Infineon Technologies AG plans to introduce a new automotive microcontroller family based on RISC-V architecture in the coming years. This new family will become part of Infineon’s AURIX automotive microcontroller brand, expanding the existing portfolio that currently includes TriCore (AURIX TC family) and Arm-based solutions (TRAVEO family, PSOC family).
The upcoming AURIX family will address a range of automotive applications from entry-level to high-performance microcontrollers with capabilities exceeding current market offerings. At Embedded World 2025, Infineon is introducing a virtual prototype enabled by ecosystem partners, providing a starter kit for pre-silicon software development.
Infineon holds 28.5 percent market share in automotive microcontrollers according to TechInsights data covering 2001 through 2023. Through the Quintauris joint venture, the company has collaborated with semiconductor industry partners to advance RISC-V-based product development. Infineon is now announcing an automotive RISC-V microcontroller family.
To support adoption of the future product line, Infineon is establishing a comprehensive ecosystem with software and tool partners. The virtual prototype starter kit presented at Embedded World 2025 uses Synopsys tool suite technology. This approach allows Infineon’s partners to begin developing software and tools for the RISC-V architecture before hardware availability.
Several technology partners including IAR, Elektrobit, Green Hills, HighTec, Lauterbach, PLS, Synopsys, and Tasking have begun using the software development kit and will demonstrate initial solutions at Embedded World 2025. Additional partners are expected throughout 2025. These solutions will help evolve the virtual prototype into a comprehensive digital twin of the future microcontroller family, enabling earlier development cycles for customers.
Additional information is available at www.infineon.com/risc-v.
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