined with third-party firmware

MOTIX™ 32-bit motor control SoC (System-on-Chip)

MOTIX™ 32-bit motor control SoC solutions integrate on a single die the 32-bit microcontroller, the non-volatile flash memory, the analog and mixed signal peripherals, the communication interfaces along with the driving stages needed for either relay, half-bridge or full-bridge DC and BLDC motor applications. Our System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions enable PCB space saving, reduce cost through minimum number of external components, and enable multiple and flexible designs. They can be used for a range of motor control applications such as window lift, sunroof, wiper, auxiliary pumps, HVAC fans, and engine cooling fans. Our Embedded Power ICs are automotive qualified.

PSoC™ 4 The PSoC(R) 4 family: Low power and integration for Industrial and Consumer applications

PSoC™ 4 has tackled some of the complex portions of embedded system design making it easier for you to get your product to market. Functions such as analog sensor integration, capactitive touch, and wireless connectivity have been integrated with an ARM Cortex-M0/M0+ CPU, flash and memory. Achieve ultimate flexibility in your design with software-defined peripherals embedded in the PSoC 4 architecture. Configure these peripherals using pre-built library functions or create your own using the programmable architecture inside of PSoC 4 devices: Capacitive Sensing, Programmable Analog Blocks, Programmable Digital Blocks and Wired and Wireless Connectivity. PSoC Creator software is a state-of-the-art, easy-to-use IDE that introduces a game-changing schematic entry design methodology. With PSoC Creator, designers can drag and drop components into their design as well as easily configure those components using intuitive configuration tools.

PSoC™ 6 The PSoC(R) 6 family: Purpose-built for the IoT

The PSoC™ 6 family is built on an ultra-low-power architecture, and the MCUs feature low-power design techniques to extend battery life up to a full week for battery powered applications. The dual-core Arm® Cortex®-M4 and Cortex-M0+ architecture lets designers optimize for power and performance simultaneously. Using its dual cores combined with configurable memory and peripheral protection units, the PSoC 6 MCU delivers the highest level of protection defined by the Platform Security Architecture (PSA) from Arm. Designers can use the MCU’s rich analog and digital peripherals to create custom analog front-ends (AFEs) or digital interfaces for innovative system components such as MEMS sensors, electronic-ink displays. The PSoC 6 MCU features the latest generation of industry-leading CapSense® capacitive-sensing technology, enabling modern touch and gesture-based interfaces that are robust and reliable. PSoC 6 MCU, paired with Infineon’s AIROC™ Wi-Fi, AIROC™ Bluetooth, or AIROC™ combos radio modules, is the perfect solution for secure, low-power, feature-rich IoT products.

The FM™ family: general-purpose and highly-integrated MCU's

FM4™ general-purpose, high performance microcontrollers based on the Arm® Cortex®-M4 processor with FPU and DSP functionality. operate at frequencies up to 200 MHz and support a diverse set of on-chip peripherals for motor control, factory automation and home appliance applications. The portfolio delivers low-latency, reliable, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication required for Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution, using network-computing technologies to advance design and manufacturing.

FM3™ is a portfolio of 32-bit, general-purpose and highly-integrated MCU's based on the Arm® Cortex®-M3 processor up to 144 MHz and operating voltages ranging from 1.65V to 5.5V. The devices incorporate up to 1.5 MB of flash and up to 192 KB RAM. All products are software-compatible because of their common SoC design with the same peripherals and CPU architecture. Users can select from different CPU speeds, memory size, supply voltage and package options.

The FM0+ portfolio of Flexible Microcontrollers and highly-integrated are based on 32-bit Arm ® Cortex®-M0+. This portfolio of MCUs is designed for ultra-low-power and cost-sensitive applications such as white goods, sensors, meters, HMI systems, power tools and Internet of Things (IoT) battery-powered or wearable devices. These microcontrollers can be easily embedded into systems, accelerating product development and reducing development costs.

Applications

Infineon’s automotive microcontrollers offer excellent safety and security features. Our range of 32-bit automotive microcontrollers offer efficient processing and high performance. Infineon’s microcontrollers for the automotive industry are used in many automotive applications from airbag systems, brake systems, electric power steering and many more applications. Our 32-bit microcontroller boards with embedded Hardware Security Module (HSM) offer cost-efficient solutions for typical automotive security applications. Using 32-bit microcontroller programming allows engineers to design automotive software that meets all functional safety requirements.

Infineon’s extensive portfolio of microcontrollers are designed for a wide range of industrial & IoT applications as well. When it comes to 32-bit microcontroller applications, the XMC™, PSoC™ and FM™ microcontrollers are used in wireless charging solutions, power tools, automatic opening systems, and 3D printer solutions as well as smart street lighting, factory and building automation, power conversion applications, and more.

Highlights

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AURIX™ development Studio: new IDE for the TriCore™-based AURIX™ microcontroller family is now available and free of charge.

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AURIX™ Expert Level Trainings: have a deeper look into the TriCore™-based AURIX™ microcontroller peripherals and communication

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XMC™ Highlights

100 million XMC™ microcontrollers sold: Infineon celebrates landmark
with “Sustain our Planet” design challenge
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Infineon for Makers :
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New Wireless Power Controllers:
Infineon’s XMC™-SC Power Controllers based on the ARM® Cortex®-M0 core ideal choice for high performance
and secure wireless charging applications

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AURIX™
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PSoC™ 4

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Device Programmer System Partners for PSoC™ 4

Blue Clover Devices, DTS Insight, Elnec, Elprotronic, Hi-Lo Systems, LIERDA, PEmicro, Phyton Inc., RPM Systems, Sinaen, SMH Technologies, TPfusion, Xeltek

Device Programmer System Partners for PSoC™ Automotive Multitouch

Hi-Lo Systems Phyton Inc., RPM Systems, Sinaen, SMH Technologies, System General, TPfusion, Xeltek

TRAVEO™ II

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XMC™
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Embedded Power ICs
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Training

Training Title	Language	Hitex	Microconsult
AURIX™ TC2xx Workshop: 32-Bit Multicore Mikrocontroller-Familie	German		X
AURIX™ TC2xx Workshop: 32-Bit Multicore Microcontroller Family	English		X
AURIX™ TC3xx Workshop: 32-Bit Multicore-Mikrocontroller-Familie (2G Zweite Generation)	German		X
AURIX™ TC3xx Workshop: 32-Bit Multicore Microcontroller Family (2G Second Generation)	English		X
TriCore® AUDO MAX Familie: Architektur und Peripherie	German		X
TriCore® AUDO MAX Family: Architecture and Peripherals	English		X
TriCore® AUDO FUTURE Familie: Architektur und Peripherie	German		X
TriCore® AUDO FUTURE Family: Architecture and Peripherals	English		X

32-bit: XMC4000/XMC1000®

Training Title	Language	Hitex	Microconsult
Keil MDK-ARM Powertraining mit XMC4500 (Cortex-M4)	German	X
Hands-on Professional Middleware für Cortex-M	German	X
XMC4000 / XCM1000 Workshop: 32-Bit Industrial Microcontroller ARM® Cortex™-M4/ ARM® Cortex™-M0	German		X
XMC4000 / XCM1000 Workshop: 32-Bit Industrial Microcontroller ARM® Cortex™-M4/ ARM® Cortex™-M0	English		X

16-bit: C166, XC166

Training Title	Language	Hitex	Microconsult
XC2000/XE16x/XC16x/ST10: Architektur, Peripherie und Embedded Programmierung	German		X
XC2000/XE16x/XC16x/ST10: Architecture, Peripherals and Embedded Programming	English		X
XC8xx/C500/8051 8-Bit Mikrocontroller: Architektur und Embedded Programmierung	German		X
XC8xx/C500/8051 8-Bit Microcontrollers: Architecture and Embedded Programming	English		X

Operating system and Applications

Operating system and Applications	Language	Hitex	Microconsult
Embedded C: Programmiermethoden und -tools für Embedded-Anwendungen	German		X
Embedded C: Programming Methods and Tools for Embedded Applications	English		X
TC17x7: Anwendungspraxis TriCore®-spezifischer Peripherie	German		X
TC17x7: Practical Application of TriCore® Specific Peripherals	English		X
Tracen und Multicore Debugging mit der PLS Universal Debug Engine UDE	German		X
Tracing and Multicore Debugging with the PLS Universal Debug Engine UDE	English		X
Tracen und Multicore Debugging für TriCore/AURIX™ (MCDS) mit Lauterbach TRACE32	German		X
Tracing and Multicore Debugging for TriCore/AURIX™ (MCDS) with Lauterbach TRACE32	English		X
Mikrocontroller/Mikroprozessor Grundlagen	German		X
Microcontroller/Microprocessor Basics	English		X
RTOS-Grundlagen und Anwendung: Mechanismen und deren Einsatz in Laufzeit-Architekturen für Embedded- und Echtzeitsysteme	German		X
RTOS Basics and Application: RTOS Mechanisms and their Application in Runtime Architectures for Embedded and Real-time Systems	English		X
RTOS-Anwendung: Entwicklung von Laufzeit-Architekturen für Embedded- und Echtzeitsysteme	German		X
RTOS Application: Development of Runtime Architectures for Embedded and Real-time Systems	English		X

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Become a follower of the AURIX™ TC4x puzzle releases and stay tuned for the latest news of the upcoming AURIX™ generation

AURIX™ development Studio: new IDE for the TriCore™-based AURIX™ microcontroller family is now available and free of charge.

AURIX™ Expert Level Trainings: have a deeper look into the TriCore™-based AURIX™ microcontroller peripherals and communication

XMC™ Highlights

100 million XMC™ microcontrollers sold: Infineon celebrates landmark with “Sustain our Planet” design challenge20 successful applicants will receive the Challenge Kit free of charge !

Infineon for Makers :Full range of boards, kits, shields and development tools . All the support, tools and information resources you need at your fingertips

New Wireless Power Controllers:Infineon’s XMC™-SC Power Controllers based on the ARM® Cortex®-M0 core ideal choice for high performance and secure wireless charging applications

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Online Trainings / eLearning

100 million XMC™ microcontrollers sold: Infineon celebrates landmark
with “Sustain our Planet” design challenge
20 successful applicants will receive the Challenge Kit free of charge !

Infineon for Makers :
Full range of boards, kits, shields and development tools .
All the support, tools and information resources you need at your
fingertips

New Wireless Power Controllers:
Infineon’s XMC™-SC Power Controllers based on the ARM® Cortex®-M0 core ideal choice for high performance
and secure wireless charging applications