NXP Semiconductors has started volume production of two automotive chips on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.’s (TSMC) 16 nm fin field-effect transistor (FinFet) process technology.
The introduction of the chips marks the migration of NXP’s S32 family of processors to advanced process nodes that will be used in automobiles. The two chips include the S32G2 vehicle network processor and the S32R294 radar processor.
The S32G2 vehicle networking processor allows for service-oriented gateways for secure cloud connectivity and over-the-air updates that unlock data-driven services such as usage-base insurance and vehicle health management.
The chip will allow next-generation vehicle architectures as well as high-performance ASIL D safety processors in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous systems.
The S32R294 radar processor on 16 nm processor allows automotive OEMs to scale solutions for NCAP and advanced corner radar as well as long-range front radar and multi-mode use cases such as blind-spot detection, lane change assistance and elevation sensing.
TSMC’s 16 nm FinFet processors combine improved performance and automotive process qualifications to deliver next-generation computing power. This paves the way for wider migration to TSMC’s 5 nm process for the NXP S32 family of vehicle processors.
