Freescale Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics have unveiled the first four automotive Power Architecture microcontroller (MCU) products resulting from the two companies joint design program, initiated two years ago.
The two companies have achieved first silicon from their respective wafer fabs in Austin, Texas, and Agrate Brianza (Milan), Italy, for four automotive MCUs targeting powertrain, body, instrument cluster and safety/chassis applications. Manufactured on the two companies aligned 90-nanometer (nm) embedded-flash technology, the four products are the industrys first 90-nm automotive MCUs built on the advanced microcontroller technology. Automotive customer interest is strong, and initial product samples are available to support customer demand in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Japan and the United States.
ST and Freescale are dedicated to extending the aligned product roadmap through ongoing work at joint design centers in Naples, Agrate, Sao Paulo and New Delhis National Capital Region. Staffed by more than 150 design engineers, these design centers are focused on developing next-generation MCU products optimized for specific automotive market segments.
Lead automotive customers will receive samples of the jointly developed MCU products throughout Q1 2008. The two companies plan to provide general automotive market product information, pricing and availability for the dual-sourced products later this year.
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