Infineon Technologies AG has claimed the industry’s first LPDDR Flash memory, targeting next-generation automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) architectures. The SEMPER X1 LPDDR Flash provides real-time code execution required for domain and zone controllers in safety-critical applications.
According to Infineon, SEMPER X1 offers 8× the performance of current NOR Flash memories and 20× faster random read transactions for real-time applications, enabling software-defined vehicles to deliver advanced features. It also provides faster, real-time decision-making in semi-autonomous vehicles.
(Source: Infineon Technologies AG)
The combination of intelligence, connectivity, complexity, safety and dependability will give way to next-generation vehicles based on state-of-the-art multi-core processors developed using advanced manufacturing processes, said Infineon. The SEMPER X1 with an LPDDR4 interface operating at 3.2 GBytes/second and a multi-bank architecture meets the performance and density requirements of domain and zone controllers.
The LPDDR Flash memory will provide real-time execute-in-place (XiP) memory and scale independently of the processor, said Infineon.
The SEMPER X1 is ISO26262 ASIL-B compliant, with advanced error correction and other safety features. It supports over-the-air firmware updates with zero downtime.
Infineon is actively driving standardization of the LPDDR Flash memory. The SEMPER X1 is currently sampling, with commercial availability in 2024.
In addition to the SEMPER X1, Infineon also unveiled a smart, high-side power switch portfolio that enables advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The PROFET Load Guard 12 V offers a combination of an adjustable overcurrent limitation and capacitive load switching (CLS) mode to meet diverse requirements of modern secondary power distribution. It provides protection mechanisms for safety-critical ADAS integration. The 12-V family is currently in production.
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