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Overview
Infineon is the world¡¯s leading automotive semiconductor supplier, headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany. The company specializes in automotive MCUs, and its latest innovation, the AURIX? TC4x family, is designed for next-generation e-mobility, ADAS, automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) architectures, and affordable AI applications. To enable high-speed, low-latency connectivity between in-vehicle sensors and automotive MCUs, Infineon collaborates with Synopsys, leveraging their Interface IP.
Challenges
Infineon faced several challenges in developing its latest AURIX? TC4x family of MCUs:
- Connectivity Requirements: Ensuring high-speed, low-latency data transfer between in-vehicle sensors and MCUs to support AI algorithms.
- System Complexity: Reducing the complexity of AI-driven automotive systems while maintaining reliability and performance.
- Safety and Compliance: Meeting stringent automotive standards, including AEC-Q100 quality and ISO 26262 functional safety standards.
Solution
To tackle these challenges, Infineon partnered with Synopsys to integrate their Interface IP, including PCIe, MIPI, and Ethernet, into the AURIX? TC4x MCUs. This collaboration provided several key benefits:
- High-Speed Connectivity: Synopsys' IP enabled the 5Gbps Ethernet, 10BASE T1S Ethernet, PCI Express, and MIPI D-PHY interfaces, ensuring fast and reliable data transfer.
- Parallel Processing: The inclusion of Synopsys ARC? EV Processor IP powered the PPU in the AURIX? TC4x family, accelerating AI algorithms such as RNNs, RBFs, CNNs, and multi-layer perceptron.
- Comprehensive Toolkits: Mutual customers benefited from the Synopsys ARC MetaWare Toolkit and Synopsys Virtualizer? Development Kit, which provided a complete suite of tools for programming and virtual testing of automotive systems.
Results
The collaboration between Infineon and Synopsys yielded impressive results:
- Enhanced Performance: The integration of Synopsys Interface IP significantly improved the power, performance, and area (PPA) metrics of the AURIX? TC4x MCUs.
- Reliability and Safety: The automotive-grade IP met AEC-Q100 quality standards and ISO 26262 functional safety standards, ensuring high reliability and safety for automotive applications.
- Reduced Complexity: The advanced features and toolkits provided by Synopsys helped Infineon reduce system complexity and streamline the development process.
- Future-Ready: The partnership ensured that Infineon's MCUs are equipped to meet evolving automotive standards and support advanced AI-driven applications.
Through this collaboration, Infineon and Synopsys are paving the way for the next generation of high-performing, AI-driven automotive systems, defining what is possible for future automotive designs.
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