With this new series, the company advances its work in motor control and power conversion, offering tools designed to address the needs of both present and future applications.
Infineon Technologies has launched a new series of microcontrollers (MCUs) for next-generation industrial and consumer motor control and power conversion system applications. This new line, named the Infineon PSOC Control family, is designed to enhance the functionality of home appliances, power tools, renewable energy products, industrial drives, and power supplies for lighting and computing/telecom sectors.
The family is built on the Arm Cortex-M33 core and integrates advanced features to optimise current measurement, waveform generation, and real-time performance operations crucial for targeted system applications. The new MCU family has specifications, including
- Clock speed of up to 180 MHz
- High-performance analog-to-digital converters
- High-resolution pulse-width modulation with less than 100 picoseconds (ps) resolution
- Integrated CORDIC Accelerator to handle real-time control tasks more efficiently
The CORDIC’s true synchronous “idle” sampling can manage up to 16 analog signals from the single-core ADC, providing a 25% speed increase without sampling jitter. This combination of power and performance not only leads to system-level bill-of-material (BOM) savings but also offers significant energy savings with deep sleep modes consuming less than 10 microamperes (uA) and hibernate modes consuming less than 1 uA. It supports the design of power electronics based on wide-band gap (WBG) technologies like Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN). These technologies can enhance overall system performance while further reducing BOM costs.
Steve Tateosian, Senior Vice President of IoT and Industrial MCUs, IoT, Wireless, and Compute Business at Infineon Technologies, commented on the launch: “The new Infineon PSOC Control MCUs demonstrate our ongoing commitment to delivering high performance and efficiency in motor control and power conversion applications. The extensive on-board analog functionality, high-performance timers, hardware math acceleration, and a comprehensive design tool ecosystem will empower system designers to develop innovative, energy-efficient devices for both high-volume and specialized markets.”
