Infineon’s PSOC™ 4 MCU Family Unveils Multi-Sense Capabilities for Advanced Sensing and HMI Solutions

Infineon’s PSOC™ 4 MCU Family Unveils Multi-Sense Capabilities for Advanced Sensing and HMI Solutions

(IN BRIEF) Infineon Technologies has expanded its PSOC™ 4 microcontroller family with new Multi-Sense capabilities, incorporating inductive and liquid sensing technology. The PSOC 4000T, featuring Infineon’s fifth-generation CAPSENSE technology, offers a powerful combination of capacitive and inductive sensing for diverse HMI applications. The new liquid sensing feature provides a non-invasive solution for accurate detection in various containers, making it ideal for home appliances and industrial devices. Infineon’s innovations aim to enhance design flexibility, reduce costs, and optimize performance. The PSOC 4 Multi-Sense capabilities will be showcased at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 4-Mar-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has introduced the latest enhancement to its PSOC™ 4 microcontroller (MCU) family, now featuring Multi-Sense capabilities. This cutting-edge addition expands Infineon’s renowned capacitive sensing technology, CAPSENSE™, by integrating proprietary inductive sensing technology and a non-invasive, non-contact liquid sensing solution. PSOC 4’s Multi-Sense capabilities unlock a wide array of possibilities for Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and sensing applications, enabling everything from sleek metallic designs with touch-on-metal buttons to waterproof touch controls and innovative liquid sensing technologies.

The PSOC 4000T, the first device to feature Infineon’s fifth-generation CAPSENSE technology and Multi-Sense capabilities, offers versatile sensing options that can be combined in a single MCU. These capabilities optimize performance, enable novel use cases such as underwater inductive sensing, and reduce costs by integrating system control with liquid sensing. Infineon’s fifth-generation CAPSENSE includes “Always On” technology, providing a 10x reduction in power consumption and a 10x improvement in signal-to-noise ratio compared to previous devices.

Vibheesh Bharathan, Director and Project Lead for PSOC 4 Multi-Sense at Infineon, highlighted the significance of the technology: “Multi-Sense is not just a technological advancement, it represents a paradigm shift in HMI and sensing applications. Infineon is dedicated to meeting customer demands for next-generation solutions, driving the future of digitalization in both consumer and industrial markets.”

Key Features of PSOC 4 Multi-Sense:

• Inductive Sensing: A new, proprietary method of inductive sensing that overcomes noise interference and manufacturability challenges. This technology supports innovative HMI applications, including touch-over-metal, force touch surfaces, and proximity sensing. It complements capacitive sensing and is ideal for metal-based, waterproof designs such as touch buttons on appliances or rugged HMIs for underwater devices.
• Liquid Sensing: Infineon’s non-invasive, non-contact liquid sensing solution offers more accurate and cost-effective results compared to mechanical sensors and traditional capacitive solutions. Resistant to environmental factors like temperature and humidity, it can detect liquid levels with high resolution in various container shapes, making it perfect for applications in appliances such as robot vacuums, coffee machines, and soap dispensers.
• CAPSENSE Hover Touch: The hover touch feature supports applications where direct contact with a button is not necessary. By sensing through the airgap, hover touch reduces the need for components like springs and gaskets, resulting in lower BOM costs, streamlined designs, and faster time-to-market.

Infineon will showcase the PSOC 4 Multi-Sense capabilities at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, in March. The demonstration will highlight how inductive and liquid-level sensing enhance the functionality of everyday devices, such as coffee machines, for more efficient and user-friendly designs.

Availability

Infineon’s PSOC 4000T, equipped with fifth-generation CAPSENSE and Multi-Sense capabilities, is now available. The upcoming PSOC 4100T Plus, offering higher memory and additional I/Os, will support Multi-Sense technology in the second quarter of 2025. Future PSOC devices featuring CAPSENSE will include these new capabilities, providing an upgrade path for designs built on PSOC 4000, PSOC 4000S, and PSOC T 4700S. For more information, visit www.infineon.com/multi-sense.

Infineon at Embedded World

Embedded World will be held in Nuremberg from March 11 to 13, 2025. Infineon will present its latest innovations for decarbonization and digitalization at Hall 4A, Booth #138, as well as virtually. For press inquiries, contact media.relations@infineon.com. Industry analysts can request a briefing at MarketResearch.Relations@infineon.com. For more event details, visit www.infineon.com/embedded-world.

About Infineon

Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The Company had around 58,060 employees worldwide (end of September 2024) and generated revenue of about €15 billion in the 2024 fiscal year (ending 30 September). Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the OTCQX International over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

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