Embedded World 2014: Renesas MCUs run at up to 120MHz with 4Mbyte of flash
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Renesas' RX64M family of microcontrollers, unveiled today at Embedded World, is the first in the company's flagship RX series of 32bit MCUs to be fabricated in a 40nm process.
Based on the new RXv2 CPU core, announced in November last year, the family consists of 112 products running up to 120MHz.
Each 32bit MCU combines 4Mbyte of flash with 512KB of SRAM.
Renesas says they reduce operating power consumption by 40% compared to the previous generation devices and offer a CPU performance total of 504 Coremark – 1.6 times higher than that of the RX MCUs.
The RX64M devices are aimed at the industrial equipment and network equipment markets, as well as Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Renesas claims they improve both real-time performance and low power performance, and can contribute to cost reductions by reducing the need for external memory.
Furthermore, because the devices maintain capability with the company's existing product line, designers working with current RX products can migrate to the new MCUs quickly and easily.
