Silicon Mobility introduces OLEA U310, a single-chip solution that revolutionises powertrain control and energy management in electric vehicles and reduces design costs.
The high purchase price of Electric Vehicles (EVs) remains a global barrier. Silicon Mobility, acquired by Intel Company, solves it with the launch of the new OLEA U310 system-on-chip (SoC). This technology enhances EV performance, streamline design, and expand services across EV station platforms.
It combines hardware and software, revolutionising powertrain control with up to 5% efficiency improvement. The solution complements Intel Automotive’s AI-enhanced SoCs, advancing the industry toward an all-electric future.
Built with a unique hybrid and heterogeneous architecture, a single OLEA 310 FPCU replaces up to six standard microcontrollers, controlling various functions in EVs. This innovation enables real-time control of power and energy functions simultaneously.
The OLEA U310 is a recent addition to Silicon Mobility’s FPCU portfolio. It is engineered to meet the demand for powertrain domain control in electrical/electronic architectures with distributed software. It features a unique hybrid and heterogeneous architecture, embedding multiple software and hardware programmable processing and control units.
This design seamlessly integrates functional safety and cybersecurity, surpassing traditional microcontrollers’ capabilities. In one chip, it hosts and bridges time-based and multi-task software application needs with critical event-based multi-function control requirements.
Early figures demonstrate significant benefits:
- Up to 5% energy efficiency improvement
- 25% motor downsizing
- 35% less cooling need
- 30 times passive component downsizing compared to current EVs
These advantages empower EV manufacturers to design software-defined vehicles with enhanced performance and range and lower production costs.
The new solution complements Intel Automotive’s existing family of AI-enhanced SDV SoCs, contributing to the industry’s shift towards an all-electric and software-defined future.
At CES earlier this year, Intel revealed plans to acquire Silicon Mobility, specialising in intelligent EV energy management SoCs. This acquisition aligns with Intel’s strategy to integrate AI across the automotive sector.
