Infineon's High-Performance 33MHz Microcontroller With On-Chip DRAM Eliminates Data Transfer Bottlenecks While Reducing Overall System Cost and Power Consumption.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1999--

Infineon Technologiesded its popular C16x family of 16-bit microcontrt - with typical power dissipation of less than isition (SCADA) circuits in industrial controls Redundancy Check) validates data transfers. Critical code/data section can also be protected against inadvertent writes. The CPU features a 4-stage pipeline and a FIFO (First In, First Out) instruction pre-fetch mechanism that effectively executes instructions in a single clock cycle.

Other C163-24D features include: A 1k byte dual-port scratch pad SRAM; a bootstrap loader ROM; synchronous and asynchronous serial interfaces; 2 multi-functional general purpose timer units with a total of 5 timers; an 8-channel peripheral event controller; a programmable watchdog timer; a 16 priority level interrupt system; 5 programmable chip selects and 16Mbytes of linear address space.

Infineon's C163-24D is entirely code-compatible with earlier C16x microcontroller designs, allowing migration to higher system performance with minimal investment in software development. The C163-24D comes in a TQFP 100 package and is also pin compatible with other C163 and C165 microcontrollers from Infineon. A suite of development tools, including starter kits, in-circuit emulators and C-compilers is also available.

The IC is manufactured on a 0.35 micron process using Trench Capacitors, resulting in memory cells that are highly immune to noise and soft errors. A built-in embedded DRAM Test Controller (BIST) is also integrated into its design. The BIST enables extensive testing of the embedded DRAM during manufacturing to assure its reliability.

Evaluation samples of the C163-24D are available now with volume production scheduled for Q3 1999. Unit price, in quantities of 10,000, is $8.25.

About Infineon

Infineon Technologies, Munich, Germany, formerly Siemens' Semiconductor Group, is the 10th largest semiconductor manufacturer worldwide according to Dataquest. Infineon provides semiconductor solutions for the telecommunications, automotive, data networking, consumer electronics, and industrial automation markets. The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes integrated system ICs, memory and high frequency components, smart card ICs, discrete semiconductors and power ICs, sensors and fiber optic components. In fiscal 1997/98, the company achieved sales of $3.8 billion (DM 6.7 billion) and employed 25,000 people worldwide.

Infineon Technologies Corporation is the company's North American subsidiary, with headquarters at 1730 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112. For more information, contact [phone]; 408-501-6000; or see http://www.infineon.com/.

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