The combination of Infineon’s expertise in MCUs, sensors, and smart actuators with Nvidia’s Jetson Thor Series modules, enables OEMs and ODMs to create more efficient, powerful, and scalable motor control solutions for humanoid robotics.
Humanoid robots are increasingly deployed in various important areas, including manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare, where they require efficient and reliable solutions for precise motion.
“Infineon enables the key functional blocks in humanoid robots with a broad portfolio of dedicated products and technologies – from power switches to microcontrollers, sensors and connectivity. We empower humanoid robots to sense, move, act and connect. Safe and secure,” says Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck.
“Infineon is bringing their broad product and technology portfolio to the Jetson Thor ecosystem to help accelerate customers’ time-to-market by creating more efficient, powerful and scalable motor control solutions for humanoid robots,” says Nvidia vpnDeepu Talla.
Infineon offers the PSOC and AURIX MCUs which offer security to protect against cyberattacks and unauthorised access. The MCUs provide multi-core real time processing capabilities essential for safe, responsive, and adaptive robotic systems.
With its latest acquisition of Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet business, Infineon has further extended its portfolio with the BRIGHTLANE series offering high-speed ethernet capabilities, another core element of humanoid robots.
Real-time AI and Control is critical to general robotics. As part of the collaboration, Infineon provides its PSOC Control C3 family of microcontrollers, which integrate seamlessly with the NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge to the NVIDIA Jetson Thor series modules – a platform for physical AI and humanoid robotics, delivering real-time reasoning performance and scalability.
PSOC Control devices are well-suited for implementing so-called field-oriented-control (FOC) algorithms, which are widely used for precise motor control due to their ability to reduce noise and provide stable torque output which decreases vibrations in humanoid system designs.
Additionally, Infineon provides a full motor control chip set including the company’s latest transistor technology based on GaN for high-density and best-efficiency motor control solutions.
The integration of Infineon’s gate drivers and current sensors helps control communication and design challenges in humanoid robotics, allowing developers to focus on creating innovative solutions.
