Renesas Electronics and Renesas Mobile Strengthen Their R-Car Product Lineups With the R-Car E1 Automotive System-on-Chip (SoC)

SANTA CLARA, CA--August 25, 2011: Renesas Electronics Corporation and its subsidiary, Renesas Mobile Corporation, today announced a new member of the R-Car series of automotive systems-on-chip (SoCs), the R-Car E1 device, offering low power consumption and high system integration targeting the cost-sensitive markets of car navigation and multimedia systems including high-end car radios.

With the R-Car E1 SoC, Renesas strengthens its position in entry navigation systems, as this device offers a perfect balance between system integration and cost. The R-Car E1 device is powered with a single ARM^®Cortex^TM-A9 32-bit RISC CPU core (enhanced with the NEON^TM extension) running at 533 megahertz (MHz), which achieves a maximum processing power of 1,330 Dhrystone million instructions per second (DMIPS). The graphics processor unit (GPU) is Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX531 and processes up to 14M triangles/s and is capable of delivering up to 1.4 gigaflops for accelerated graphics.

To help customers minimize board space and costs of their navigation solutions, targeting emerging markets and cost-sensitive applications, the R-Car E1 SoC has a balanced selection of integrated peripherals and functions. With multiple channels of 10-bit A/D converters, customers can simplify the interface to gyroscopes and accelerometers. The R-Car E1 SoC also offers CD-ROM hardware-decoding capabilities and media interfaces for digital formats such as SD and USB.

Two output displays are supported--one output display is a digital RGB interface targeted for the main screen, while the second is an analog output supporting PAL/NTSC formats, enabling cost-effective, rear-seat entertainment. The integrated digital-camera interface facilitates the integration of a backup camera or external video content. The R-Car E1 video processing unit (VPU) is capable of decoding up to 720p HD video codecs.

Equipped with various standard and automotive communication interfaces (CAN, MOST, Ethernet, UART, SPI, I²S, I²C), the R-Car E1 SoC can handle additional external devices and can be linked into common automotive networks.

Pricing and Availability

Samples of Renesas' R-Car E1 SoC are available now, equipped in a 429-pin BGA (ball grid array) package, priced at US$30 per sample unit. Mass production is scheduled to begin in June 2012 and reach a rate of 100,000 units per month in June 2013. (Pricing and availability are subject to change without notice.)

About Renesas Electronics America Inc.

Renesas Electronics America Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation , the world's number one supplier of microcontrollers and a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions, and a broad range of analog and power devices. Renesas Electronics America also offers the global manufacturing capabilities of its parent company. In the Americas, Renesas Electronics America markets and sells industrial-type active-matrix LCD modules from NLT Technologies Ltd., a global leader in innovative display technologies. More information about the products offered by Renesas Electronics America can be found at Renesas.

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