Date: 08/06/2009

austriamicrosystems and TTTech teamup to deliver better FlexRay devices

austriamicrosystems (AMS) and TTTech combined their skills in semiconductor and automotive electronics respectively to develop FlexRay transceivers. Bit-Reshaper is the name of the technology born out of this automotive communication technology co-operation. Through Bit-Reshaper its possible to design optimized FlexRay topologies with more nodes and to interconnect them through less expensive cabling.

AMS FlexRay transceiver ICs will be made by considering domain expertise inputs offered by TTTech Automotive. AS8224 is the first FlexRay Active Star IC developed by AMS using integrated Bit-Reshaper.

"By entering this partnership with TTTech Automotive, we provide our customers not only with product support but also with improved assistance in the integration and layout of FlexRay networks", explained Bernhard Czar, Director Marketing Automotive at austriamicrosystems, adds, "By pooling our chip and system know-how we will work together to develop further innovations boosting FlexRay network stability and efficiency". Marc Lang, Director Sales TTTech Automotive said, "This cooperation takes advantage of synergies between austriamicrosystems' chip development and production technology on the one hand, and TTTech Automotive's FlexRay system experience on the other, thereby increasing customer value by ensuring positive effects on the system design, as well as cost savings".