EEMBC Publishes Auto/Industrial Benchmark Scores for Infineon’s TC1130 Linux-Capable 32-Bit Microcontroller
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.—November 30, 2004—Infineon Technologies’ 150-MHz TriCoreTM TC1130 microcontroller, a 32-bit chip capable of running the Linux OS, has achieved an exceptional score of 95.2 AutomarksTM in tests against EEMBC’s automotive/industrial benchmark suite. The test results, which were certified by the EEMBC Certification Laboratory (ECL), represent a threefold improvement over the TriCore TC11IB-96, which was tested against the same automotive/industrial benchmarks in 2002.
The TC1130 is designed for use in programmable logic control (PLC) systems, high-performance motor drive systems, industrial communications devices, and consumer applications such as set-top boxes.
“The score of 95.2 Automarks is exceptionally high for an industrial MCU,” said Markus Levy, EEMBC president. “This impressive boost in performance arises from the addition of a hardware floating point unit, increased frequency, and an enhanced external bus interface.”
The TC1130 combines a Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbit/s) controller, four CAN (Controller Area Network) nodes, and a USB module. An integrated FPU and MMU support the use of the increasingly popular Linux or RTAI Linux operating systems. Other features of the TC1130 include 144 Kbytes of on-chip RAM memory, a 64-bit high-performance Local Memory Bus (LMB) that provides fast access between caches and external memories, and Infineon’s Flexible Peripherals Interface bus for enhanced on-chip communications.
“The TC1130 was designed to meet customer requirements for a powerful MCU platform with an excellent performance-to-cost ratio and a complete suite of high-performance on-chip interfaces to support industry-standard communications protocols,” said Manfred Choutka, business development manager for microcontrollers in the Automotive & Industrial business group at Infineon Technologies North America Corp. “It is well-suited for next-generation designs of PLC systems; high-performance motor drive systems; industrial communications devices such as switches, hubs, and routers; and consumer applications like set-top boxes.”
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