TI accelerates the shift toward autonomous vehicles with expanded automotive portfolio

Core Viewpoint - Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced new automotive semiconductors aimed at enhancing safety and autonomy in vehicles, supporting advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and software-defined vehicles (SDVs) [2][4]. Group 1: New Product Offerings - TI launched the TDA5 high-performance computing system-on-a-chip (SoC) family, which supports up to Society of Automotive Engineers Level 3 vehicle autonomy, featuring edge AI capabilities with processing power ranging from 10 trillion operations per second (TOPS) to 1200 TOPS [2][4]. - The AWR2188 is a new single-chip, eight-by-eight 4D imaging radar transceiver designed to simplify high-resolution radar systems, enhancing detection capabilities [2][8]. - The DP83TD555J-Q1 10BASE-T1S Ethernet physical layer (PHY) is introduced to extend Ethernet capabilities to vehicle edge nodes, reducing wiring complexity and costs [2][10]. Group 2: Performance and Efficiency - The TDA5 SoC family integrates the latest generation of TI's C7 neural processing unit (NPU), providing up to 12 times the AI computing power of previous generations while maintaining similar power consumption [5][6]. - The TDA5 SoCs are designed to support cross-domain fusion of ADAS, infotainment, and gateway systems within a single chip, simplifying system architecture and reducing costs [6][7]. Group 3: Enhanced Capabilities - The AWR2188 radar transceiver features enhanced analog-to-digital converter data processing, achieving 30% faster performance than existing solutions, enabling advanced radar applications [9]. - TI's 10BASE-T1S technology allows for real-time data collection and transmission across vehicle zones, facilitating the shift towards higher levels of vehicle autonomy [10][11]. Group 4: Development and Support - TI is collaborating with Synopsys to provide a Virtualizer development kit for TDA5 SoCs, which can accelerate time-to-market for software-defined vehicles by up to 12 months [8]. - The TDA54 software development kit is now available to assist engineers in utilizing the new SoC family, with samples expected to be available to select automotive customers by the end of 2026 [13].