Infineon Technologies is working with AWS Cloud Platform to speed up microcontroller (MCU) evaluation and mitigate development time for automotive systems. As part of this partnership, Infineon is launching a cloud-based platform for virtually testing its automotive MCUs, running on AWS.
This new platform eliminates the need for physical hardware, slashes evaluation cycles from several weeks down to just minutes, and dramatically lowers the cost per user. It also supports hundreds of concurrent users around the world. The platform already features Infineon’s next-generation RISC-V architecture.
The platform is built on AWS’s Virtual Engineering Workbench, an open-source tool that automotive and manufacturing companies use for digital toolchains, hardware virtualization, and infrastructure management.
When paired with Infineon’s semiconductor expertise, it delivers a complete, cloud-native experience for virtual MCU evaluation. A browser-based interface means users don’t need to install tools locally, and the workflow stays consistent across different operating systems.
Each user works in an isolated cloud environment, so they can experiment freely without affecting others. The result is immediate feedback throughout the entire MCU evaluation process.
There are two main ways to use the platform.
- Quick Mode lets you test things out fast using pre-configured reference applications, so you can validate MCU capabilities right away.
- Expert Mode gives experienced embedded developers a full virtual machine environment in the browser complete with compilation, flashing, debugging, and performance analysis tools. This means you can move from initial evaluation to deeper prototyping without needing any locally installed toolchains.
The platform also brings in automation for Infineon’s product teams, letting them package and release new MCU variants with minimal effort and make them available for customer evaluation instantly. Plus, usage tracking gives them insights into which MCUs and applications are being evaluated most often helping them refine future product planning.
Availability
The platform will be available to selected Infineon Technologies customers in the third quarter of 2026 and will be rolled out to further customers subsequently.
Leadership Comments
“Development speed is a decisive competitive factor for the automotive industry and has become even more important with software-defined vehicles,” said Thomas Schneid, Vice President Software, Partner & Ecosystem Management at Infineon Technologies. “While hardware-dependent MCU evaluation has been a bottleneck for many engineering teams, our cloud-based platform is making it significantly easier for customers to get hands-on with our microcontrollers early in their development cycle. This is particularly helpful when evaluating entirely new MCUs such as our future RISC-V-based family.”
“Our collaboration with Infineon shows what’s possible when cloud meets silicon,” said Sonja Gatzke, Head of Manufacturing at Amazon Web Services Germany. “Engineering teams that once waited days to evaluate a new microcontroller can now get started in minutes, with next-generation RISC-V architectures instantly accessible to developers worldwide. This is how we accelerate automotive innovation together.”
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