Infineon Technologies PSOC™ 6 Microcontrollers

Infineon Technologies PSOC™ 6 Microcontrollers (MCUs) are ultralow-power, high-performance PSOC MCUs with critical security features for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Infineon PSOC 6 is based on an ultra-low-power 40nm process technology and provides a dual-core Arm^® Cortex^®-M architecture. The MCUs also provide the capacitive sensing solution, CAPSENSE™, software-defined analog, and digital peripherals, programmable analog-front-end (AFE) functions, and multiple connectivity options.

PSOC 6 provides a secure solution for IoT development and supports multiple simultaneous secure environments without needing external memories or SoCs. The PSOC 6 provides integrated hardware and software security features for IoT systems that require protection against cyber threats and hacking.

The PSOC 6 incorporates flexibility and features to address market trends without needing hardware changes. Enable next-generation IoT application development in a timely and reliable manner using the intuitive PSOC Creator IDE and vast ecosystem partners.

Features

Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling enable both performance- and power-critical processing
Auxiliary core can be used as an offload engine for power efficiency, allowing the main core to sleep
Software-defined peripherals to create custom AFEs and to support last-minute design changes while minimizing PCB re-spins
CAPSENSE, a capacitive sensing solution, supports sleek, next-generation user interfaces
Utilizes a dual-core Arm Cortex-M architecture to optimize power and performance

Multiple wired and wireless connectivity options, like BLE and USB, to support Internet, cloud-based services
Implements industry-standard cryptographic algorithms, including AES and ECC
Support for multiple, simultaneous secure environments without the need for external memories or SoCs
Delivers an integrated, hardware-based TEE with secure data storage for connected IoT solutions

Applications

Wearables
Smart home, home automation, home appliances

Portable medical devices
Battery-powered IoT products

PSOC 6 MCU Families

PSOC 61 programmable line, which offers the PSOC 6 MCU in a single-CPU configuration, where only the ARM Cortex-M4 CPU is available for the user application

PSOC 62 performance line, which offers the PSOC 6 MCU in a dual-CPU configuration where both the ARM Cortex-M4 and ARM Cortex-M0+ CPUs are available for the user application

PSOC 63 Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity line, which features the PSOC 6 MCUs with an integrated Bluetooth LE radio

PSOC 64 secured MCU line that incorporates all of the key features of PSOC 6 with preconfigured software to support secure onboarding, boot, firmware updates, and trusted FW-M security services