Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently more expensive to build than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, primarily because of the high costs associated with advanced battery and e-motor technology. The near-term solution is to enhance the efficiency of the batteries through energy savings at the vehicle level while improving integration with the EV station infrastructure.
The new OLEA U310 system-on-chip is the only complete solution that combines hardware and software in one and is engineered to match the need for powertrain domain control in electrical architectures with distributed software. (Image: Silicon Mobility, an Intel Company)
This is exactly the challenge that Silicon Mobility, an Intel Company, has solved with the launch of the new OLEA U310 system-on-chip (SoC). This next-gen technology significantly improves the overall performance of EVs, streamlines the design and production processes, and expands the SoC services to ensure seamless operation across various EV station platforms.
Representing a first for the industry, the new SoC is the only complete solution combining hardware and software, engineered to match the need for powertrain domain control in electrical architectures with distributed software.
Built with a unique hybrid and heterogeneous architecture, a single OLEA 310 FPCU can replace as many as six standard microcontrollers in a system combination in which it controls an inverter, a motor, a gearbox, a dc-dc converter and an onboard charger.
Using the 310 FPCU, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers can simultaneously control multiple and diverse power and energy functions in real-time.
In addition to the bill of material (BoM) reduction, early figures show up to 5% energy efficiency improvement, 25% motor downsizing for the same power, 35% less cooling need and up to 30 times passive component downsizing compared today’s EVs.
The benefits of the new Silicon Mobility solution empower manufacturers to design software-defined EVs with exceptional performance, improved range and potentially lower production costs because they now have fewer components to integrate. The new solution also complements Intel Automotive’s existing family of AI-enhanced software-defined vehicle (SDV) SoCs. It collectively will advance the industry’s transformation toward an all-electric and software-defined future.
Filed Under: Electric Motor, Technology News