Renesas Electronics has announced the new RZ/N Series of industrial networking communication MPUs that simplifies network-based application development. The RZ/N Series is ideal for use in industrial network devices such as network switches, gateways, PLCs, operator terminals, and remote I/O units.

A first step of a security lifecycle management solution has been announced by Renesas Electronics on the Renesas Synergy Platform for customers who build devices connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT). Renesas, together with partners Data I/O and Secure Thingz, offer a secure firmware flash programming solution enabling customers to reliably and securely program authorised firmware into the flash memory of Synergy MCUs in remote manufac...

Renesas Electronics Europe has announced the low power RL78/I1D microcontroller (MCU)-based rotational flow demonstration kit that is designed to detect and measure the flow of water or gas in metering applications. The flow demonstration kit enables the lifespan of metering applications to exceed 35 years when combined with a 2,600mAh battery. In addition, the flow demonstration kit is suitable for smart home as well as smart meter applications ...

Based on the business integration of the recently acquired Intersil, Renesas Electronics Corporation is now in the process of a step-by-step reform of the business organisation with three business units to accelerate growth. Renesas plans to launch the new organisational structure that strengthens its position as 'One Global Renesas' by July 2017.

Renesas Electronics and Intersil announced the completion of Renesas’ acquisition of Intersil Corporation. The transaction brings together the advanced technology and deep end-market expertise of the two companies, and solidifies Renesas’ position as a leading global supplier delivering advanced embedded systems to customers.

Renesas Electronics Europe announced that the third MCU Car Rally competition will take place at the occasion of the embedded world Student Day on March 16, 2017 in Nuremberg, Germany. In order to participate, students must develop a functioning racing car based on electronic components and software from Renesas. The competition attracts students from universities all over Europe.

Renesas and Intersil has announced that they received notification by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US on 21st February 2017.

Stefan Ingenhaag, Senior Engineer MCU/MPU Solution Marketing ICBG, Renesas Electronics Europe, explains how integrated hardware/software solutions can help shorten the development cycle.

Renesas Electronics has announced that it has joined the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project.

Renesas Electronics announced the E2 Emulator, a new-generation on-chip debugging emulator. The E2 is intended as a development environment for the latest devices in the Renesas RH850, RX, and RL78 Families of microcontrollers (MCUs), and for a selection of automotive SoCs. The new emulator supports the extended debugging functionality of the RH850 Family and contributes to shortening the time required for CAN communication debugging and the curr...

Renesas Electronics and TTTech Computertechnik AG (TTTech) have announced that they have developed a Highly Automated Driving Platform (HADP). The new HADP is a prototype Electronic Control Unit (ECU) for mass production vehicles with integrated software and tools, which demonstrates how to use Renesas and TTTech technologies combined in a true automotive environment for autonomous driving.

RH850/V1R-M is a 32-bit single-chip microcontroller with multiple CPUs, Code Flash, Data Flash, RAM, DMA controllers and many communication interfaces that are used in the automotive applications, A/D converters, timer units, etc.

Renesas Electronics has announced its first RH850-based, 32-bit, automotive radar microcontroller (MCU) series. The RH850/V1R will deliver the high performance and features required for enabling future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving vehicles. 

Renesas Electronics and Icon Labs have partnered to provide integrated security solutions for IoT devices to help OEMs more quickly and easily build highly secure IoT Devices.

Renesas Electronics announced four new RH850/P1L-C Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). The RH850/P1L-C Group is designed for use in chassis and safety systems, such as anti-lock brake and airbag systems, as well as compact motor control systems. The RH850/P1L-C is a low-end MCU Group that is part of the RH850/P1x-C Series of Safety MCUs that meets the requirements for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in one stop.

The successful development of Renesas Electronics' Split-Gate Metal-Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon (SG-MONOS) flash memory cells has been announced, employing transistors with fin-shape for use in microcontrollers (MCUs) with on-chip flash memory having a circuit linewidth of 16 to 14nm or finer. SG-MONOS technology is reliable for use in automotive applications.

During Panasonic Corporation's Excellent Partners Meeting, Renesas Electronics was honoured as 'Best Partner'. The Best Supplier Award recognises the contribution made by Renesas in the development of automotive infotainment systems and other products.

Renesas has announced a low-cost EtherCAT dedicated communication system-on-chip (SoC) that will help boost production efficiency in factories. The EC-1 SoC is intended for high-speed, high-precision control of slave applications that require higher CPU performance such as intelligent I/O modules equipped with EtherCAT communication functions.

The purpose of this training is to describe how to install, build, and run an example PDC (Parallel Data Capture) LCD display application on a Renesas Synergy development board using the Renesas Synergy e2 studio ISDE and Renesas SSP (Synergy Software Package).

New host drivers and an upgrade of the software environment for the TPS-1 PROFINET IRT Device Chip have been announced by Renesas Electronics Europe. The new software version, based on the latest PROFINET standard, simplifies the PROFINET certification process and speeds up the time-to-market for new PROFINET developments.