Infineon Technologies has introduced a cloud-based platform for virtual evaluation of its automotive microcontroller units (MCUs), powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The platform allows customers to assess Infineon automotive MCUs without using physical hardware, cutting evaluation cycles from multiple weeks to minutes and reducing evaluation costs per user.
It is based on the Virtual Engineering Workbench, an AWS open-source offering used by automotive and manufacturing customers for digital toolchains, hardware virtualisation and infrastructure management.
The Germany-based company said the browser-based interface eliminates the requirement for local tool installation and delivers a consistent workflow across operating systems.
The platform uses isolated cloud environments so users can evaluate MCUs independently.
Infineon Technologies software, partner & ecosystem management vice president Thomas Schneid said: “While hardware-dependent MCU evaluation has been a bottleneck for many engineering teams, our cloud-based platform is making it significantly easier for customers to get hands-on with our microcontrollers early in their development cycle.
“This is particularly helpful when evaluating entirely new MCUs such as our future RISC-V-based family.”
Two workflows are available through the system. Quick mode includes pre-configured reference applications for rapid validation of MCU capabilities.
Expert mode provides an in-browser virtual machine development environment with compilation, flashing, debugging and performance analysis functions.
Infineon added the platform also automates the packaging and release of new MCU variants, enabling them to be made available for customer evaluation immediately.
The company noted that usage tracking capabilities provide data on the most frequently evaluated MCUs and applications, supporting future product planning.
AWS Germany manufacturing head Sonja Gatzke added: “Our collaboration with Infineon shows what's possible when cloud meets silicon. Engineering teams that once waited days to evaluate a new microcontroller can now get started in minutes, with next-generation RISC-V architectures instantly accessible to developers worldwide.”
