TI and Continental collaborate on 65nm safety mcus
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Texas Instruments has teamed up with automotive giant Continental to create the first 65nm ARM Cortex safety microcontrollers with embedded flash.
The mcus are designed to enable advanced control in electronic braking systems and are being used as the foundation for Continental's MK 100 family of electronic stability control (ESC) systems, pictured.
The microcontrollers follow a development flow and an architecture aligned with ISO 26262 and IEC61508 standards for easy integration. According to TI, they provide a high level of built in safety for better performance and memory utilisation, as well as online diagnostics.
"We are excited to be the first automotive ESC system manufacturer to offer leading edge safety features based on TI's 65nm flash technology," said Dr Adrian Traskov, ic development manager for Continental's Electronic Brake Systems division.
"Developing this complex safety family required close partnership with TI and Continental design teams to render the final system design, ic modelling and simulation, resulting in our final product for the ESC systems."
