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Advanced semiconductor solutions supplier, Renesas Electronics, has announced an innovative new family of bidirectional four-switch synchronous buck-boost controllers. The ISL81601 and ISL81401 are true bidirectional controllers that sense peak current at both ends and provide cycle-by-cycle current limit in both directions while in buck or boost mode.

Renesas Electronics is expanding its range of embedded artificial intelligence (e-AI) solutions for incorporating AI into embedded systems by bringing intelligence to endpoints. Approximately 150 companies in more than ten countries worldwide are already conducting trials based on this technology, and there are more than 30 actual e-AI use cases underway. Renesas has now developed a new RZ/A2M MPU to expand the use of e-AI solutions to high end applications.

In this short video from Renesas, you will learn how to set up the ISL9237 evaluation board and connect the EVB to the GUI interface.

Renesas is buying Integrated Device Technology for $6.7bn. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the first half of 2019, following approvals by IDT shareholders and the relevant regulatory authorities.

The Renesas S3A1 microcontroller group, now available from Rutronik UK, is suited for all applications that require a high level of security and IoT device-to-cloud connectivity. The MCUs have been released alongside the v.1.4.0 version update for the Synergy Software Package (SSP). S3A1 devices provide a host of analogue and security features to realise a variety of embedded systems and IoT designs at a competitive price point.

Renesas Electronics has announced two new PMBus compliant, fully digital DC/DC controllers that provide single output point-of-load (POL) conversions for FPGAs, DSPs, ASICs, network processors and general purpose system rails. The ISL68300 with integrated MOSFET drivers and ISL68301 with PWM output simplify designing power supplies for data centre, wired and wireless communications, and factory automation equipment.

Renesas Electronics has announced an update to its 'Embedded Target for RH850Multicore' model-based development environment for multicore microcontrollers (MCUs) for automotive control applications. The update supports development of systems with multirate control (multiple control periods), which is now common in systems such as engine and body control systems.

Along with the version update v.1.4.0 for the Synergy Software Package (SSP), Renesas has released a group of microcontrollers for the SSP. The S3A1 group is suited for all applications that require a high level of security and IoT device-to-cloud connectivity. The S3A1 MCU Group devices provide a host of analogue and security features to realise a variety of embedded systems and IoT designs at a competitive price point.

Best practices for new designs of Profibus DP nodes, bus node isolation, Profibus compliance, and bus signal polarity are discussed by Tom Kugelstadt, Renesas Electronics

Renesas Electronics has announced three programmable power management ICs (PMICs) that offer the highest power efficiency and smallest footprint for application processors in smartphones and tablets: the ISL91302B, ISL91301A, and ISL91301B PMICs. The PMICs also deliver power to artificial intelligence (AI) processors, FPGAs, and industrial microprocessors (MPUs), and they are suitable for powering the supply rails in solid-state drives (SSDs), optical transceivers, and a wide range of consumer, industrial and networking devices.

The sample shipment of the flash memory microcontroller using a 28nm process technology has been announced by Renesas Electronics. To contribute to the realisation of next-gen green cars and autonomous vehicles with higher efficiency and higher reliability, the RH850/E2x Series MCU incorporates up to six 400MHz CPU cores, which according to the company makes it the first on-chip flash memory automotive MCU to achieve the industry's highest processing performance of 9600 MIPS.

Renesas Electronics has 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 industry’s first DML diodes that support full 25 Gbps speed (per individual laser) and industrial temperature (-40°C to 95°C) without cooling.

Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced its latest solution kit based on the RZ/N1L Group of microprocessors (MPUs), in addition to the RZ/N1D group, which are for high-end processors for master devices including Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and the RZ/N1S Group for mid-range devices including Human Machine Interface (HMI), the RZ/N Series includes the RZ/N1L Group is optimised for slave devices including remote IO and communication modules, and networked drives.

Renesas Electronics has announced its latest industrial Ethernet module solution, the I-RJ45, which incorporates a single- or dual-port RJ45 connector and simplifies integration for industrial Ethernet by supporting various industrial network slave applications including sensors and transmitters, gateways, operator terminals and remote I/O.

Renesas Electronics has 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, advanced WiFi connectivity, and comprehensive security solutions.

Designed to help engineers jump start their home appliance, building and industrial automation designs, Renesas Electronics has announced three new target boards for the RX65N, RX130 and RX231 Microcontroller (MCU) groups. Priced below $30, the target boards lower the price threshold for engagement, allowing more system developers to enjoy the benefits of Renesas’ broad-based 32-bit RX MCU Family.

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Supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Renesas Electronics, has announced what it claims to be the space industry’s first radiation-hardened, low side Gallium Nitride (GaN) field effect transistor (FET) driver and GaN FETs that enable primary and secondary DC/DC converter power supplies in launch vehicles and satellites, as well as downhole drilling and high reliability industrial applications.

The ISL8274M is an encapsulated dual 30A digital DC/DC PMBus power modules that delivers Point-of-Load (PoL) conversions for advanced FPGAs, DSPs, ASICs and memory used in servers, telecom, datacom, optical networking and storage equipment.  

Renesas Electronics has announced two new fully encapsulated digital DC/DC PMBus power modules that deliver the highest power density and efficiency in their class. The dual ISL8274M operates from a 5V or 12V power rail, provides two 30A outputs and up to 95.5% peak efficiency in a compact 18x23mm2 footprint.