16-bit Automotive MCUs suit medium-size and compact car applications.
Press Release Summary:
Respectively intended for automotive body, safety, and powertrain applications, XC2200, XC2300, and XC2700 series are based on C166SV2 CPU with 5-stage pipeline and offer Multiply Accumulate (MAC) unit with DSP functionality for dedicated filter algorithms. Features include optimized peripheral set for applications with up to 2 CAN nodes, up to 4 flexible serial interfaces, and up to 19 ADC channels. Available flash capacities include 32, 64, 96, and 160 KB.
Original Press Release:
Infineon Extends Its XC2000 Automotive Microcontroller Family: New Low-End Devices Enable Body, Safety and Powertrain Solutions with 32-Bit Performance at 8-Bit Costs
SINGAPORE -- Giving the medium-sized and compact car category access to the safety and convenience applications of the premium segment and enabling their compliance with the strictest fuel consumption and pollutant emission requirements
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) announced on Jun 21, 2011 the cost-optimized extension of its successful XC2000 automotive microcontroller portfolio enabling 32-bit equivalent performance at 8-bit prices. The new 16-bit devices address low-end and ultra-low-cost automotive applications and support cost reductions of existing body (with XC2200 series), safety (with XC2300 series) and powertrain (with XC2700 series) designs. With this family extension, Infineon in particular assists automotive system suppliers that seek to broaden offerings towards a wider performance range without introducing multiple microcontroller platforms. Infineon's approach provides scalable automotive solutions with a high degree of hardware and software reuse that achieves significant cost savings.
The new XC2000 devices complete the industry's most scalable 16-bit MCU portfolio, addressing the diverse needs of automotive system suppliers from emerging markets to luxury class. Typical applications addressed by the new XC2000 devices include low-cost body control modules (BCM), low-cost airbags or low-end engine management designs. To further optimize the PCB size Infineon offers its new XC2000 devices in cost-optimized and very small packages. Customers can select the most appropriate devices with cost optimized peripherals and re-using existing software across a complete family, exactly fulfilling their design needs and market requirements.
Key features of the new cost-optimized XC2000 MCU devices
The new 16-bit low-cost devices of the XC2000 family are based on a high-performance C166SV2 CPU with 5-stage pipeline. The products offer a Multiply Accumulate (MAC) unit with DSP functionality for dedicated filter algorithms. In addition, they provide an optimized peripheral set for low-cost applications with up to two CAN nodes, up to four flexible serial interfaces and up to 19 AD converter (ADC) channels. The high-speed 12-bit ADC provide a fast conversion time of less than 1 micro second. An integrated window watch dog with independent clock reduces the demand of external components for automotive applications. On-chip power supply, power control and debug support enable an easy design. The new low-cost devices are offered with flash capacities of 32KB, 64KB, 96KB and 160KB, which expands the scalability of the whole XC2000 family from 32KB to 1.6MB flash memory. An optimized PIN-out results in an increased number of available I/Os with up to 49 I/Os within a 64-pin package. In addition, Infineon offers derivates in cost optimized packages like VQFN- 48 with small dimensions of 7 mm x 7 mm for footprint critical applications.
Availability
Engineering samples of the new low-end 16-bit XC2000 automotive microcontrollers are available with volume production scheduled for mid of 2011. The new MCU series are supported by the full suite of development tools, including evaluation boards, debuggers, compilers and documentation offered by Infineon and partners.
Further information
Further information on Infineon's automotive semiconductor portfolio and microcontrollers are available at www.infineon.com/automotive and www.infineon.com/microcontrollers and www.infineon.com/XC2000 .
