Renesas Technology Europe announced today that it has successfully completed development of an enhanced version of its popular PLC network layer RUN-M. Designed to specifically address requirements for efficient communication over smart metering networks, the Renesas PLC solution comprises a Physical Layer (DCSK based, proven and most robust PLC modulation), a Data Link layer and RUN-M, the Renesas Ubiquitous Network layer for Metering, which has...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced that it has received VDE certification for its IEC60335-compliant self-test software for the R8C/2X family. The latest self-test CPU software routines developed for the R8C/2X family are fully compliant with IEC60730-1 regulations and have now been certified by VDE (the German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies). VDE is widely recognized for its efforts on safety standards a...

Renesas Technology Europe has today announced the latest members of its SuperH line-up, built around the industry benchmark SH-2A core with its superb realtime processing capability. The SH7264 and SH7262 have been designed for visualisation and GUI applications and offer up to 1MB of on-chip SRAM. This allows video display capabilities to be implemented without the need for external RAM, thereby offering significant reductions in overall system ...

Renesas Technology Europe announced today that the outstanding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance of its H8, R8C and SuperH microcontroller families has been confirmed by the independent testing company Langer EMV-Technik GmbH. According to its own immunity levels appreciation, Langer EMV-Technik commented that the Renesas MCUs were rated very highly with almost all pins being able to withstand bursts of 480V. Renesas MCUs' good EMC ...

The Digital Home Business Group of Renesas Technology Europe and their Platinum Alliance Partner, AND Technology Research, have today announced a collaboration to develop an In Home Energy Monitor demonstration system.

Renesas has announced the development of its SiP Top-Down Design Environment to boost efficiency when developing system in package (SiP) products combining multiple chips, such as system on chip (SoC) devices, MCUs, and memories, in a single package. It uses a top-down design approach in which key characteristics, such as design quality and heat dispersion, are verified during the initial design stage.

Renesas Technology Europe has announced the 72-Mbit Quad Data Rate II+ (QDR II+) and Double Data Rate II+ (DDRII+) high-speed SRAM product family for use in high-end routers and switches in next-generation communication networks. These SRAM products achieve the industry's fastest operating speed and are compliant with the QDR Consortium industry standard. The new family also includes 72-Mbit QDRII and DDR II SRAM devices. The full range of device...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced that it has finalized its annual Alliance Partner review process by selecting SEGGER, SEVENSTAX and Thesycon as new Platinum Partners. Within Renesas' Alliance Partner Program, Platinum Partners earn the highest level of membership and are appointed by invitation only. Potential partners are considered only after they have achieved significant success helping customers to speed up the development of their...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced the availability of the SH77722 (SH-NaviJ2) device, the second-phase product in its SH-NaviJ car navigation SoC (System on Chip) series. Designed for compact portable navigation systems and low-end through middle-range dashboard-mounted car navigation systems, the device offers even higher performance and improved ease of use compared to the first product in the series, in a 17% smaller package.

Renesas has announced the release of the SH7724, the third product in the SH772x series of low power application processors designed for multimedia applications such as audio and video for portable and industrial devices. The SH7724 provides 30% more processing performance than the previous product, as well as HD video playback and recording combined with various connectivity interfaces, such as USB 2.0, SD and Ethernet, and two 5 Megapixel camer...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced the SH7370 application processor for mobile phones, said to be the first in the industry to deliver Full High-Definition (1,920 × 1,080 pixels) video recording and playback support.

Renesas Technology has added 16Kbyte Flash versions to its popular line-up of low pin count, SH/Tiny Flash microcontrollers. The lower memory versions provide a more flexible and cost effective solution with many advantages over DSPs. With their performance and small memory sizes, these devices are ideal to perform both real-time control and DSP functions.

Renesas Technology Europe today announced the MCRP06 motor control reference platform that can use either asynchronous or synchronous motor control techniques. With an integrated power module, it is designed to drive any 3-phase motor up to 2kWatts rating using sensorless field oriented control algorithms.

Renesas Technology has announced the first RX Family microcontroller products built around the new RX CPU that is destined to become the mainstay of the company’s business in serving global embedded systems markets. The RX CPU implements a complex instruction set computer (CISC) architecture that integrates and significantly extends the capabilities of Renesas’ existing 16-bit and 32-bit MCU products, while providing compatibility that protec...

OMRON and Renesas Technology have reached an agreement to jointly develop capacitive touch sensor solutions, a field that is attracting a great deal of interest as a next-generation man-machine interface. Based on this agreement, Renesas will integrate OMRON’s touch sensor technology into its R8C Family 16-bit microcontroller products and supply touch sensor solutions for a wide range of fields, including household appliances and mobile devices...

Renesas Technology Europe is holding a technology open day at its Bourne End offices on 26th March 2009. Aimed at a non-technical audience, the event will examine power line communications (PLC) architectures, the UK’s requirements for a WAN-based smart meter in addition to gaining an insight to other European smart metering initiatives.

Renesas Technology has announced enhancements to its H8S family of 16-bit CISC microcontrollers with the addition of the H8S/2424, H8S/2426, H8S/2426R, H8S/2454, H8S/2456 and H8S/2456R groups. These six groups comprise products suitable for use in a wide variety of applications including user interface devices, white good products, and industrial equipment. The H8S/2424 and H8S/2426 models are functionally enhanced versions of Renesas’ H8S/2368...

Renesas Technology Europe and Hitex Development Tools have announced the launch of the compact low power RTOS Evaluator. Based on a low power H8S/2472F microcontroller, it allows the evaluation of several real time operating systems, TCP/IP stacks, USB stacks and FLASH file systems. Accompanying the evaluation platform is a DVD that includes software contributions from CMX, Euros, FreeRTOS, HCC- embedded, Micrium, Segger, Sevenstax, Thesycon.

Renesas Technology Europe and its Gold Alliance Partner Thesycon have announced the immediate availability of a complete USB stack to support the Renesas Starter Kit (RSK) RSKM16C/6C, based on the M16C/6C. The M16C/6C is a part of the popular M16C microcontroller platform with added support for USB 2.0. The M16C/6C product group includes a total of 16 different models, and the new components are completely compatible with earlier versions.

Renesas Technology announced today that it has become a member of the EtherCAT Technology Group, an engineering forum whose aim is to advance the EtherCAT network standard by encouraging its adoption and managing specification development. Originally introduced by Beckhoff, EtherCAT is an Ethernet-based fieldbus standard specifically designed for real-time industrial control and automation applications. It overcomes the process cycle time limitat...