New Era: Infineon automotive RISC-V virtual prototype with HighTec automotive-grade Compiler

Saarbruecken/Germany --  March 11, 2025 – HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH announces the release of its new LLVM-based, automotive-grade RISC-V compiler designed to support the Infineon automotive RISC-V virtual prototype. This HighTec development platform enables a seamless software development ahead of hardware availability and sets the starting point for innovation and early exploration of future Infineon RISC-V solutions. It addresses the growing demand for efficient and scalable real-time, high-performance computing in the automotive industry, driven by the fast adoption of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). As the industry continues to evolve, RISC-V – an open standard – is set to play a key role in shaping the next generation of E/E architectures in automotive.

The HighTec RISC-V compiler is specifically optimized for RISC-V IP implementations from market-leading providers, achieving exceptional benchmarks in code density and high performance. At embedded world 2025, HighTec will demonstrate the seamless integration of its RISC-V compiler with the Infineon automotive RISC-V virtual prototype. A CAN demo – executed within a Virtualizer SDK environment – showcasing the prototype’s essential capabilities, enabling future TriCore^TM migration evaluations and insights into future design possibilities.

"We are constantly evolving our automotive RISC-V ecosystem to offer customer centric system solutions. HighTec’s compiler has helped us lay the foundation for our RISC-V Prototype offering, as they have been one of Infineon’s trusted software tools partners for decades”, said Thomas Schneid, Senior Director Software, Partnership and Ecosystem Management at Infineon Technologies. "HighTec’s automotive-grade compiler tools empowers automotive software developers to build a compact, yet reliable and powerful code, leveraging the features of Infineon’s automotive RISC-V virtual prototype."

"HighTec is committed to optimizing our LLVM-based RISC-V compiler for Infineon RISC-V solutions, delivering full automotive-grade services that meet the highest automotive safety and security standards", said Mario Cupelli, CTO of HighTec EDV Systeme GmbH. "Our close partnership with Infineon guarantees complete journey support from initial prototype implementations to fully productive designs"

To further support prototyping and accelerate development, HighTec, in collaboration with Infineon, and a leading RISC-V IP provider, has created a comprehensive getting-started bundle. This bundle is designed to provide early access to the Infineon automotive RISC-V virtual prototype, software tools, and detailed tutorials. Registration for early access is now open, with full availability of the bundle planned for Q2 2025.

For more information on the HighTec development platform for RISC-V, please visit http://www.hightec-rt.com/risc-v-infineon.

About HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH

HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH, Saarbruecken/Germany, is the world’s largest commercial provider of compilers using innovative open-source technologies and offers ISO 26262 ASIL D certified tools for embedded software development, the real-time operating system PXROS-HR, and a wide range of design-in services.

HighTec’s ASIL D qualified C/C++ compiler for leading multicore microcontrollers in the automotive and industrial sectors such as Arm®, TriCore™/AURIX™/TRAVEO™ families, Power Architecture (PowerPC), GTM and Renesas architectures are continuously adapted and optimized to new architectures in close cooperation with the silicon partners. For Rust developers, the company offers the HighTec Rust Development Platform for Infineon’s AURIX TC3x and TC4x microcontrollers.

In addition to the multi-architecture compiler, HighTec offers PXROS-HR, a safety-certified multicore RTOS for applications with safety and multicore requirements. PXROS-HR guarantees robustness, safety, high performance, and data security in real-time environments. PXROS-HR is certified according to ISO 26262 ASIL D / IEC 61508 SIL 3 and is complemented for ASIL D development by a Tool Qualification Kit as a basis for the certification of customer applications.

Complementing this portfolio, HighTec offers development, training and consulting services.

Founded in 1982, HighTec is a privately held global company with offices in Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Hungary and China. For more information about HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH, visit www.hightec-rt.com.