Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced an AUTOSAR-compliant complex device-driver (CDD) software module for designers of automotive battery-management systems (BMS) in electric vehicles (EVs). The new software pairs with Renesas’ ISL78714 Li-Ion battery management IC to speed design and optimize the performance of next-generation systems. The CDD software is designed…
Renesas releases RZ/T2M motor-control MPUs for fast, high-precision control
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has released its highest-performance RZ/T2M motor-control microprocessor units (MPUs) for applications such as AC servo drives and industrial robots. The RZ/T2M combines fast and highly precise real-time, motor-control capabilities and the latest industrial Ethernet on a single chip, which supports functional safety operation. By providing all…
Renesas debuts automotive ECU virtualization solution platform
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, recently announced an integrated automotive, electronic control unit (ECU), virtualization platform that enables designers to integrate multiple applications into a single ECU that are safely and securely separated from each other to avoid interference. The solution enables customers to adopt new electrical-electronic (E/E) architectures using MCU-based…
Renesas launches virtual environment for automotive software development
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has launched a virtual development environment that enables advance development and operational evaluation of automotive application software to support the latest requirements of electrical/electronic architecture (E/E architecture). The environment includes a Virtual Turnkey Platform, which allows engineers to develop application software before devices or evaluation boards…
Renesas incorporates solutions from Celeno for 10 new winning combinations
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced 10 new winning combinations that combine Wi-Fi 6 and 6E chipsets from recently acquired Celeno Communications — with a broad range of solutions from Renesas including embedded processing, analog, power, timing and connectivity. The new winning combos include solutions for IoT, Industrial, Infrastructure, and other applications. Renesas’ combinations are engineering-vetted designs…
Renesas releases reference design for automotive wireless charging stations
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has released a next-generation customer reference design for automotive wireless charging stations. The new P9261-3C-CRBv2 provides features that enable automotive manufacturers to quickly and efficiently deliver top performance and safety features for in-cabin wireless charging. The P9261-3C-CRBv2 solution includes the automotive-qualified wireless power controller P9261 with…
Renesas offering IEC 61508 SIL3i certified self-test software
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of functional safety solutions that meet the IEC61508 standard for its RA and RX Families of microcontrollers. Renesas now offers IEC 61508 SIL3 certified self-test software for both the ARM Cortex-M23 and -M33-based MCUs. The company also announced the IEC 61508 SIL3 certified…
Renesas unveils R-Car V4H for automated driving Level 2+ / Level 3
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the R-Car V4H system-on-chip (SoC) for central processing in advanced driver-assistance (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) solutions. The R-Car V4H achieves deep learning performance of up to 34 TOPS (tera operations per-second), enabling high-speed image recognition and processing of surrounding objects by automotive cameras,…
Tata Elxsi and Renesas establish Next-Generation EV Innovation Center
Tata Elxsi, a global provider of design and technology services, and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, have announced their collaboration on a state-of-the-art design center in Bangalore that will develop targeted solutions for electric vehicles (EV). The new Next-Generation EV Innovation Center (NEVIC) was opened in January of this year. EVs…
Renesas R-Car SoC and RH850 MCU to be used in Honda SENSING System
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the expansion of its collaboration with Honda in the field of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Honda adopted Renesas’ R-Car automotive system-on-a-chip (SoC) and RH850 automotive MCU for its Honda SENSING Elite system featured in the Legend, which went on sale in March 2021. Honda SENSING…
Renesas expands its line of Arm CPU, core–based microprocessor units
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced the RZ/Five general-purpose microprocessor units (MPUs) built around a 64-bit RISC-V CPU core. The RZ/Five employs the Andes AX45MP, based on the RISC-V CPU instruction set architecture (ISA). The new MPUs augment Renesas’ previously available Arm CPU core–based MPUs, expanding customer options and providing…
Renesas and AVL developing automotive ECUs that comply with top safety standards
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and announced a new partnership with AVL — which works on the development, simulation, and testing in the automotive sector. The companies are collaborating to deliver customer support for the development of electronic-control units (ECUs) that comply with the ISO 26262 international standard for automotive functional…
Renesas hits milestone orders for its RX family of 32-bit microcontrollers
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that it has delivered more than one-billion microcontrollers from its RX Family of 32-bit MCUs, which incorporate Renesas’ proprietary RX CPU core. Since its launch in 2009, the RX Family has expanded to include general-purpose, motor control, touch sensing, and industrial Ethernet applications — and…
Renesas completes acquisition of Celeno
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the successful completion of acquisition of Celeno Communications, a provider of smart, innovative Wi-Fi solutions — as of December 20, 2021. Renesas completed the transaction using about U.S. $315 million (approximately 35.9 billion yen at an exchange rate of 114 yen to the dollar), with…
Renesas launches automotive actuator and sensor-control MCUs for edge applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced two new microcontrollers (MCUs), designed for automotive actuator and sensor-control applications. They will support edge evolution in next-generation electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture. With the new RL78/F24 and RL78/F23, Renesas expands its RL78 Family of low-power 16-bit MCUs and strengthens its broader automotive portfolio, offering…
Renesas releases new ClockMatrix Family of network synchronizers and jitter attenuators
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced the ClockMatrix 2 high-performance, precision, multi-channel timing devices for 400/800Gbps optical transport and wireline network applications. Building on the ClockMatrix devices introduced in 2019 for 5G wireless and 100/200Gbps wireline network applications, the second-generation family delivers improved performance with phase jitter as low as 88fs-rms.…
Renesas develops write technologies for embedded STT-MRAM
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the development of two technologies that reduce the energy and voltage application time for the write operation of spin-transfer torquemram magnetic random-access memory (STT-MRAM, hereinafter MRAM). On a 20-megabit (Mbit) test chip with embedded MRAM memory cell array in a 16 nm FinFET logic…
Renesas launches programmable gate driver for BLDC motor applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is introducing the RAA227063 Smart Gate Driver for brushless DC (BLDC) motor applications. The new device is programmable via an SPI interface, enabling it to support both motors with rotor position sensors and sensorless applications. It also provides programmable gate-drive voltage, offering support for N-channel MOSFETs…
Renesas introduces RA6T2 MCUs for next-generation motor control
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has launched the RA6T2 Group MCUs, which feature a rich set of peripheral functions and hardware accelerator designed specifically for motor control. The new RA6T2 Group MCUs deliver a combination of performance, features, and cost-efficiency for motor control designs in home appliances, smart home, industrial and…
Renesas releases new PLC modem IC for high-speed, long-distance communication
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced the R9A06G061 power-line communication (PLC) modem IC. The R9A06G061 delivers high-speed communication at up to 1Mbps over long distances of a kilometer or more — without the need for relays, expanding the range of practical applications for PLC. Optimized analog peripheral functions reduce the…