Renesas Electronics Expands RA MCUs with New RA4 Entry-Level Portfolio, Delivering Superior Value with Balanced Low-Power Performance and Feature Integration

     Renesas Electronics Group announced the expansion of its 32-bit RA MCU product family with a new line of microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the Arm Cortex-M33 core. The new 100MHz performance RA4E1 product group has a balance between high performance, optimized function integration and power consumption. It can shorten the product design cycle and can be easily upgraded to other RA series products.

     The Renesas RA product family now has more than 150 models operating at frequencies from 48MHz to 200MHz. RA MCUs offer excellent power consumption levels, a wide range of communication connectivity options and advanced security features including Arm TrustZone technology. All RA products are supported by the Renesas Flexible Configuration Package (FSP), which contains efficient drivers and middleware to simplify the implementation of communication and security functions, and a graphical user interface that simplifies and accelerates the development process. FSP can flexibly reuse existing code resources, and easily achieve compatibility and expansion with other RA series products. Developers using the FSP also have access to a variety of tools through the extensive Arm ecosystem to help speed time to market, as well as support through Renesas' extensive partner network.

     Roger Wendelken, Senior Vice President, IoT and Infrastructure Business Division, Renesas Electronics, said, "Our RA products continue to exceed expectations through robust performance, advanced functionality, easy-to-develop systems and product value. Development of the new RA4E1 product lineup is an To expand the RA product family with entry-level product options to meet customer needs. We believe these products will be ideal for a variety of application scenarios, and many designers will find RA products to meet their current and future growth needs.”