Renesas appoints SEGGER, SEVENSTAX and Thesycon as new Platinum Partners

Integrating these new Platinum Alliance Partners into our Renesas Alliance Program is a clear commitment to the wider promotion of Renesas microcontroller products into the European customer base, explains Andrea Nuyken, Renesas Technology Europe's Alliance Program Manager. It is very important to choose the right partner network to ensure effective design support for the end customer. With SEGGER, SEVENSTAX and Thesycon, we know we've found partners who can use their experience to support our customers with middleware like RTOS, TCP/IP stacks and USB stacks, as well as offer established expertise on Renesas MCU products and connectivity solutions.

With our middleware for Renesas Microcontrollers, we are supporting the growing demand for a ready solutions approach to the end customer, explains Rolf Segger, CEO of SEGGER GmbH. We provide a wide range of products and design services; from middleware solutions such as embOS ( RTOS), emWin(GUI), emFile ( File System), TCP/IP and USB stacks,through to full consulting and development support. The customer benefits from a one stop shop solution, together with first-class technical support from the developers themselves.

SEVENSTAX is specialized in software development of connectivity and Internet solutions for all kind of systems. SEVENSTAX has strong expertise in embedded systems, software and consulting to Renesas customers - a huge advantage in the growing connectivity segment. The 'Internet of machines and devices' is becoming more and more important.

Distribution of embedded systems with communication technology is growing enormously. SEVENSTAX offers the right protocol stacks for every operation purpose. Our main product highlights are rfc-conformity, highest performance, best stability and a very small memory footprint - the right features for every Renesas MCU. We also focus on plug&play environments for users, based on the newest LAN technologies. SEVENSTAX can support Renesas' customers in every project phase - from concept and specification over development to tests and quality assurance, explains Bert Strüber, CEO of SEVENSTAX GmbH.

Thesycon specializes in USB technology, firmware stacks and device drivers. With more than 10 years experience, there is extensive know-how in these areas. Our USB device software stack implements the core functionality of a USB device and specific device classes such as CDC/ACM, HID, RNDIS and mass storage. We offer the appropriate device drivers for Windows, Windows CE and Linux, including installers and accompanying utilities as well. So Renesas customers can get a complete USB solution from one supplier. This includes first class technical support directly provided by the developers, explains Udo Eberhardt, CEO of Thesycon GmbH.