Press Releases

Renesas and AVL collaborate on customer support for functional safety to develop automotive ECUs that comply with ISO 26262

Dusseldorf and Regensburg, Germany. 17 February, 2022 – Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and AVL, the company in development, simulation and testing in the automotive sector, announced their collaboration to deliver customer support for the development of electronic control units (ECUs) that comply with the ISO 26262 international standard for automotive functional safety. (more…)

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February 17, 2022

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Renesas ships 1bn devices from RX family of 32-bit microcontrollers

Dusseldorf, Germany. 20 January 2022 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that it has delivered more than 1 billion microcontrollers from the RX Family of 32-bit MCUs, which incorporate Renesas’ proprietary RX CPU core. (more…)

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January 21, 2022

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Renesas completes acquisition of Celeno

Tokyo, Japan. 21 December 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the successful completion of acquisition of Celeno Communications, the provider of smart, innovative Wi-Fi solutions, as of December 20, 2021.

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December 21, 2021

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Renesas launches automotive actuator and sensor control MCUs for evolving edge applications

Dusseldorf, 16 December 2021 ―Renesas Electronics Corporation, 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. (more…)

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December 16, 2021

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Renesas introduces second-generation of ClockMatrix family of network synchronisers and jitter attenuators

Dusseldorf. December 15, 2021- Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the ClockMatrix 2 high-performance, precision, multi-channel timing devices for 400/800Gbps optical transport and wireline network applications. (more…)

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December 15, 2021

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Renesas develops write technologies for embedded STT-MRAM

Dusseldorf, December 14, 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporationa supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, 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).

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December 14, 2021

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Renesas programmable smart gate driver for BLDC motor applications drives multiple configurations

Dusseldorf, 8 December 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the RAA227063 Smart Gate Driver for brushless DC (BLDC) motor applications. The new device is programmable via an SPI interface, enabling it to support both motors with rotor position sensors and sensorless applications. It also provides programmable gate drive voltage, offering support for N-channel MOSFETs typically used in motor inverter designs, as well as GaN FETs used where high power density is required. The RAA227063 is scalable to support multiple MCUs, including a wide range of Renesas offerings.

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December 8, 2021

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Renesas introduces RA6T2 MCUs for next-generation motor control in inverter appliances

Dusseldorf, 8 December 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RA6T2 Group MCUs featuring a rich set of peripheral functions and hardware accelerator designed specifically for motor control. The new RA6T2 Group MCUs deliver an unmatched combination of performance, features, and cost-efficiency for motor control designs in home appliances, smart home, industrial and building automation, as well as inverter co ntrol. (more…)

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Renesas adds new power line communication modem IC enabling high-speed, long distance communication

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the R9A06G061 power line communication (PLC) modem IC. The R9A06G061 delivers high-speed communication at up to 1 Mbps over long distances of a kilometrE or more, without the need for relays, expanding the range of practical applications for PLC.

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November 30, 2021

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Renesas unveils new multi-cell battery front end family for high-cell count, high-voltage systems

Dusseldorf, November 11, 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced a new family of multi-cell full battery front end (BFE) ICs for battery management systems (BMS) built for the larger, high-voltage battery packs that power e-scooters, energy storage, high-voltage power tools, and other high-voltage equipment. (more…)

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November 11, 2021

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