Freescale Introduces World's Most Powerful Microcontroller

Today's automotive industry mostly relies on high-performance engines that would provide a very small fuel consumption combined with reduced emissions. Moreover, in the context of global recession, automakers are somehow forced to migrate to “green” engines, with million dollars funds received from their governments. Freescale Semiconductor today announced a new 32-bit microcontroller capable of delivering 10 times increased performance combined with 30 percent reduced costs.

Basically, such a powerful MCU can help car manufacturers optimize and tune engines to get the best fuel consumption and reduced emissions, while keeping the same high-performance. Obviously, the microcontroller may record a huge success on the automotive industry, even the Freescale officials admitting that they expect a huge popularity increase for “green” engines, with an estimated of MCU-equipped vehicle reaching $6.3 billion dollars by the end of 2012.

“We developed the MPC5674F from concept to sampling in just 12 months, helping developers accelerate their next-generation green engine control design schedules by years. Moreover, the device’s exceptional on-chip integration and virtual sensing capabilities enable developers to eliminate the need for many external components, which can help reduce system cost by nearly 30 percent over conventional systems and make advanced fuel-saving technology more affordable,” said Kevin Klein, global manager of automotive MCUs at Freescale.

The newly-released MPC5647F has a total RAM of 286K combined with 4MB flash memory and 64-channel dual enhanced timer processing units. Moreover, it features a dual-channel FlexRay controller and 64- or 32-channel DMA controllers which help the microcontroller suit every brand and car model.

At this time, there's no information related to the price of the microcontroller, but the parent company explained that MPC5647F samples are now available “to lead automotive customers”. If you want more details about this MCU, check out the official website of Freescale Semiconductor.