Telechips expands into vehicle network processor business
Telechips in Korea is expanding from its infotainment chip products with its first network processor System on Chip (SoC).
The Axon network processor is based around the ARM Cortex-A65AE and Cortex-M7 multi-domain cores from ARM with ASIL-D certification. Network processing is a key element of a software-defined vehicle architecture, and Telechips sees its success with infotainment chips and vision processing chips such as the Dolphin as key step into the SDV market.
“Following our success in infotainment, we are expanding our high-performance networking product portfolio and strengthening global partnerships to position Telechips as a leading HPC (High-Performance Computing) company with core semiconductor capabilities for the SDV era,” said JK Lee, CEO of Telechips.
This is set to take on devices such as the CoreRide S32J from NXP Semiconductor, which is building an ecosystem of software for SDV around the chip.
Axon integrates six A65AE cores with three pairs of Coretex-M7 cores for the functional safety. It handles 4-channel Ethernet with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) support for a bandwidth of 9.5Gbit/s alongside dedicated hardware for 16 channels of CAN and 8 channels of LIN for robust network performance.
The chip supports Over-the-Air (OTA) updates, diagnostics, network management, and application integration, offering an architecture optimized for SDV environments. It also an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) with a dedicated Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) engine and integrates MACsec and IPsec security protocols, strengthening cybersecurity measures.
The integration in the chip aims to reduce the need for other parts such as security processors reduce system costs and development time.
Last week Telechips also notably signed a deal with Wind River to work together on an operating system for software defined vehicles where the Axon will be a key component. Wind River has been part of Tier One automotive supplier Aptiv since 2023.
“We will strengthen our collaboration with Telechips so that Wind River’s software platform can be commercialized more in the automotive semiconductor market,” said Jay Bellissimo, president of Wind River.
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