On January 7, 2025, Dalian University Holdings, a leading international semiconductor component distributor dedicated to the Asia Pacific market, announced that its subsidiary Pinjia has launched the Aurix StartKit solution based on Infineon's TC4D9 microcontroller and TLF4D985 PMIC product.

With the continuous innovation of automotive electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture, the integration of automotive electronic systems is becoming increasingly complex with functional modules. To ensure that these modules can perform optimally and efficiently, a powerful and comprehensive control center is particularly important. In response to this demand, Dalian University Pinjia has launched the Aurix StartKit solution based on Infineon TC4D9 microcontroller and TLF4D985 PMIC product. This plan aims to empower all functional components in automotive electronic systems, accelerating the deep development of automotive electrification, intelligence, and networking.

Is TC4D9 Infineon AURIX? A product in the TC4xx series MCU. This product combines power and performance optimization with virtualization AI、 The combination of new trends in functional safety, network security, and network functionality has laid the foundation for realizing the design of a new generation of intelligent driving.

Overcoming key challenges and promoting technological innovation in electric vehicles

Regarding the BMS part required for new energy vehicles, AURIX?  The TC4xx series MCU utilizes powerful PPU to implement advanced battery models and algorithms, enabling more accurate prediction of battery state (SOX) and realizing functions such as full order electrochemical battery models, artificial neural networks, and virtual sensors. In the design of traction inverters, TC4xx can achieve the best system efficiency in its class and a future oriented functional integration concept (x-in-1), thereby optimizing the performance and energy efficiency of electric vehicles. For power conversion applications, AURIX?  TC4xx offers a brand new eGTM timer, high-resolution PWM, and optimized ADC, making it an ideal choice for automotive MCUs.

Ensure safety and reliability, provide support for autonomous driving

The trend towards higher-level autonomous driving in automobiles relies on excellent object recognition capabilities, with increasing radar channels, computing power, and memory being key factors. AURIX?  TC4xx provides dedicated signal processing units and DMA to accelerate data processing performance. The EEA architecture in automobiles will promote the decentralization of power distribution and the centralization of data and signal processing. To this end, TC4xx utilizes the advantages of multiple communication interfaces to implement a new hardware routing accelerator and is equipped with a dedicated network security kernel, building a future oriented security architecture for customers. In terms of ADAS/AD domain controllers, AURIX?  TC4xx provides rich connectivity features such as Gbit Ethernet PCIe、10BASE-T1S Ethernet、CAN XL。 These functions enable high-speed data transmission, high bandwidth data preprocessing, and complex decision algorithms.

Is this plan also equipped with SEMPER from Infineon? Flash memory OPTIREG? Power management chips, CAN transceivers, and Microchip's EEPROM products. Infineon not only provides software and hardware support for the design of next-generation cars, but also collaborates with its partners to provide users with seamless migration capabilities. AURIX? The series allows for the adoption of a universal software architecture, thereby saving development resources.

Core technological advantages:

High computing power multi-core processor, 6-core TriCore? CPUs（TC1.8 LS）， Maximum 500MHz main frequency, integrated:

PPU： Parallel processing unit to implement complex mathematical algorithms such as fast vector operations, neural network algorithms, modeling, and information security algorithms;

CRE/DRE： Hardware communication routing engine, achieving efficient communication and data processing, reducing data latency;

cDSP： 2 embedded DSP cores for flexible processing of ADC sampling results;

SPU： Radar signal processing accelerator;

CSRM/CSS： Hardware encryption accelerators provide higher-level and faster information security protection.

Supports 20MB on-chip storage and low latency NVM access;

Optimize A/B swap partitions and external memory interfaces, supporting zero downtime SOTA;

Adopting a new eGTM timer with low latency interconnection and high-resolution PWM to meet the faster control requirements of motor control and power conversion;

Support TMADC/FCADC/DSADC, support cDSP/DSEX accelerator;

Functional safety: ISO26262 ASIL D， Provide complete functional safety documentation and security software libraries;

Information security: CSRM includes Tricore 1.8 kernel, PKC module, TRNG and CSS module, supports EVITA Full, is compatible with ISO21434, supports AES128, ECC256, SHA256, SM2/3/4 and true random number generator;

High speed network communication interfaces: 5Gbps Ethernet, PCIe, 10Mbit T1S Ethernet, and CanXL, with hardware level data routing engine accelerator;

A well-developed ecosystem:

Infineon MCAL driver and SDK;

Reusing AURIX? TC3xx algorithm and ecosystem;

Using Synopsys - AURIX? The Virtualizer development kit for TC4xx supports rapid prototyping development;

Using Synopsys - MetaWare Toolkit for AURIX? Simplify PPU software development with development kits;

Advanced tracking and debugging functions, supporting multi-core operation control debugging and time alignment, parallel tracking of multi-core programs and data for all CPUs.

Scheme specifications:

Basic development boards for chassis, power domain, body domain, electronic and electrical architecture applications:

12Vdc input;

High speed interface: PCIE、SGMII、LETH-RMII、LETH-10BASE T1S、HSSL、EMMC；

Executor interface: ADC、PWM、TIM；

Universal interface: CAN、CANXL、LIN、FlexRay、QSPI、UART、I2C、SENT；

XSPI；

EEPROM；

CAN FD；

DAP；

USB miniWiggler；

LED indicator light;

Adjustable potentiometer;

Reset, wake-up, dip switch and other configuration devices.

Regarding Dahua University Holdings:

Da Da Da Da Da Holdings is an internationally leading semiconductor component distributor dedicated to the Asia Pacific market, headquartered in Taipei. It has subsidiaries such as Shiping, Pinjia, Quanding, and Youshang, with approximately 5000 employees and over 250 authorized product suppliers. The company has 73 distribution locations worldwide, with a total revenue of USD 21.55 billion in 2023. Dahua University has established an industrial holding platform, focusing on international operational scale and local flexibility, and has long been deeply rooted in the Asia Pacific market. With the vision of "industry first choice and channel benchmark", it fully implements the core values of "team, integrity, professionalism, and efficiency", and has been recognized by the "Global Distributor Excellence Performance Award" for 24 consecutive years. Faced with the trend of new manufacturing, Dalian University is committed to transforming into a data-driven enterprise, establishing an online digital platform - "DaDaWang", and advocating the intelligent logistics service (LaaS, Logistics as a Service) model to assist customers in facing the challenges of intelligent manufacturing together. Starting from good intentions and building trust through technology, the University of Hong Kong hopes to collaborate with the industry to establish a competitive ecosystem, and actively promote digital transformation with the sixteen character approach of "focusing on customers, technology empowerment, collaborative ecology, and co creating the era".