Infineon launches three new DRIVECORE software suites to accelerate customers' transition to the next generation of automotive microcontrollers based on RISC-V architecture

Three new DRIVECORE software suites will simplify and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

On March 10, 2026, Munich, Germany, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE code: IFX/OTCQX code: IFNNY) has launched three new software suites to simplify and accelerate the software defined vehicle (SDV) development process, further expanding its DRIVECORE software product portfolio. The core of this product expansion is the new DRIVECORE kit for the Infineon RISC-V virtual prototype, which is designed for Infineon's upcoming AURIX based on the RISC-V architecture ™ The series of microcontrollers (MCUs) is a crucial step in building the automotive ecosystem. Through this latest initiative, Infineon will continue to lead the automotive industry towards a scalable open computing architecture, supporting customers and partners to start software pre development work for the next generation of automotive MCUs before hardware mass production.

Three new DRIVECORE software suites will simplify and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs)

Steadily moving towards a new stage of RISC-V readiness

Infineon is committed to promoting RISC-V as an open standard in the automotive industry. Following the release of the RISC-V virtual prototype supporting pre silicon software development at Embedded World 2025 last year, Infineon has now integrated this feature into its DRIVECORE software product portfolio, providing automotive developers with an immediately usable RISC-V evaluation environment. The new software suite integrates Infineon's AURIX ™  RISC-V iLLD、 RISC-V virtualization development kit (VDK) from Xinsi Technology, automotive grade C/C++compiler based on LLVM architecture from HighTec, and TRACE32 from Lauterbach ® Debugging and tracing solutions.

This fully pre integrated development environment allows customers and partners to not only evaluate the RISC-V architecture and adopt a left shift strategy to start pre silicon software development, but also verify the readiness of the toolchain, significantly reducing development risks and accelerating the process of launching new products. This software suite supports cloud deployment, making evaluation work faster and more convenient.

Thomas Schneid, Head of Software, Partner, and Ecosystem Management at Infineon Technologies' Automotive Electronics Division, said, "In the era of software defined cars, rapid software migration, shortened development cycles, and simple and fast licensing mechanisms are more important than ever. Infineon has included RISC-V virtual prototypes in its DRIVECORE software product portfolio to provide support and convenience to customers, helping them prepare for a smooth transition to RISC-V based microcontrollers

Expand the DRIVECORE software ecosystem to support multiple architectures

In addition to the RISC-V software suite, Infineon has also launched two DRIVE CORE solutions for key automotive software areas.

PSOC ™  The DRIVECORE intelligent terminal software suite is jointly developed by Infineon, Elektrobit, and IAR, and is equipped with Infineon's mature PSOC ™ Hardware, Elektrobit's EB tresos AutoCore Light software, and IAR certified embedded toolchain. This solution can provide a ready to use infrastructure for intelligent terminal ECU (automotive electronic control unit), supporting the entire development cycle from initial code construction to functional safety evidence generation throughout the entire chain.

The AURIX DRIVECORE AUTOSAR software suite integrates Infineon's MCAL driver, Elektrobit's EB zoneo GatewayCore and EB tresos AutoCore software stacks, as well as the TASKING SmartCode C/C++compiler toolchain. This solution is designed specifically to optimize high-performance domain control and area control ECUs, helping customers accelerate AUTOSAR based development processes while minimizing integration complexity.

A consistent and scalable software foundation drives SDV innovation

All DRIVECORE software suites follow the same principle: providing a fully integrated, pre tested software stack, paired with a mature toolchain, and comes with a three-month free evaluation license. These advantages can immediately improve work efficiency (productivity), reduce migration workload, and eliminate the complexity of supplier and license management.

At the beginning of its release, this jointly built software ecosystem gathered leading partners from around the world and regions, ensuring that customers could access software covering RISC-V, Arm, and more ® And TriCore ™ Diversified tools, middleware, libraries, and development expertise for architecture.

The three latest software suites mentioned above carry Infineon's industry mission of simplifying the development process of automotive software. By supporting the company's existing and future microcontroller product lines, they will help the global automotive industry transform towards software defined cars.