IAR fully supports Guoke Huanyu AS32X series RISC-V automotive MCU

IAR embedded development solutions will fully support Guoke Huanyu AS32X series ASIL-B MCUs to jointly promote the safe development of high-quality automotive applications

Shanghai, China, September 29, 2024 – IAR, a leading global provider of embedded system development software solutions, and Beijing Goke Huanyu Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Goke Huanyu”) jointly announced that the latest version of IAR Embedded Workbench for RISC-V will fully support Goke Huanyu’s AS32X series RISC-V MCUs. The two parties will jointly assist Chinese automotive industry developers in innovative research and development , and will continue to deepen cooperation and expand technology exploration and ecological improvement in the industry.

The AS32X series MCU is based on a 32-bit RISC-V dual-core lock-step architecture design, meeting the functional safety ASIL-B level requirements, with a main frequency of up to 180MHz, a comprehensive computing power of 516DMIPS, and a benchmark score of up to 4.08 CoreMark/MHz. It has built-in FPU, CRC calculation unit, and security hardware expansion unit DSE, built-in 16KB data cache DCache supporting ECC, 16KB instruction cache ICache, 2MB internal PFlash, 512KB internal DFlash, 512KB internal user SRAM, and supports up to 16MB of external flash memory. The chip is powered by a wide voltage of 2.7-5.5V, the operating temperature range complies with AEC-Q100 Grade1, and the functional safety meets the ASIL-B level. The chip supports 24-channel advanced timers (PMW, QEI, TIM can be reused), 32-channel DMA, 8-channel USART (LIN can be reused), 4-channel CANFD, 48-channel ADC (supporting synchronous sampling), 4-channel SPI, 2-channel IIC, and 1 10/100Mbps Ethernet interface. It has excellent IO versatility and meets the needs of complex system design.

With its high safety, low failure rate, and multiple IO features, this series of MCUs can be widely used in a variety of scenarios: in the automotive field, it can be used in body control systems such as windows, seats, rearview mirrors, sunroofs, engine cooling fans, water pumps, high and low pressure compressor control, as well as in chassis control, powertrain and other vehicle control systems; it can also be used in industrial fields, such as new energy, water conservancy, electricity, industrial control, robot control systems, etc.

With the rapid popularization of RISC-V architecture in the automotive industry, the market demand for efficient, reliable and functional safety compliant development tools is growing. With its advanced tool chain, IAR provides strong support for automotive embedded system development, which not only significantly improves development efficiency, but also integrates key elements in modern development practices such as functional safety and automated workflows.

In the field of RISC-V automotive chip development, IAR provides a comprehensive solution that can be used out of the box. The core product IAR Embedded Workbench for RISC-V is a complete RISC-V embedded software integrated development environment that integrates a powerful C/C++ compiler, an efficient debugger, and a static code analysis tool C-STAT. The functional safety version of IAR Embedded Workbench for RISC-V has been certified by TÜV SÜD and complies with multiple functional safety standards including ISO 26262, greatly simplifying the certification process for RISC-V automotive products and accelerating time to market. Automotive embedded software is becoming increasingly complex, and the solution provided by IAR for the RISC-V architecture is not only a toolset, but also a firm commitment to innovation, efficiency, and high security.

Li Jiemin, General Manager of the Chip Division of Goke Huanyu said: "As the world's leading embedded system development software solution provider, IAR has accumulated a large number of user groups in China over the years. Through cooperation with IAR, our company's independent MCU can be quickly and completely integrated into the RISC-V ecosystem, helping customers to minimize learning costs and accelerate the application process; at the same time, the functional safety features of the development are guaranteed to the greatest extent possible at the software tool level. Goke Huanyu will continue to be based in the automotive and industrial fields, and is committed to providing users with RISC-V architecture MCU chip products with high security levels. We hope to work side by side with our partners to continuously explore and innovate, and provide more valuable explorations for the RISC-V ecosystem in China and even the world."

Kiyo Uemura, Vice President of IAR Asia Pacific , said: "IAR has always been committed to providing customers with efficient and reliable development tools. The cooperation with Guoke Huanyu enables us to more effectively support the RISC-V ecosystem and also demonstrates our firm commitment to the local market. We look forward to working closely with Guoke Huanyu and other partners to promote the application of RISC-V technology in China and around the world to create greater value for customers."

Zhang Guijie, Sales Manager of IAR China said: "With the continuous increase in licensing fees for traditional CPU architectures and the escalating risk of decoupling and disconnection, RISC-V has gradually gained favor among global chip manufacturers, especially Chinese chip manufacturers, due to its advantages such as open source, simple architecture and customizability. Automobile is one of the important industries for MCU applications and one of the industries with the highest requirements for MCU security levels. At present, downstream automotive customers are both looking forward to and waiting about RISC-V chips. On the one hand, they expect RISC-V chips to bring application innovation and supply chain security, and on the other hand, they are worried about the performance and ecology of RISC-V chips. We are honored to work with excellent companies like Guoke Huanyu and more partners to improve the performance of RISC-V chips, enrich the ecology of RISC-V in the automotive industry, and accelerate the "entry" of RISC-V chips!"