High-performance cockpit controller

Broad product portfolio and advanced technologies enable next-generation automotive cockpit system designs

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Overview

Unleash high computer processing power and an enhanced user experience with a cockpit domain controller (CDC) that supports different operating systems (OS) through a scalable hardware platform. Typically enabled by high-performance system-on-chip (SoC), microcontroller, memory, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth®, power supply, and sensor components, Infineon's rigorously tested product portfolio is designed to meet the demands of complex fundamental functions.

Benefits

  • Wireless and wireline connectivity
  • In-cabin monitoring system (ICMS)
  • Functional safety ISO 26262
  • Short start-up times
  • Automotive security ISO/SAE 21434
  • Graphics and sound

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Our cockpit solutions cover key head unit functions with scalability

Our central car computer solutions provide a comprehensive product portfolio to meet your requirements.

Computing: The TRAVEO™ T2G-B MCU family offers high performance (up to dual Arm® Cortex®-M7, 1500 DMIPs), wide scalability (memory density and package line-up), best-in-class energy efficiency (deep sleep mode: 35 µA, hibernate mode: 5 µA), ASIL-B functional safety and an integrated hardware security module (HSM).

Sensors: The PSOC™ automotive family offers in-cabin touch solutions from a single source. Automotive-qualified MEMS microphone sensors provide supreme audio reception in dynamic environments.

Connectivity and communication: Broad Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® portfolio supports various in-cabin wireless connections. CAN, LIN transceivers, and system basis chip (SBC) families connect the head unit to in-vehicle networking.

Power supply: OPTIREG™ PMIC, linear, and switcher devices support reliable power supply; USB-C PD controllers support fast charging (up to 100 W) with best-in-class interoperability and compliance with all kinds of mobile devices.

Storage: Broad automotive-qualified NOR flash, SRAM, and F-RAM portfolio provides safe, secure, and reliable data storage.

Reduce R&D effort with our cockpit domain controller solutions

Check out the benefits of Infineon's cockpit domain controller system solutions below.

Scalability: Scalable family solutions with wide compatibilities on both hardware and software support designs from low- to high-end systems with less design effort.

Performance: Best-in-class performance of sensing solutions (touchscreens, microphones, etc.), wireless solutions (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®), and fast-charging solutions (USB-C PD) improves customer experience significantly.

Security: Secured MCU, secured memory, and secured connectivity support secured firmware updates over-the-air (FOTA) and safeguard consumers from cyber-attacks.

Total cost of ownership: Broad portfolio provides a one-stop shop on both commercial and technical which significantly reduces purchase cost as well as system design effort.

BRIGHTLANE™ Ethernet portfolio for cockpit domain controllers

Modern vehicle generations are rapidly transforming into data centers on wheels, demanding robust, secure networking for allowing hyper personalized connectivity functions. Infineon's BRIGHTLANE™ Ethernet PHY transceivers and switches complement our industry leading cockpit controller portfolio, accommodating multi-Gbit communication between the cockpit controller and various cockpit applications from 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps. 

Besides that, advanced security features like Trusted Boot and deep packet inspection protect the automotive network and ensure data integrity. 

Furthermore, the Ethernet portfolio offers Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for deterministic communication and offers ideal prerequisites for AR overlays and synchronized multimedia streaming. 

Being compliant with the AEC-Q100 automotive standard, Infineon's solutions are ideally suited for key applications like powerful cockpit domain controllers.

SDV architecture turns cockpit computer into driver-centric mobility hub

Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) are redefining the electrical and electronic architectures of future vehicles by enabling functionality through software rather than hardware. In this architecture, the cockpit becomes a dynamic hub. Seamless over-the-air updates enable real-time adaptability and hyper-personalized experiences. Powered by scalable, connected platforms, the SDV architecture transforms the cockpit computer into a driver-centric gateway to the future of connected mobility. Infineon’s comprehensive portfolio of cockpit computer solutions supports flexible integration into SDV architectures, either as part of the central computing unit or as a standalone solution. This empowers our customers to design the next generation of Software-Defined Vehicles.

Infineon’s solutions for Software-Defined Vehicles
Recommended memories for automotive infotainment systems

Infineon parallel NOR flash devices and serial NOR flash devices feature automotive-proven MIRRORBIT™ technology to ensure data reliability and the high endurance required for frequent writes over the product lifespan. In addition, they provide fast system boot times and different densities to scale platforms. Infineon’s NOR flash solutions are AEC-Q100 grades 1 to 3 qualified to meet automotive standards for a wide operating temperature range.

Infineon's automotive F-RAM has no write delays and data is immediately non-volatile. F-RAM offers a virtually unlimited endurance of 100 trillion read/write cycles. This enables much more compact and robust designs compared to conventional EEPROM solutions.

Infineon’s HYPERRAM™ 2.0 is a high-speed, low-pin-count, self-refresh dynamic RAM (DRAM) for high-performance embedded systems requiring expansion memory. HYPERRAM™ 2.0 offers HYPERBUS™ and Octal SPI interfaces that draw upon the legacy features of both parallel and serial interface memories while enhancing system performance and ease of design, as well as reducing system cost.

Excellent acoustics via XENSIV™ microphone and MERUS™ audio amplifier

Automotive XENSIV™ MEMS microphones are suited to all applications inside and outside the car, where the best audio performance in harsh automotive environments is required. These automotive microphones enable distortion-free audio capture for all speech-related applications, improving speech intelligibility for voice recognition algorithms. In addition, our sensors perfectly support microphones for ANC (acoustic noise cancellation) with flat frequency and stable phase response. XENSIV™ MEMS microphones are qualified according to the state-of-the-art automotive quality standard AEC-Q103-003.

XENSIV™ silicon microphones
MERUS™ class D audio amplifiers.

Our cockpit solutions cover key head unit functions with scalability

Our central car computer solutions provide a comprehensive product portfolio to meet your requirements.

Computing: The TRAVEO™ T2G-B MCU family offers high performance (up to dual Arm® Cortex®-M7, 1500 DMIPs), wide scalability (memory density and package line-up), best-in-class energy efficiency (deep sleep mode: 35 µA, hibernate mode: 5 µA), ASIL-B functional safety and an integrated hardware security module (HSM).

Sensors: The PSOC™ automotive family offers in-cabin touch solutions from a single source. Automotive-qualified MEMS microphone sensors provide supreme audio reception in dynamic environments.

Connectivity and communication: Broad Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® portfolio supports various in-cabin wireless connections. CAN, LIN transceivers, and system basis chip (SBC) families connect the head unit to in-vehicle networking.

Power supply: OPTIREG™ PMIC, linear, and switcher devices support reliable power supply; USB-C PD controllers support fast charging (up to 100 W) with best-in-class interoperability and compliance with all kinds of mobile devices.

Storage: Broad automotive-qualified NOR flash, SRAM, and F-RAM portfolio provides safe, secure, and reliable data storage.

Reduce R&D effort with our cockpit domain controller solutions

Check out the benefits of Infineon's cockpit domain controller system solutions below.

Scalability: Scalable family solutions with wide compatibilities on both hardware and software support designs from low- to high-end systems with less design effort.

Performance: Best-in-class performance of sensing solutions (touchscreens, microphones, etc.), wireless solutions (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®), and fast-charging solutions (USB-C PD) improves customer experience significantly.

Security: Secured MCU, secured memory, and secured connectivity support secured firmware updates over-the-air (FOTA) and safeguard consumers from cyber-attacks.

Total cost of ownership: Broad portfolio provides a one-stop shop on both commercial and technical which significantly reduces purchase cost as well as system design effort.

BRIGHTLANE™ Ethernet portfolio for cockpit domain controllers

Modern vehicle generations are rapidly transforming into data centers on wheels, demanding robust, secure networking for allowing hyper personalized connectivity functions. Infineon's BRIGHTLANE™ Ethernet PHY transceivers and switches complement our industry leading cockpit controller portfolio, accommodating multi-Gbit communication between the cockpit controller and various cockpit applications from 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps. 

Besides that, advanced security features like Trusted Boot and deep packet inspection protect the automotive network and ensure data integrity. 

Furthermore, the Ethernet portfolio offers Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for deterministic communication and offers ideal prerequisites for AR overlays and synchronized multimedia streaming. 

Being compliant with the AEC-Q100 automotive standard, Infineon's solutions are ideally suited for key applications like powerful cockpit domain controllers.

SDV architecture turns cockpit computer into driver-centric mobility hub

Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) are redefining the electrical and electronic architectures of future vehicles by enabling functionality through software rather than hardware. In this architecture, the cockpit becomes a dynamic hub. Seamless over-the-air updates enable real-time adaptability and hyper-personalized experiences. Powered by scalable, connected platforms, the SDV architecture transforms the cockpit computer into a driver-centric gateway to the future of connected mobility. Infineon’s comprehensive portfolio of cockpit computer solutions supports flexible integration into SDV architectures, either as part of the central computing unit or as a standalone solution. This empowers our customers to design the next generation of Software-Defined Vehicles.

Infineon’s solutions for Software-Defined Vehicles

Recommended memories for automotive infotainment systems

Infineon parallel NOR flash devices and serial NOR flash devices feature automotive-proven MIRRORBIT™ technology to ensure data reliability and the high endurance required for frequent writes over the product lifespan. In addition, they provide fast system boot times and different densities to scale platforms. Infineon’s NOR flash solutions are AEC-Q100 grades 1 to 3 qualified to meet automotive standards for a wide operating temperature range.

Infineon's automotive F-RAM has no write delays and data is immediately non-volatile. F-RAM offers a virtually unlimited endurance of 100 trillion read/write cycles. This enables much more compact and robust designs compared to conventional EEPROM solutions.

Infineon’s HYPERRAM™ 2.0 is a high-speed, low-pin-count, self-refresh dynamic RAM (DRAM) for high-performance embedded systems requiring expansion memory. HYPERRAM™ 2.0 offers HYPERBUS™ and Octal SPI interfaces that draw upon the legacy features of both parallel and serial interface memories while enhancing system performance and ease of design, as well as reducing system cost.

Excellent acoustics via XENSIV™ microphone and MERUS™ audio amplifier

Automotive XENSIV™ MEMS microphones are suited to all applications inside and outside the car, where the best audio performance in harsh automotive environments is required. These automotive microphones enable distortion-free audio capture for all speech-related applications, improving speech intelligibility for voice recognition algorithms. In addition, our sensors perfectly support microphones for ANC (acoustic noise cancellation) with flat frequency and stable phase response. XENSIV™ MEMS microphones are qualified according to the state-of-the-art automotive quality standard AEC-Q103-003.

XENSIV™ silicon microphones
MERUS™ class D audio amplifiers.

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