Renesas’ new OB1203 is a biosensor module that integrates a multi‑channel light and color sensor (LS/CS), a proximity sensor (PS), and a photoplethysmography sensor (PPG). This module comes in a tiny, optically‑enhanced package, and includes two LEDs, drivers, the sensors, and a signal conditioning chip that outputs all sensor data on an I2C bus. A key feature […]
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Renesas adds three timing ICs for 4G/5G radios
The 8V19N850 radio synchronizer and 8V19N880/8V19N882 jitter attenuators enhance a radio unit’s timing capabilities.
IDE for RE MCUs includes optimized run-time library, compiler and linker
SEGGER Microcontroller, in cooperation with Renesas, announces the availability of its entire product portfolio for the Renesas RE Family microcontroller units (MCUs). This includes a full line of development tools, embedded software, and production tools, making firmware development for the Arm-based Renesas RE MCUs fast and easy. Development can now begin with SEGGER’s Embedded Studio […]
Bidirectional buck-boost, dual-phase buck DC/DC controllers handle 48-V apps
The ISL81801 buck-boost controller acts as a “UPS on a chip” by enabling bidirectional current flow (forward or reverse) using constant-voltage and constant-current regulation. This allows a battery or supercapacitor to be charged and discharged using a single controller and power path. The ISL81801’s combination of the industry’s highest 80V buck-boost switching frequency (600 kHz) […]
Secure prototyping/production platform handles Renesas RX MCUs
Secure Thingz announced support for Renesas E2 Lite in Secure Desktop Provisioner, a component of the company’s secure prototyping and production platform Secure Deploy. Together with the recently announced Security Development Environment Embedded Trust version 1.50, the platform enables rapid development, implementation, prototyping, and volume production of secure embedded applications based on Renesas RX MCUs. […]
Webinar: Raise Safety Bar with TÜV Certified Industrial Automation Functional Safety Solutions
This webinar was presented onTuesday, December 15, 2020 Please click below to watch on demand Certified industrial functional safety is mandatory in industrial applications to minimize the risk of physical injury and production outage. Find out the challenges in developing functional safety based on critical requirements. Learn how to obtain the IEC61508 SIL3 […]
Buck-boost regulator features ultra-low quiescent current
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced the ISL9122A, a flexible buck-boost switching regulator with bypass mode that provides ultra-low quiescent current (IQ) for powering sensors, microcontrollers (MCUs), wireless devices, and other system components. Operating with battery output from 1.8V to 5.5V, the ISL9122A extends the battery life of smart IoT devices powered by coin-cell, lithium, and multiple […]
5G needs better amplifier efficiency
Power amplifier efficiency too center stage at the 2020 International Microwave Symposium’s 5G Summit. In this video interview, Naveen Yanduru of Renesas, one of the summit’s presenters, explains why engineers need to continue working on the problem.
IMS 5G Summit: Design challenges remain (part 1)
Just because 5G is rapidly rolling out doesn’t mean everything works and it’s time to move on. Indeed, the design challenges are just beginning, as this two-part series from IMS 2020’s 5G Summit shows.
ARM-Cortex-M software modules cover security, voice-user interface, graphics
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the second phase of new ready to use partner solutions supporting the Renesas RA Family of 32-bit Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers (MCUs). Building off the first group of partners introduced in November 2019, the expanded RA partner ecosystem now features more than 50 partners and […]
