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MEGATRENDS INFINEON’S FOCUS Strong solutions Quality and cutting- for global Tailored to industrial edge technologies challenges From cars to robots; from indus- trial motors to solar inverters The world’s population is spi- applications – Infineon are raling. More and more mega- used across the widest range of cities with populations of 10 // New XMC4000 family applications. Almost every sec- million and more are forming. with ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor ond new car, for example, has a Rising living standards, above TriCore™ controller in its engine all in emerging economies, are or powertrain system. “We have fuelling an increase in energy a strong reputation for premi- consumption. Yet the earth’s um quality among automotive energy resources are limit- manufacturers and – in general ed. And so new solutions are – for our cutting-edge technolo- gies such as embedded flash memory,” states Peter Schäfer.

needed to meet the challenges of these global megatrends. “Energy conservation is key to meeting the world’s rising pow- er needs,” explains Peter Bauer, CEO of Infineon AG. “Which is why Infineon is focused on en- ergy efficiency, mobility and se- Peter Schäfer curity.” Semiconductor technol- Infineon presents XMC4000 family with Vice President and General ogies from Infineon are already ARM® processor Manager, Microcontrollers making industry, transport and everyday activities more secure XMC4000 family increases en- AD converters, delta-sigma de- ily launched by Infineon. It fea- The Munich-based semicon- n Industry and efficient. n ergy efficiency, supports a wide modulators and timer modules tures a 120 MHz CPU, 1 Mbyte ductor giant is also a global Infineon will be unveiling its range of communications stan- as well as Ethernet, USB 2.0, embedded flash memory and leader in the industrial micro- new 32-bit XMC4000 micro- dards and simplifies software CAN and SD/MMC interfaces. 160 Kbyte RAM. Samples are controller sector, both in terms ///////////////////////////////////////////////// controller family to the gen- development,” says Dr. Stephan “We’ve channeled over thirty available now. This device will of market share and technol- eral public at the Embedded Zizala, Senior Director, Indus- years of development exper- go into series production mid- ogy. “The new XMC4000 family Ticker World 2012 fair. The microcon- trial and Multimarket Micro- tise into the XMC4000 family, May 2012. Depending on the is the perfect complement to troller units (MCUs) with ARM® controllers. also leveraging the benefits of a variant and type of housing, Infineon’s microcontroller of- Bright prospects Cortex™ M4 processors were The new MCUs are built on an widely used processor architec- the price for 10,000 microcon- fering, slotting neatly between for semiconductor custom-developed for indus- advanced CPU subsystem de- ture,” confirms Zizala. trollers will be between one and the established 16-bit XE166 trial environments and are ex- livering 80 - 180 MHz perfor- Infineon’s free DAVE™ 3 tool seven euros. n devices and the 32-bit TriCore™ market tremely versatile – as the name mance at temperatures of up to ensures quick and easy soft- platform,” explains Schäfer. XMC (cross-market microcon- 125 degrees Celsius. They also ware development, giving en- Industrial and automotive ap- Outperforming the market: In troller) suggests. The control- offer outstanding DSP func- gineers intuitive access to full plications offer huge potential. fiscal 2011, Infineon grew 14% lers are optimized for industrial tionality, a floating point unit microcontroller functionality Together, they account for over relative to the previous year. motor control, manufacturing and fast flash memory with an with minimum programming half the global market for mi- Excluding memory chips and and building automation, re- access time of just 22 nanosec- effort. crocontrollers. n , the semicon- newable energy, logistics, and onds. The extensive range of The XMC4500 series is the first Use QR code or visit: www.infineon.com/xmc ///////////////////////////////////////////////// ductor market expanded by medical applications. “The peripherals includes four 12-bit member of the XMC4000 fam- only 3%. AUTOMOTIVE Stable market: Experts pre- dict that demand for industry Chips lower energy microcontrollers will grow by Fast and simple consumption an impressive 7% every year through 2014. // User-friendly software development with the DAVE™ 3 toolset Cars have to become more ef- ficient. This applies to electric makes it easy for engineers to tomatic code generation. Alter- bedded applications. and hybrid vehicles just as n Industry develop application software natively, developers are free to To further facilitate XMC4000 much as it does to gas and die- Software development is the that exposes the full potential integrate their own apps. designs, Infineon collaborates sel engines. Lower consumption most labor-intensive process of Infineon’s powerful hard- Apps can be easily configured with over 20 other providers of means lower emissions, or – in in design. ware. using the graphical user inter- complementary development the case of electric cars – longer The software for these systems DAVE™ 3 includes a GNU com- face and adapted to the widest tools, software solutions, train- driving distances because the is becoming increasingly com- piler, a and data range of applications. Exam- ing and consulting services. n batteries last longer. Infineon’s plex – at a rate that even out- visualization utilities. Other ples include peripheral driv- chips are making a valuable paces Moore’s Law. Infineon’s commonly used compilers and ers based on PWM, SPI, CAN or contribution to sustainable mo- Innovative products: Infineon free development environment, can be easily added ADC, middleware components bility through innovations such is ideally placed to capitalize DAVE™ 3 (Digital Application to this development environ- such as TCP/IP, USB, file sys- as the TLE9267QX system basic on the growing market for in- Virtual Engineer), was created ment. The platform is built tems or graphical user interfac- chip for partial networking and dustry applications with in- to simplify programming and around the DAVE™ apps man- es, application abstractions for the powerful AUDO MAX mi- novative products such as the reduce development times. ager. Using predefined, tested motor control or automation, crocontroller family for energy- XMC4000 microcontrollers. This Eclipse-based platform apps, DAVE™ also supports au- and even fully configurable em- efficient drivetrain. ➔ Page 2 2 Microcontroller News // by Infineon Technologies // Issue Embedded World 2012 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Hitex evaluation board Raising efficiency levels for XMC4000 // AUDO MAX family boosts performance in new automotive applications software development effort for tegrity Level) certification. The n AUTOMOTIVE our customers,” explains Prod- controller’s GPTA module en- Microcontrollers are built into uct Manager Günter Hank. ables up to four electric motors every modern vehicle. They The AUDO MAX family also to be controlled at the same regulate the engine, cut fuel meets rising demands for data time, making this solution also

nal control, LED matrix control, consumption and CO2 emis- and operating reliability with ideal for motor control in elec- RGB and A/D conversion. sions, and increase safety. Yet ASIL (Automotive Safety In- tric or hybrid cars. n The board has been designed the performance requirements as an add-on to Infineon’s for MCUs are continually in- Hexagon Application Kit and creasing. is therefore compatible with Infineon’s AUDO MAX family DAVE™ apps. XMC-HiLight has delivers the computing horse- direct interfaces to Hexagon’s power these parts need. Built human-machine interface on the TriCore™ architecture, (HMI) and actuator (ACT) satel- AUDO MAX delivers around lite cards. 52 percent more performance Developers can easily add their than its predecessor, AUDO Fu- own hardware extensions us- ture, with clock frequencies of ing an optional prototype board up to 300 MHz in 90 nanometer that attaches to XMC-HiLight. technology. This makes AUDO Various assembly options are MAX a powerful core for future available, enabling distribu- motor control generations. tors to easily create OEM vari- The proven asymmetrical sin- troduced a compact, all-in-one ants for training and promotion gle-core architecture compris- n All-In-One evaluation board, the XMC-Hi- campaigns. n ing a main processor and pe- To coincide with the recent Light. This new Hitex tool bun- ripheral control processor (PCP) launch of Infineon’s XMC4000 dles a wide range of functions also minimizes development architecture based on the on a single board, including Use QR code or visit: costs. “Switching an applica- ARM® Cortex™-M4 Hitex De- communication (WLAN, LAN, www.hitex.com/ tion from a single to a dual- XMC-HiLight velopment Tools GmbH has in- USB), touch-sensitive slide sig- core architecture means a lot of

FAST PROTOTYPING »A true all-rounder Infineon XMC for industry« application kit The Hexagon Application Kit also connect their own boards. is a versatile new tool for the XMC4000 family. At the heart // Interview with Dr. Stephan Zizala of this development platform » Easily adapt is the CPU board with the new XMC4500 microcontroller. Kit the hardware to functionality can be expanded individual appli- to suit specific applications by means of satellite cards. The cation require- actuator satellite, for example, ments. provides an extensive range « of motor control functions thanks to its resolver circuit, Thanks to its extensive func- encoder interface and shunt tionality and easy expandabil- current sensing. The human- ity, the Hexagon Application machine interface (HMI) board Kit is the ideal platform for de- comes with an OLED display velopers interested in evaluat- plus audio, touch and SD/MMC ing XMC microcontrollers and functions. The communication quickly creating prototypes. n Dr. Stephan Zizala satellite enables developers to Senior Director, Industrial & implement remote control via Multimarket Microcontrollers, extols the virtues of the Ethernet. This board also sup- XMC4000 family ports MultiCAN and RS485 in- terfaces. In addition to these three satellites, developers can n interview

MC-News: Where does the XMC family fit into Infineon’s MCU portfolio? Dr. Stephan Zizala: controller is a true all-rounder. the ARM® core. It also comes MC: What’s next in the devel- The XMCs close the perfor- From automation through elec- with a large range of third-par- opment pipeline at Infineon? mance gap between the XE166 tric drive control to solar invert- ty software and tools. SZ: Over the coming months, family and TriCore™. We are ers, it is the perfect fit for the we will be launching further offering our customers more widest range of industrial ap- MC: How does DAVE™ 3 sim- DAVE™ apps and development choice, enabling them to find plications. plify software development? kits. We are also continually ex- the right controller for their SZ: DAVE™ 3 is a free, Eclipse- panding DAVE™ functionality. specific applications. MC: Why did Infineon chose based software development In the fourth quarter of 2012, the ARM® architecture for the environment that provides a we will be releasing a low-end MC: The new microcontrollers XMC family? free GNU compiler and debug- XMC4000 series. At the same are dedicated to industrial ap- SZ: With its DSP functional- ger. Developers can use it with time, we are working flat out on plications. What makes them ity and floating point unit, the their own commercial tools. the XMC4700 series at the high so special? ARM® Cortex™ M4 processor DAVE™ 3 also supports auto- end of the spectrum. We will be SZ: We have looked very closely meets the performance require- matic code generation using channeling feedback from our at what our customers in the ments of our industrial target a graphical interface and pre- customers at Embedded World industrial sector expect. With markets. ARM® is a widely used defined, tested DAVE™ apps. into our development work optimized peripherals, com- architecture with an extensive This really simplifies the de- here. n munication interfaces and a ecosystem. This is a particular velopment process, saving both high temperature range up to plus for developers as many of time and money. 125 degrees Celsius, the new them are already familiar with 3 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Intelligent safety concept

// PRO-SIL™ concept simplifies the development of safety-relevant systems

maximize scalability, reduce n SAFE SYSTEMS costs and keep complexity to a Electronic systems should minimum. It is based on Infine- never fail. This is especially on’s 32-bit TriCore™ controller true of safety-relevant systems or its 16-bit XC2300 microcon- in automotive and industrial troller and includes the SafeT- applications. ISO and IEC (Au- core software library and the tomotive) Safety Integrity Level CIC61508 watchdog chip. “By (ASIL/SIL) standards define the ensuring that this solution sup- exact criteria these systems ports all safety requirements have to meet. defined in IEC 61508/ISO 26262, “Infineon has extensive experi- we reduce development effort ence in developing safety-rele- for our customers and speed vant systems for the automo- up their time to market,” states tive sector. We have channeled Ködel. n this experience into our PRO- SIL™ products, making sure they are a perfect match for in- dustry requirements,” explains Ralf Ködel, Product Manager for Automotive Microcontrollers. The Infineon Safety Comput- Use QR code or visit: www.infineon.com/sil ing platform was designed to Computing power MULTICORE ARCHITECTURE More core, more power

Microcontrollers are managing dent read interfaces boost real- for electric drives more and more functionality time performance even further. // AUDO MAX enables complex motor control in electric cars in modern cars. To meet the The new architecture also fea- growing performance demands tures a powerful timer module of today’s microcontrollers, that relieves the CPU as well as rents. These currents generate Product Manager Thomas Haf- thanks to their asymmetrical n AUTOMOTIVE Infineon has launched a new new AD converters and delta a magnetic field that sets the ner. architecture with a TriCore™ multicore architecture that will sigma converters that deliver Electric and hybrid cars require motor in motion. The field ori- The GPTA module in AUDO MAX CPU and fast peripheral control form the basis for next-genera- high accuracy levels and high complex motor control sys- ented control (FOC) algorithm microcontrollers can be used processor (PCP). These powerful tion designs. sampling rates. tems. Infineon’s 32-bit AUDO in the microcontroller regulates to generate any complex PWM MCUs can even be used to con- In the new architecture, three However, performance is not MAX family now includes the the pulse width modulation pattern, including asymmetri- trol PMSM and BLDC motors si- processor cores based on the the only success factor here. hardware and software re- (PWM) pattern that controls the cal dead-time generation and multaneously. Infineon’s AUDO TriCore™ series share the com- Tomorrow’s architectures also quired to control several elec- power supply to the motor. “Ef- individual patterns. The CCU6 MAX family greatly increases puting load – a move sets an- have to be as energy efficient as tric motors simultaneously. ficient FOC systems that utilize peripheral module is a simple drivetrain efficiency and low- other benchmark for real-time possible. Which is why the new Permanent magnetic synchro- powerful microcontrollers are solution supporting center- and ers energy consumption in the performance in automotive design also supports low-pow- nous motors (PMSM) in electric vital to design safe, high-effi- edge-aligned PWMs. transport sector. n applications. Multiple program er modes that reduce standby vehicles typically work with ciency drive systems in electric AUDO MAX controllers are par- Flash modules with indepen- power consumption. n three-phase, sinusoidal cur- and hybrid vehicles,” explains ticularly suited to motor control Switching high Efficient ECUs // Optimized electronics cut power consumption in cars by up to 30 %

mode to full power is managed mode. However, it does face one n EFFICIENCY currents safely by the bus on the CAN partial major challenge: Despite con- Today’s cars face a number network. A group of European suming only a small amount // PROFET™ provides protective functions for automotive and industrial of challenges. They have to car makers and semiconduc- of energy, the SBC must reli- increase safety and comfort tor manufacturers are advanc- ably identify wake-up calls for levels while keeping fuel con- ing the energy efficiency of this ECUs and efficiently ensure n AUTOMOTIVE sumption to a minimum. Now- technology and have already they are powered up. Infineon’s PTC ceramics are becoming adays, a single car contains taken the first steps toward TLE9267QX delivers exactly increasingly popular in the au- over 50 electronic control units ISO standardization. Infineon is these capabilities. Samples of tomotive sector. They are used, (ECUs). These components con- also part of this initiative. the chip are already available. for example, as self-regulating trol a host of safety, assistance At the heart of each partial Further pin- and software-com- heating elements in seat and and comfort functions. They network is a system basic patible versions of TLE9267QX auxiliary heating systems and are also a continuous drain on chip (SBC) such as Infineon’s will round off this generation for pre-heating diesel engines. power from the car’s electrical TLE9267QX. The chip’s integrat- of the family. The first series Yet these components require a system and thus increase en- ed partial networking function cars with efficient CAN partial special switch. “Low cold resis- ergy consumption while the car enables it to trigger the rapid networks will on the road from tance leads to extreme inrush is in use. transition from sleep to active 2014 on. n currents,” explains Technical Optimizing ECUs can cut power Marketing Manager Alexander consumption by up to 30 per- Schmidt. “And that can result cent. This is because ECUs are in dangerous short circuits. only required in specific situa- A powerful electronic control tions. As a result, they can be mechanism is therefore crucial cuit, delivering extensive pro- curate diagnostic functions for deactivated whenever they are – also for safety reasons.” Pro- tective functionality for a wide measuring current. Low cost, not needed. The rear view cam- tected high-current PROFET™ variety of applications in the small footprint and easy inte- era, for example, can simply (PROtected FET) high-side automotive and industrial sec- gration are further key benefits be deactivated when the car is switches from Infineon meet tors, including overvoltage and for the automotive industry. n driving forwards. all the protection challenges of overtemperature protection. When they are needed, how- PTC heating elements. These high-side switches are ever, the ECUs have to be im- High-current PROFET™ switch- robust and capable of resisting mediately available and fully es comprise a DMOS power even repeated short circuits. functional. This rapid transi- transistor and a CMOS logic cir- They also feature highly ac- tion from energy-saving sleep 4 Microcontroller News // by Infineon Technologies // Issue Embedded World 2012 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

GETTING IN TOUCH

Student Day

March 1 is Student Day at Em- bedded World 2012. This event gives up-and-coming engineers a unique opportunity to find out more about the latest prod- ucts in the embedded systems sector and to network with em- bedded companies.

Infineon is also taking part in Student Day. “We want to meet young people with a passion for technology and show them »Opportunity to network our latest products. We will be providing information on dif- Distribution ferent graduate opportunities partners and career paths at our human and share views« resources stand in the foyer of Infineon maintains a dense Embedded World 2012. We will global network of distribution also be giving away microcon- // Interview about social media iniatives partners, giving small and me- troller kits so students can try dium-sized companies easy ac- out Infineon technology first cess to its products. hand and get to know our prod- MC: Who can register on the forum – these experts are ide- push channel for information n interview ucts in more detail,” explains site? ally placed to provide in-depth on Infineon’s microcontroller Infineon’s partners at Embed- Rainer Schmidt-Rudloff, HR David Chang, student employ- DC: The forum is aimed at technical support. products. ded World 2012: Manager at Infineon. n ee, explains how Infineon’s smaller customers, developers n EBV: Hall 4/4-535 new microcontroller forum and students. However, anyone MC: What was the idea behind MC: What will users find on the n Arrow: Hall 4A/4A-206 and microcontroller Facebook interested in microcontrollers the Facebook page? page? n Rutronik: Hall 1/1-318

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