Renesas & IS2T speed IoT time-to-market

Renesas and IS2T’s ambition is to offer an embedded software platform that drastically lowers costs of building application software for Java and C/C++ developers. The software platform enables users to easily expand product ranges, build a consistent and improved user experience across several devices and accelerate specification process for HMI-based applications specifically targeted by the Renesas RZ product family. Typical markets include building automation, smart appliances, industrial control, gateways and concentrators.

Mohammed Dogar, Senior Manager, Renesas, commented: “Software complexity for embedded design will be a challenge as emerging IoT markets continue to solidify and grow. As an embedded solutions leader, we recognise these challenges and are working with strategic partners to simplify the design experience for customers working with our MPUs and MCUs. We are pleased to expand our partnership with IS2T and bring MicroEJ embedded software platform to our innovative RZ MPUs, enabling customers to move their embedded devices from prototype to market quickly and with confidence. Thanks to our partnership with IS2T, we are bringing development cost control to our customers and a speedier time-to-market without any sacrifice on the performance of the device.”

The scalability of the MicroEJ software platform allows the same application to run on a wide range of Renesas RX MCU and RZ MPU devices with various OSs, depending on cost/performance constraints. Renesas and IS2T will also provide support for the Renesas RZ-A1 Renesas Starter Kit board featuring a graphic display.

“By using the combined solutions from both Renesas and IS2T, a customer can save on development costs, and accelerate revenues by improving time to market. The MicroEJ platform reduces software complexity, and enhances Renesas portfolio capabilities, scalability and software components reuse, resulting in much better software productivity, which is required by all companies today," said Dr. Fred Rivard, CEO, IS2T. “For the past year, IS2T and Renesas have collaborated to support MicroEJ on the Renesas RX MCUs. Extending that support to the RZ-A1 MPU, with its 10MB of embedded RAM and 1,000MIPS, we will bring the MicroEJ software platforms to an unheard level of performance, allowing customers to bring new products designed with Renesas MCUs/MPUs to market quicker than ever.”