Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced a new design environment for its powerful RZ/A1 microprocessors (MPUs) to simplify and accelerate the development of rich human-machine interface- (HMI) and camera- and GUI-based applications, such as industrial equipment, building controls, home automation, medical devices, white goods, and video surveillance and video/fingerprint-based access control. Featuring the new RZ/A1 Software Package, the integrated […]
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Automotive display SoC capabilities extended to address security
To address the increasing demand for large-scale digital instrument clusters among all class of vehicles, Renesas Electronics Corporation extends the scalable range of the R-Car family of system-on-chip (SoC) devices with the introduction of the R-Car E3 to realize high-end 3D graphics on the largest class of displays used for automotive instrument clusters – 12.3 […]
Microprocessors achieves real-time image processing at low power consumption
Renesas Electronics Corporation is expanding its range of embedded artificial intelligence (e-AI) solutions for incorporating AI into embedded systems by bringing intelligence to endpoints. The new RZ/A2M microprocessor (MPU) expands the use of e-AI solutions to high-end applications and delivers 10 times the image processing performance of its predecessor, the RZ/A1. It also incorporates Renesas’ exclusive Dynamically […]
Reference design facilitates Low Power Wide Area cellular IoT apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the Renesas Synergy AE-CLOUD2 kit, a complete hardware and software reference design that allows embedded developers to quickly evaluate cellular connectivity options and build Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) cellular Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The AE-CLOUD2 kit together with the new Synergy Software Package (SSP) version 1.5.0 simplifies connecting IoT […]
Teardown: Inside the PlayStation 4 game box
We take a look at the venerable Sony game box with an eye toward power handling and architecture. Chances are that if you’re a gamer, you’re experiencing your video games on a Sony PlayStation 4. To date, over 75 million PlayStation 4 boxes have sold. The closest competitor is the Xbox One (36.03 million) and […]
Directly modulated laser diodes handle 25 Gbps rates for 4.9G and 5G LTE base stations
Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced the RV2X6376A Series of directly modulated laser (DML) diodes. The DML diodes deliver 25 Gbps x four wavelengths as the light source in 100 Gbps optical transceivers that enable high-speed communications inside 4.9G and 5G LTE base stations, and between data center routers and servers. The RV2X6376A Series are the […]
Toolkit reference design speeds connection to enterprise clouds
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the new Renesas Synergy Enterprise Cloud Toolbox v1.1 — a software Application Project that together with the Synergy AE-CLOUD1 kit provides a reference design and starting point for users to connect in 10 minutes or less to enterprise clouds such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. The Enterprise Cloud Toolbox saves embedded […]
RZ/N1 evaluation kit targets remote IO, comms, networked drive designs
Ethernet-based industrial network development requires system manufacturers to select external components, contact various software providers to select the proper protocol stack, and set up the development environment. All these steps make it difficult for system manufacturers to quick start Ethernet-based industry network developments, delaying time-to-market of their application. The new RZ/N1L Solution Kit announced by […]
Website and solutions hub gather hardware & software building blocks for embedded IoT designs
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the newly updated Renesas Synergy Platform website and Solutions Gallery that place the power of the Synergy ecosystem – from software to hardware – into the developers’ hands. The site refresh makes it easier for Renesas Synergy users to take advantage of the entire Synergy ecosystem including LTE cellular, Bluetooth low energy, […]
C/C++ Compiler now integrated into Eclipse-based e² studio IDE
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced an enhancement to its e² studio integrated development environment (IDE) tool for the Renesas Synergy Platform. Through its ongoing partnership with IAR Systems, the leading embedded development tools supplier, Renesas Synergy customers can now enjoy significant performance benefits by integrating IAR Systems’ advanced IAR C/C++ Compiler into the Eclipse-based e² studio […]
