Scalable, low-power Arm® Cortex®-M series based microcontrollers with advanced safety, security and software support for ASIL B/D applications in body, zone control and electrification. Supported by a minimum of 15 years product longevity and a comprehensive 3rd party software and tools ecosystem.

S32K Family – 32-Bit Arm Cortex Automotive MCUs

S32K MCUs offer hardware and software scalability and compatibility. Also, firmware over-the-air (FOTA) readiness, advanced hardware security, CAN FD and Ethernet TSN.

Lockstep Triple Dual Single Core ASIL D ASIL B Functional Safety K11x K14x K31x K32x K34x K33 K35 256K B 512K B 1M B 2M B 4M B 8M B S32K 1 S32K 1 M4F M0+ M7 S32K 3 S32K 3 AES-128/192/256, RSA, ECC 1 2 8K B AES-128

S32K Families

S32K1 Microcontrollers

Cortex-M0+/M4F Cores

Single core MCUs with 128 kB to 2 MB, ASIL B enabled and 32-176 pin.

S32K3 Microcontrollers New

Cortex-M7 Core

Single, dual and lockstep core MCUs with 512 kB to 8 MB, ASIL B/D enabled and 48-289 pin.

S32K3 MCU Family - Simplifying Software Development

S32K3 microcontrollers feature a hardware security subsystem with NXP firmware, support for FOTA updates and free ISO 26262 compliant real-time software drivers for AUTOSAR® and non-AUTOSAR.

Design Resources

Development Boards

  • S32K116EVB

    S32K116 Board for General Purpose

  • S32K118EVB

    S32K118 Board for General Purpose

  • S32K142EVB

    S32K142 Board for General Purpose

  • S32K144EVB

    S32K144 Board for General Purpose

  • S32K146EVB

    S32K146 Board for General Purpose

  • S32K148EVB

    S32K148 Board for General Purpose

  • UCANS32K146

    Development System for Drones and Rovers

  • MCSPTE1AK144

    Development Kit for BLDC Motor Control (for HVAC or electric pumps) and Three-Phase PMSM Control (for active suspension or electric powertrain).

  • MCSXTE2BK142

    Development Kit for S32K142 24 V Motor Control for 24 V BLDC/PMSM FOC Automotive Motor Control

Reference Designs

  • S32K-ISELED

    Next-Generation LED Lighting Solution

  • S32K148-T-BOX

    E-Mobility Battery Management System (BMS) Solution Targeting ASIL C Functional Safety

S32K-ISELED LED Lighting Solution

Engineered for next-generation smart LED lighting systems and based on the new ISELED technology which addresses calibration and communication issues in today’s LED lighting systems by moving the costly external processes for ensuring stable light parameters to embedded processing in the RGB LED itself.

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Commitment to Longevity

Commitment to Longevity

Our Product Longevity program ensures a stable supply of products for your embedded designs.
The S32K MCUs are ready to support your development today, tomorrow and beyond. We ensure a stable supply of S32K1 products for a minimum of 15 years.

Functional Safety Compliant

Functional Safety Compliant

Our SafeAssure® functional safety program is aligned with the international standards at the heart of automotive safety applications. This allows system engineers to design with confidence and efficiently achieve system-level compliance.

Applying OTA Updates in Safely Automotive ECUs

Pervasive connectivity has made OTA updates standard practice. Yet, in safety-critical applications, particularly automotive, their use needs to be applied with great care.

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