Renesas Electronics is a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, and power semiconductors, serving markets such as automotive, industrial automation, and IoT. Known for its high-reliability MCUs and SoCs, Renesas continues to expand its portfolio with acquisitions and product innovations, including AI-driven and edge-computing solutions. With a focus on energy efficiency, functional safety, and embedded development tools, Renesas supports global electronics product development. Its strategic position in automotive electronics and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) reinforces its impact on next-gen mobility and smart infrastructure.
Unifying embedded software files, datasheets and applications notes for Renesas’ RA family of MCUs, Renesas 365 is the company’s cloud-based environment for system development, device lifecycle management and concept validation. It is powered by Altium and, according to Renesas Electronics, is the first platform to bring silicon and systems together across an open ecosystem at scale. It allows engineering teams ...
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GlobalFoundries and Renesas have announced an expanded strategic collaboration through a multi‑billion-dollar manufacturing partnership that broadens Renesas’ access to GF technologies. Under this partnership, Renesas will gain further access to GF’s technology portfolio, including FDX (FD-SOI), BCD and feature-rich CMOS technologies with non-volatile memory features to support its SoCs, power devices and MCUs. Tape-outs under this expanded collaboration are on ...
SiTime could be about to announce that it is buying the Renesas timing business for about $3 billion, reports Bloomberg. A deal could be announced at Renesas’ results meeting tomorrow. Talks about the sale have been going on for several months. SiTime was bought by Japan’s MegaChips Corp in 2014 for $200 million and currently has a market cap of ...
Mikroe, the embedded specialist, is to provide development tools for 500 of Renesas’ most popular MCUs, plus upcoming new releases. A ‘Planet Debug’ remote board farm, which enables developers anywhere in the world to remotely debug code without having to invest in any hardware, has been established – the first of its kind for Renesas. Tool support for the Renesas ...
Now in its eighth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. Beginning our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2025, we profile Jadesola Adeleka, of Loughborough University and a Field Applications Engineering Intern at Renesas Electronics. She is also a UK Electronics Skills ...
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Renesas has come out with a new MCU group for high-end motor control designated RA8T2. Based on a 1 GHz Arm Cortex-M85 processor with an optional 250 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 processor, the RA8T2 devices deliver real-time control of high-end motors in industrial equipment, robots, and other systems where high-speed precision operation is required. The optional Cortex-M33 processor enables customers to ...
Renesas has added dual-bank memory for over-the-air updates to its range of MCUs with a segment-style LCD driver and a capacitive touch controller. The new parts are the RL78/L23 group, and have the company’s in-house RL78 low-power 16bit three-stage pipeline CISC core, running at its maximum of 32MHz. This is supported by up to 512kbyte of flash, up to 32kbyte ...
Arduino has created a Renesas RA4M1 microcontroller board in its Nano form-factor. Called Nano R4, it follows the Uno R4, the first Arduino to use the RA4M1. “Whether you’re working on a connected device, a smart home application, or a space-constrained automation solution, the Nano R4 is designed to fit right in,” according to the company. “Nano R4 without headers ...
