Renesas Electronics Corporation has 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 approximately US$315 million with payment to be made gradually in cash following certain milestones as set forth in the definitive agreement.

Renesas has announced the development of two technologies that reduce the energy and voltage application time for the write operation of spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memory (STT-MRAM, hereinafter MRAM).

Renesas, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced two new microcontrollers (MCUs) designed for automotive actuator and sensor control applications supporting edge evolution in next-generation electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture.

Renesas has introduced the R9A06G061 power line communication (PLC) modem IC.

A GaN FET-compatible analogue controller reduces bill of materials count and allows the design of a synchronous buck converter to be as simple as silicon FETs, says Zhihong Yu, senior staff manager, product marketing and applications engineering, Renesas Electronics America

Streamlined design for EMVCo 3.0-compliant contactless payment terminal is based on PTX100R NFC reader and Renesas RA Family secure MCU, avoiding the need for a discrete Secure Element or a dedicated – and expensive – PoS system-on-chip.

Renesas's F61 ICs deliver low-power, high-integration for phased array antennas in satcom, radar, and point-to-point communications systems.

Renesas Multi cell battery Raa48920x speed battery development and energy storage systems with lower costs flexible cell balancing.

Renesas has expanded its 5G beamformer IC family with two dual-polarisation mmWave devices optimised for 2x2 antenna architecture for 5G and broadband wireless applications. 

Renesas, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first industrial temperature DDR5 (5RCD0148H) and DDR4 (4RCD0232K) registered clock drivers (RCDs).

Renesas has announced that it is delivering a synchronous boost converter solution in high volume for at-home COVID-19 test authrosied by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Renesas prioritised a ramp-up for this kit to meet anticipated high demand.

Renesas has strengthened its position in Wi-FI technologies and software by acquiring Celeno Communications, a provider of innovative Wi-Fi solutions.

Renesas, a semiconductor solutions supplier, and wolfSSL, a provider of embedded security solutions, have announced a licensing agreement whereby customers of Renesas’  MCU offerings can obtain a free license for the wolfSSL Transport Layer Security (TLS) stack with integrated hardware security allowing them to create IoT products.  

Renesas’ Innovative automotive chips drive next-generation multimedia system for Toyota Lexus  

Renesas, supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that it is developing new microcontrollers (MCUs) that will support the recently released Bluetooth 5.3 Low Energy (LE) Specification.

Renesas has introduced a group within its 32-bit RA family of microcontrollers. The RA2E2 Group, based on the latest Arm Cortex-M23 core, offers a claimed unique combination of extremely low power consumption, a set of claimed excellent peripherals targeted at IoT endpoint applications, and space-saving packaging options including a tiny 16-pin WLCSP (Wafer Level Chip Scale Package) device measuring only 1.87 x 1.84 mm. The new 48-MHz R...

Renesas has introduced a group within its 32-bit RA family of microcontrollers. The RA2E2 Group, based on the Arm Cortex-M23 core, offers a combination of low power consumption, a set of peripherals targeted at IoT endpint applications, and space-saving packaging options including a 16-pin water level chip scale package (WLCSP) decice measuring only 1.87 x 1.84mm.

With more devices using bitmap displays as standard, emWin offers the necessary requirements to construct a modern GUI (graphical user interface), including multitouch capability.

Renesas has introduced the RAA2S425x family of ICs for automotive pressure sensing systems. The devices provide highly accurate amplification and sensor-specific correction of signals in automotive xEV/EV/FCEV pressure sensing braking, transmission and HVAC systems.

The R-Car Software Development Kit (SDK) from Renesas Electronics is a complete software platform in a single package that enables quicker and easier software development and validation for smart camera and automated driving applications used in passenger, commercial, and off-road vehicles.