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Renesas Delivers New RA8 MCU Group Targeting Graphic Display Solutions and Voice/Vision Multimodal AI Applications

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RA8D1 microcontroller (MCU) group.

Key Points: 
  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RA8D1 microcontroller (MCU) group.
  • The RA8D1 group is the second in Renesas’ RA8 Series, the first MCUs based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 processor.
  • Renesas also provides support for open-source Light and Versatile Graphics Library (LVGL) and a robust network of graphics and AI ecosystem partners.
  • Renesas has the broadest portfolio of 8-, 16- and 32-bit devices, delivering unmatched quality and efficiency with exceptional performance.

Renesas Announces New Organizational Structure to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments.

Key Points: 
  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments.
  • Chris will be responsible for overseeing Renesas’ power management and discrete products and executing the company’s power strategies.
  • Renesas is creating a centralized engineering organization to solidify Renesas’ engineering foundation, from product to test engineering.
  • Hiroto Nitta, Roger Wendelken and Andrew Cowell will assist with the transition and leave Renesas by the end of the year.

Chiplet Market worth $148.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

By processor, the AI ASIC coprocessor is projected to grow at high CAGR of the chiplet market during the forecast.

Key Points: 
  • By processor, the AI ASIC coprocessor is projected to grow at high CAGR of the chiplet market during the forecast.
  • Chiplet-based AI ASICs offer a targeted and efficient approach to offloading AI-related tasks from general-purpose processors like CPUs and GPUs.
  • Enterprise Electronics segment is projected to grow at high CAGR of the chiplet market during the forecast period.
  • The Asia Pacific region is expected to hold the largest share of the chiplet market during the forecast period.

Chiplet Market worth $148.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

By processor, the AI ASIC coprocessor is projected to grow at high CAGR of the chiplet market during the forecast.

Key Points: 
  • By processor, the AI ASIC coprocessor is projected to grow at high CAGR of the chiplet market during the forecast.
  • Chiplet-based AI ASICs offer a targeted and efficient approach to offloading AI-related tasks from general-purpose processors like CPUs and GPUs.
  • Enterprise Electronics segment is projected to grow at high CAGR of the chiplet market during the forecast period.
  • The Asia Pacific region is expected to hold the largest share of the chiplet market during the forecast period.

 Renesas to Acquire Cellular IoT Technology Leader Sequans Through Tender Offer

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Monday, August 7, 2023

“Sequans is a leader in the fast-growing cellular IoT market with wide cellular IoT network coverage.

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  • “Sequans is a leader in the fast-growing cellular IoT market with wide cellular IoT network coverage.
  • Renesas and Sequans have been collaborating since 2020 to deliver full-scale solutions that combine Renesas’ embedded processors and analog front-end products with Sequans’ wireless chipsets for massive IoT and broadband IoT applications.
  • If, upon completion of the appropriate works council consultation, Sequans’ Board recommends the tender offer to the holders of Sequans’ ordinary shares and ADSs, Renesas will commence the tender offer thereafter.
  • In addition to the terms of the tender offer, the MoU contains customary representations, warranties and undertakings by Sequans and Renesas.

Renesas Embraces Microsoft Visual Studio Code Across Its Entire Industry-Leading MCU and MPU Lineup

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that customers can now use Microsoft® Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to program the complete line of Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs).

Key Points: 
  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that customers can now use Microsoft® Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to program the complete line of Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230801514714/en/
    The popular VS Code IDE simplifies and accelerates code editing across a variety of platforms and operating systems.
  • By providing support for VS Code, Renesas now enables a vast number of designers to create efficient embedded solutions with Renesas devices.
  • VS Code support complements Renesas’ own powerful and flexible e2 studio IDE used by thousands of designers worldwide.

Renesas to Acquire Panthronics to Extend Connectivity Portfolio with Near-Field Communication Technology

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The acquisition will enrich Renesas’ portfolio of connectivity technology, extending its reach into high-demand Near-Field Communication (NFC) applications in fintech, IoT, asset tracking, wireless charging, and automotive applications.

Key Points: 
  • The acquisition will enrich Renesas’ portfolio of connectivity technology, extending its reach into high-demand Near-Field Communication (NFC) applications in fintech, IoT, asset tracking, wireless charging, and automotive applications.
  • Acquiring Panthronics’ competitive NFC technology will provide Renesas with in-house capability to instantly capture growing and emerging market opportunities for NFC.
  • Combining Panthronics’ NFC technology with Renesas’ broad product portfolio and security functions in microcontrollers (MCU) / microprocessors (MPU) will provide Renesas’ wide customer base with a multitude of options to create innovative, ready-to-market NFC system solutions.
  • Furthermore, the merits of Panthronics’ technology are also expected to be leveraged for Renesas’ automotive solutions, such as digital key management.

Renesas to Demonstrate First AI Implementations on the Arm Cortex-M85 Processor Featuring Helium Technology at Embedded World

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230309005330/en/
    At embedded world in 2022, Renesas became the first company to demonstrate working silicon based on the Arm Cortex-M85 processor.
  • This year, Renesas is extending its leadership by showcasing the features of the new processor in demanding AI use cases.
  • The Arm Cortex-M85 processor features Helium technology, Arm’s M-Profile Vector Extension, available as part of the Armv8.1M architecture.
  • The demonstrations will take place in the Renesas booth - Hall 1, Stand 234 (1-234) at embedded world.

Renesas Lays Out Wi-Fi Roadmap Based on Technology from Celeno Acquisition

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Renesas completed its acquisition of Celeno last year and is leveraging that technology to address a wide range of Wi-Fi client and access point applications for Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7.

Key Points: 
  • Renesas completed its acquisition of Celeno last year and is leveraging that technology to address a wide range of Wi-Fi client and access point applications for Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221116005202/en/
    Today, Renesas is delivering production volumes of high-performance Wi-Fi 6E access point solutions with its CL8000 family.
  • Renesas is also developing a Wi-Fi 6E chipset with unique, patented Wi-Fi Doppler Imaging technology.
  • This Wi-Fi Radar technology depicts the range and doppler signature of people and objects using standard Wi-Fi signals.

Renesas Unveils First Family of Automotive Radar Transceivers with Industry’s Highest Accuracy and Lowest Power Consumption

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Leveraging automotive expertise accumulated through years of global customer engagements, Renesas will incorporate the new RAA270205 high-definition radar transceiver into its growing sensor fusion portfolio, which combines radar, vision systems, and other sensing modalities.

Key Points: 
  • Leveraging automotive expertise accumulated through years of global customer engagements, Renesas will incorporate the new RAA270205 high-definition radar transceiver into its growing sensor fusion portfolio, which combines radar, vision systems, and other sensing modalities.
  • The new transceiver MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) is especially suited for imaging radar, long-range forward-looking radar and 4D radar, but can also be used for corner and central-processing radar architectures, the so-called satellite automotive radar systems.
  • Power consumption of 1.2W is 50 percent lower than comparable transceivers and it delivers a noise figure of 9dB, which is 3dB less than other radar transceivers.
  • Renesas has plans to combine the RAA270205 transceiver with other compatible devices from its portfolio to support automotive radar systems.