Software-defined vehicles: Infineon and Flex show design platform for zone controllers

CES 2025 Software-defined vehicles: Infineon and Flex show design platform for zone controllers

2025-01-07 Source: Press release | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Infineon Technologies and Flex will showcase the new Flex Modular Zone Controller design platform for software-defined vehicles at CES 2025. The platform is a scalable zone control unit with a modular microcontroller architecture and common hardware building blocks.

Flex's modular zone controller platform is an automotive-grade design solution for rapid ZCU implementation, enabling automotive manufacturers to offer software-defined vehicles at scale and with high reliability.(Image: Infineon Technologies) — Flex's modular zone controller platform is an automotive-grade design solution for rapid ZCU implementation, enabling automotive manufacturers to offer software-defined vehicles at scale and with high reliability.
(Image: Infineon Technologies)

The modular zone controller platform from Flex is a design solution suitable for the automotive sector for rapid ZCU implementation. It is said to enable automotive manufacturers to offer software-defined vehicles on a large scale and with high reliability. The combination of Infineon's chipsets with Flex's design and manufacturing capabilities provides a zone controller platform with optimized solutions for power distribution, gateway and motor control. The production-ready solution can be quickly adapted to the specific requirements of car manufacturers.

"As software-defined vehicles pave the way for next-generation mobility, the automotive industry needs to partner in ways that enable automakers to move faster and focus their resources on creating brand-defining experiences through software," said Mike Thoeny, Automotive President at Flex, emphasizing, "Flex's collaboration with Infineon on advanced compute platforms is an example of how close partnerships with the ecosystem can enable automakers to bring software-defined vehicles to market with greater resilience and speed."

Optimize ZCU development

The Flex Modular Zone Controller platform optimizes ZCU development through efficient and fast implementation. Infineon's chipset supports rapid evaluation of key component features such as hardware data accelerators (Date Routing Engine/CAN Routing Engine), sequential diagnostics, I²T protection and SPI control, enabling early performance optimization. The platform enables seamless integration of the modular MCU with power distribution and drive functions because it implements endpoint-independent control.

Availability

The Flex Modular Zone Controller platform will be available to customers from 2025. Infineon will showcase the Flex Modular Zone Controller design platform at the Venetian Resort Hotel at CES 2025. (se)

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