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UniJack™ + Mercury-Module
soon available at CrowdSupply
Coming soon: UniJack and Mercury Module - a flexible, expandable development platform for embedded systems by TBench.Solutions UG https://lnkd.in/gUV3F3We
Feel free to visit the project page:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/tbench-solutions/unijack-and-mercury-module
Best regards,
The TBench Team
FIRESIDE CHAT DISCUSSION @
AI Center Barry University and DXLab Miami, FL
We had the pleasure of hosting TBench.Solutions UG at the AI Center for a great session with Jens Müller alongside with Tarik Safouan, Senior Director of Innovation and Technology Education at the AI Center @ Barry University, and our DX Lab students.
Jens shared his journey from software into hardware and how that transition led to building solutions at the intersection of AI, embedded systems, and real-world engineering. It was a valuable perspective for our students to see how ideas move beyond code into physical products and scalable systems.
We also explored one of their standout innovations, the UniJack platform, designed to be compatible across multiple development boards. A strong example of practical engineering that simplifies how teams build and deploy.
Another great session at the AI Center bringing real-world experience into the classroom.
We are also excited to share that Jens and Tarik are currently collaborating on an AI-focused book. More details will be announced soon as they prepare for the official release.
We are grateful to Jens for taking the time to engage with our students.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
FIRESIDE CHAT DISCUSSION @
AI Center Barry University and DXLab Miami, FL
We are excited to host our next Fireside Chat at the AI Center with Jens Müller, CEO at TBench Solutions. Hosted by our Senior Director, Tarik Safouan, and joined by DX Lab students, this session brings together academic learning and real-world AI experience.
This event is open to the community and will be available online. It is a great opportunity to learn from real-world applications of AI and engage in meaningful discussion.
If you are interested in joining online, please register using this link: https://lnkd.in/ehthxdVv
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
UniJack at Embedded World 2026
Dear Customers and Friends,
For the very first time, UniJack™ is officially on display at the Infineon booth in Hall 4A.
Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing real-world use cases and offering hands-on training sessions to help customers experience UniJack™ in action and explore its full potential.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
Technology Journey through the USA
Dear Customers and Friends,
One country. Three stations. Charlotte. Cambridge. Miami.
From visiting customers in North Carolina, to our TBench Winter Event in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and finally exploring new opportunities in Miami, Florida, this trip delivered outstanding energy and impact.
A truly successful journey through the innovation-friendly United States, fueling momentum for the next chapter at TBench.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
Gold Certification
from Infineon Technologies AG received
Dear Customers and Friends,
TBench Solutions UG is now Gold Certified for Infineon’s AURIX™ and MOTIX™ Automotive MCUs, covering both technologies.
We also provide comprehensive software offerings for these platforms.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
The UniJack showcased @ PDH & Distribution Training in Miesbach
Dear Customers and Friends,
We’re proud to share that our UniJack™ Development-Testing-Production Platform, along with the Mercury Module featuring Infineon’s AURIX™ TC356TA and the iCE7 mini Bluebox from TASKING, was showcased as a demo at Infineon’s Preferred Design Houses and Distribution Training in Miesbach, Bavaria.
This annual event provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in Infineon’s Automotive Microcontrollers, while also covering key industry topics such as Automotive Cybersecurity, Functional Safety, and RISC-V developments.
Once again, the training brought together participants from around the globe and was exceptionally well-organized, reaffirming its status as one of the most important technical training events of the year.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
The UniJack
Dear Customers and Friends,
✨ Twinkle, twinkle, little star—look how far you’ve come!
Big news is shining bright: the very first fully equipped UniJack development boards have just been born! 🌟
These boards are packed with powerful features:
- Advanced signal isolation and level shifting components
- USB 2.0 and EZ-USB FX3 SuperSpeed interface from Infineon Technologies AG
- Extra debug interfaces for external testing
- Powerful Emulation Routing and Advanced-Application Unit (ERAU) for maximum flexibility
- A unified interface that enables seamless integration of diverse controller modules
Over the coming days, we’ll be putting these boards through rigorous testing, preparing them for a polished demo. This version is already very close to the final product, only minor refinements remain to streamline automated production.
In times when many companies hesitate under market uncertainty, losing confidence to innovate, UniJack shines as proof that visionary engineering and bold creativity still lead the way forward.
🚀 The UniJack is more than just hardware it’s a spark of possibility, a tool for those ready to invent tomorrow’s solutions today.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
Centurion Education Board
Dear Customers and Friends,
We're excited to announce that the design of the new Centurion Education Board is officially complete, as of today!
This powerful new board features an AI-ready Application Controller and is purpose-built to help engineers, hobbyists, and researchers rapidly get up to speed with Embedded Linux, exclusively through TBench.
But there’s more:
The upper section of the board is already designed to be extracted and used as a standalone module, fully compatible with the UniJack™ development platform. And yes, we’ve thought about the peripherals, too.
They’ll be fully accessible via a dedicated Peri-Board, which mounts directly to the UniJack™. This enables a compact, flexible footprint for development, testing, and deployment.
Get ready — Embedded Linux education is entering a new era: fast, modular, and intelligent.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
RISC-V Summit
Dear Customers and Friends,
Today marked an exciting milestone: the UniJack™ and Mercury Module were showcased for the very first time at the RISC-V Summit hosted by Infineon Technologies AG.
As RISC-V continues to drive the standardization and open-sourcing of automotive software across leading silicon manufacturers, the UniJack™ is designed with a clear purpose:
One development board for a wide range of controllers—including MCUs, application processors, and FPGAs.
The Mercury Module, featuring the powerful AURIX™ TC356, is the first in a growing series of compute modules designed to connect seamlessly with the UniJack™ platform.
The event included an insightful presentation on the importance of the RISC-V initiative as well as a Q&A with Infineon Technologies AG CEO Jochen Hanebeck, and engaging panel discussions with industry leaders.
The enthusiastic response to the UniJack™ and Mercury Module was incredibly rewarding and makes us truly proud.
A heartfelt thank you to our valued partner TASKING, especially Florian Süßmair, for the strong support, and to the outstanding team at Infineon Technologies AG for organizing such a visionary event.
A great day for the advancement of automotive software—and for innovation across the global hardware community.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
USB 3.0 Super Speed Interface @ UniJack
Dear Customers and Friends,
We’re thrilled to announce that the UniJack™ V1.0 has been upgraded with a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface, bringing faster data transfer and improved performance!
Take a sneak peek below at the latest design model — production is just around the corner.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates. We can’t wait to share what’s coming next!
Best regards,
The TBench Team
The Mercury Module and the UniJack
Dear Customers and Friends,
Here’s another sneak peek at the Mercury Module operating while coupled to the UniJack™ Proof of Concept (PoC).
In the center, you can spot some lettering indicating the presence of an FPGA onboard the UniJack™. The specific purpose of this FPGA will be revealed soon — and we can assure you, it’s a true game-changer!
On the right side of the UniJack™, you’ll notice the sockets designed for Peripheral Boards, which are also an integral part of the overall concept.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates!
Best regards,
The TBench Team
The Mercury Module
Dear Customers and Friends,
We’re excited to share some great news: we’ve successfully started testing our brand-new Mercury Module! The name Mercury isn’t inspired by the chemical element Hg, but rather by the smallest and fastest planet in our solar system. Just like its celestial namesake, our Mercury Module is compact—but incredibly powerful. It marks the beginning of an ambitious journey through a lineup of modular solutions, each named after planets in our solar system.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics ICM '25 in Wollongong - Australia
Dear Customers and Friends,
I am very delighted to announce my participation in the IEEE ICM’25 (International Conference on Mechatronics) in Wollongong, Australia, on behalf of Helmut-Schmidt-University. During the conference, I proudly presented the Horn-Müller-von der Wense Gear (HMW-Gear) with the title “A Novel Approach to Uninterrupted Torque Transmission.”
Furthermore, a demo of the HMW-Gear was showcased onsite. This demo comprised not only the mechanical components but also an Aurix TC499 from Infineon Technologies AG, which is responsible for measuring the angular position of the driven functional gear, actuating the switching mechanics, and sensing rotational velocities inside the gearbox. The way in which the switching process takes place depends on several factors. To address these, the Parallel Processing Unit (PPU) inside the Aurix TC499 will be utilized to accelerate a model-based switching approach, which is set to be integrated next.
To streamline the development process, SmartCode from TASKING was used. This development environment ensures a seamless coding experience and also provides the groundwork for ISO 26262-based applications. Additionally, WinIDEA debug software, along with the iC7mini BlueBox, serves as a next-generation platform for flashing, debugging, and testing—also from TASKING—covering a wide range of embedded microcontroller architectures. The HMW-Gear features an iC7mini BlueBox interface, enabling real-time debugging throughout the project.
Bringing such a prototype to a conference in Australia required a great deal of organization and, of course, many helping hands. With that, I would like to express my deep appreciation to my colleagues from Infineon Technologies AG for providing the hardware and offering rapid programming support, my colleagues from TASKING GmbH for providing the entire development environment, including SmartCode, WinIDEA, and the iC7mini BlueBox, and my colleagues from DYNA Instruments for assisting with the packaging to prevent the HMW-Gear from being damaged during the journey.
Additionally, TBench.Solutions UG contributed significantly to the development. We provided extensive expertise—not only in programming but also in integrating a sophisticated microcontroller into this application. Therefore, we extend our gratitude to all participants, partners, as well as the manufacturing and construction services at Helmut-Schmidt University.
A special thanks to customs authorities in Germany, China, and Australia for allowing this innovation to pass through multiple borders without any intervention.
Last but not least, many thanks to the University of Wollongong for the excellent organization and for assisting me with the equipment needed to run the HMW-Gear onsite.
Best regards,
The TBench Team
IEEE International Conference on Control and Robotics ICCR '24 in Yokohama, Japan
Dear Customers and Friends,
I am delighted to announce my participation in the IEEE International Conference on Control and Robotics (ICCR 2024) in Yokohama, Japan, on behalf of Helmut-Schmidt-University. The presentation, entitled “The Swarm Flight Unit”, highlighted a novel sensor system called SFU, which enables the coordinated flight of UAV swarms for civil applications, such as Search & Rescue scenarios. I am thrilled to share that the presentation was awarded Best in Category for Machine Vision and Image Processing.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all participants, especially my friends from Infineon Technologies AG, Synopsys Inc., and TASKING. Building on this groundwork, we plan to delve deeper into machine learning (ML) and large language model (LLM) technologies to significantly enhance timing behavior for pattern recognition and 3D-position estimation. This will be achieved by leveraging dedicated hardware, such as the AURIX™ TC4XX, along with the SmartCode toolchain from Tasking GmbH, which supports the TriCore TCv1.8. Additionally, we will utilize the Parallel Processing Unit (PPU) integration from Synopsys Inc., the latest GTM IP, and the Cybersecurity Real-Time Module (CSRM).
Best regards,
The TBench Team
New Location
After almost six years at our southern Hamburg area location, TEMPOWERK, we've decided to move into the heart of Hamburg's Downtown. With that, we thank the people at TEMPOWERK for their great service and the recurring networking activities.
Mercury Module on its way
As one of the lessons learned during the pandemic situation as well as ongoing market distortions, TBench.Solutions decided to transfer from the pure project business to a more promising mixture adding own innovative products. As of right now we can confirm having several new ideas in the loop. One of those is depicted here. The Mercury Module which will include one of the innovative 32bit Multicore Microcontrollers (AURIX) from Infineon Technologies AG. Still under development but very close to something very useable. Embedded in an awesome concept around, it will have obviously huge impact regarding the way developers work.
Stay tuned :-)
Congratulations again!
Eva, David, Rasmus and Pascal were again honored for their project during a reception in the town hall of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg!
We say a big thank you to all involved people, organizations as well as sponsors as follows:
- nordbord Dein Mint-Club
- The Youth Research Center Hamburg
- Law office Jütting
- Infineon Technologies AG
as well as TBench.
Please also read the article on the webpage of SFZ, where all the projects supported by the Youth Research Center Hamburg (SFZ) as well as nordboard are mentioned.
Artificial Intelligence
Due to increasing AI driven applications demanded, TBench is currently taking intense effort to integrate state of the art knowledge regarding e.g. hypothesis testing, data exploration, unsupervised- and supervised learning as well as neural networks used in deep learning context. Beside utilization within pure technical applications, we also integrate such methods as a steering tool into our daily business.
UniJack
As of right now, we are very proud to announce first successful tests with the POC of our upcoming product family. More on that will be released soon.
Elektrobit GmbH
Elektrobit is an award-winning and visionary global vendor of embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry. A leader in automotive software with over 35 years of serving the industry, Elektrobit’s software powers over five billion devices in more than 600 million vehicles and offers flexible, innovative solutions for car infrastructure software, connectivity & security, automated driving and related tools, and user experience. Elektrobit is a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Continental and now partner of TBench.
We really appreciate Elektrobit products to guide our customers through automotive projects in near future.
UniJack
Huge effort has been taken to finalize first production data for all involved PCBs. Also software development and marketing are underway. Hopefully we'll get first output soon to start with testing procedures with our brand new equipment.
Young Scientists final
Congratulations! Eva, David, Rasmus and Pascal made it! They received a very good fourth place during a well organized German wide competition located at the Mercedes-Benz customer center in Sindelfingen.
We say a big thank you to all involved people, organizations as well as sponsors as follows:
- nordbord Dein Mint-Club
- The Youth Research Center Hamburg
- Law office Jütting
- Infineon Technologies AG
as well as TBench.
Young Scientists cont.
Eva, David, Pascal and Rasmus received the first place as the most successful juniors during the NORDMETALL CUP competition in Hamburg. All four as well as Lars, which is the supervisor, did a great job beforehand and during the competition. Big thank you to nordboard and the youth research center in Hamburg for providing huge support as well.
The small model was even faster than all the senior's cars. They are now invited to attend the country wide competition in Sindelfingen this May. We are looking forward seeing how the team performs. We wish them good luck!
Young Scientists
TBench has started sponsoring young scientists again. Eva, David, Pascal and Rasmus do attend the NORDMETALL CUP. They have built a small model from a Formula One Racing Car by applying modern engineering methods. Beside budget planning and sponsor acquisition, all made great steps in learning how to construct, simulate and build this car. We wish good luck for the upcoming competition.
UniJack
Huge effort has been taken to come up with the first prototype design. We are still right in the middle of that process but quite confident having something neat to present until the end of this year. Stay tuned!
Spring Event
After finishing first work packages, all involved people did gather at TEMPOWERK to have almost a week of very efficient exchange.
New Team Members
We are really proud to announce the arrival of two new handpicked high potentials from the United States of America as well as from the United Arab Emirates.
Both are highly motivated and right in the process of on-boarding. TBench wish them good luck and great success for the upcoming time.
