Wind River, a global provider of embedded and mobile software has just inked a partnership with Infineon Technologies (News - Alert).

The collaborative effort will help to expand the integrated software toolset that is part of Wind River’s Diab Compiler for the TriCore microcontroller architecture of Infineon Technologies, which includes the AUDO MAX and TriCore families.

Wind River (News - Alert) has also released an update to Wind River Diab Compiler to deliver enhanced performance for TriCore developers.

Providing real-time capabilities, Infineon TriCore 32-bit microcontrollers are used for compute-intensive automotive applications such as power train, passive safety systems, engine control, energy management, and chassis control.

“Given the growing complexity in automotive electronic systems as well as the emergence of new safety standards such as ISO 26262, software quality is paramount,” said Tomas Evensen, chief technical officer at Wind River and creator of the original Diab Compiler, in astatement.

“With the code optimization that Diab Compiler brings, electronic control unit makers are able to add more functionality in the same or less memory footprint, without increasing power consumption,” Evensen added.

The partnership between Wind River and Infineon is important as automotive electronic control unit makers are under pressure to increase functionality in their devices, while simultenously saving power and reducing costs.

“Together, Wind River and Infineon are optimizing Wind River Diab Compiler for TriCore architectures and the improvements in code performance and software footprint can lower hardware costs for automotive system suppliers,” said Peter Schaefer, vice president and general manager, Microcontrollers, Automotive division at Infineon Technologies.

Recently, Wind River announced the launch of Wind River Platform for Gateways, a software platform for the development of smart gateways. Wind River Platform for Gateways is the first in a series of smart gateway solutions from Wind River that begin to address machine-to-machine (M2M) technology needs.