Infineon Technologies AG and Eatron Technologies have formed a groundbreaking partnership to redefine the automotive battery management system (BMS) landscape. By harnessing the power of advanced machine learning solutions and algorithms, the collaboration aims to address key challenges hindering the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).
At the heart of this partnership is the integration of Eatron’s cutting-edge AI-powered battery management software with Infineon’s AURIX™ TC4x microcontroller (MCU). This MCU family offers state-of-the-art machine learning capabilities, enhanced by its integrated parallel processing unit (PPU). Leveraging the strengths of this technology, Eatron can optimize the performance and precision of its AI algorithms, revolutionizing BMS functionalities.
The collaboration between Infineon and Eatron aims to address the key barriers to EV adoption: range anxiety, charging speed and battery health. By providing AI-based battery diagnostics and prognostics, the partnership enables manufacturers to mitigate issues such as lithium plating, assess state of health (SoH) and aging trajectory, and accurately predict remaining useful life (RUL) at the edge.
Infineon’s AURIX TC4x PPU, equipped with a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) vector digital signal processor (DSP), significantly reduces computation time compared to traditional CPUs. For ease of use, Infineon offers an automated toolchain within its ecosystem that simplifies the conversion of existing models into vectorized code.
Thomas Boehm, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Microcontroller Automotive at Infineon, expressed his excitement about the potential of the new AURIX TC4x family, stating that it eliminates previous limitations in computing performance. The technology enables customers to fully exploit the value of high-precision models and algorithms.
The collaboration between Infineon and Eatron represents a significant step forward in the field of electromobility. With their combined expertise, the companies are poised to drive innovation in the BMS market while delivering outstanding hardware solutions. By partnering with Eatron, Infineon is committed to serving this evolving market, providing customers with best-in-class BMS capabilities and fostering the advancement of electromobility.
