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Renesas Electronics’ New RZ/G2 64-Bit MPUs Deliver Industry-Leading Performance With Super Long-Term Linux Support

All Four RZ/G2 MPUs Deliver Secure and Reliable Operation with ECC on All Memories, and More Than 10 Years of Linux Kernel Support

TOKYO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 21, 2019 — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RZ/G2 Group of 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A57 and Cortex®-A53-based microprocessors (MPUs) for industrial automation and building automation applications, as the second generation of the RZ/G Series. The four new RZ/G2 MPUs are supported by the Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform for industrial applications, bringing increased performance, reliability, security, and long-term software support to mission-critical applications as well as standard applications with high quality requirements.

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Renesas' RZ/G2 64-bit MPUs Deliver Industry-Leading Performance with Super Long-Term Support (Graphi ...

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“RZ/G2 MPUs are designed to meet the needs of developers using embedded controllers in industrial automation and building automation applications,” said Shigeki Kato, Vice President of Renesas’ Enterprise Infrastructure Business Division, Industrial Solution Business Unit. “These applications demand higher performance, comprehensive integrated interfaces, higher reliability, and long-term software support, exactly what RZ/G2 MPUs deliver.”

The RZ/G2 MPUs feature a combination of high-performance 64-bit MPUs, a comprehensive set of integrated interfaces, error checking and correction (ECC) protection on both internal and external memories, and a full Verified Linux Package (VLP) featuring a Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Super Long-Term Support (SLTS) Linux kernel, bundled with a software development environment that binds safety, security, and reliability across the software and hardware. The RZ/G2 MPUs are the first embedded MPUs on the market offering more than 10 years of support for the 64-bit Linux kernel.

“Renesas is the first member to support the new 64-bit Arm CIP kernel, and we are delighted that the new RZ/G2 MPUs will serve as the first reference hardware for Arm64 for the certification and release of CIP Linux packages,” said Urs Gleim, CIP Governing Board Chairman and Head of Smart Embedded Systems for Siemens AG. “Ultimately, this gets us one step closer to our mission of SLTS for critical systems that are the backbone of our communities worldwide.”

Early technology adapters such as Pioneer DJ Corporation, a leader in the DJ/club and professional audio equipment market, have already started to implement the RZ/G2M, recognizing the MPU’s high performance and graphic functions.

Main Features of the RZ/G2 MPUs

Increased performance for industrial applications:

High reliability and security:

Super long-term support:

About the RZ/G Linux Platform

The RZ/G Linux Platform is a one-stop solution combining a high-performance processor, verified software with a long-term support, development tools and a reference board. In addition to supporting super long-term Linux kernel stability, which can potentially reduce maintenance costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, the RZ/G Linux Platform significantly reduces development time and Linux set-up costs for industrial equipment – two key barriers to open source software adoption. With the platform, users can adopt Linux in their projects with confidence and bring new products to market quickly and efficiently.

Partners supporting RZ/G2 Group (Note 2)

       

Company name

   

Service offerings for RZ/G Series

acontis technologies GmbH     EtherCat Master Stack
Advanced Media, Inc.     Speech recognition function built-in kit

“AmiVoice SDK for ARM/Y”

AlphaProject Co., Ltd.     RZ/G2 Evaluation board
Control System Security Center     Certification of the International Standards

Development support and consulting about the security solution.

Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd.     Embedded Linux OS "EMLinux",

maximum enterprise support 15 years.

High-speed boot, Coexistence of RTOS&Linux, Security OS and other solutions.

DTS INSIGHT CORPORATION     Development tool, verification tool,

Arm genuine development environment

Emtrion GmbH     Linux and Android Integration
Enea Software AB     Linux Integration Services and Linux Training
GlobalLogic Inc.     Engineering Service of Embedded, Android and Communication domains Development
International Laboratory Corporation     Smart device linked GUI development

environment GENWARE AIR

iWave Japan, Inc.     RZ/G2 Evaluation board
Kyoto Microcomputer Co., Ltd.     JTAG debugger ”PARTNER-Jet2”

Integrated development environment "LIQUID" for Linux

Integrated development environment "SOLID" for RTOS

L&T Technology Services Limited     Development and deployment of the RZ/G2 series of next-gen microprocessors
Lineo Solutions, Inc.     quick-start solution “Warp!!”

System Integrator

NEC Corporation     System Integrator

Face detection/Face recognition ”NeoFace”

Person attribute estimation “FieldAnalyst”

RelySys Technologies India Pvt Ltd.     Solution Partner of M2M, IoT product
SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH     JTAG ICE
Sensory, Inc. / Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd.     "TrulyHandsfree" Speech recognition middleware
Silicon Linux Corporation     RZ/G2 Evaluation board
SoftBank Technology Corp.     Marketplace operating service
Software Research Associates, Inc.     GUI framework "Qt" support

Development support

Theobroma Systems Design und Consulting

GmbH

    Design and manufacturing of modules and Single Board Computers (SBCs)
Timesys Corporation     Linux Integration
Toshiba Information Systems (Japan) Corp.     Embedded BluetoothSDK “NetNucleus BT”
Trend Micro Incorporated     Trend Micro IoT Security™
Ubiquitous AI Corporation     DTCP/HDCP middleware

Fast boot solution "QuickBoot"

Compact and high-speed database "DeviceSQL"

VVDN Technologies Pvt Ltd.     Solution Partner of Camera, IoT product
WebDINO Japan     Development support and consulting when using the GUI framework "HTML 5"
Western Digital Corporation     Flash storage solutions for industrial applications
wolfSSL Inc.     SSL/TLS embedded Library “wolfSSL”
ZUKEN ELMIC, INC.     Middleware ONVIF, RTP, EthernetAVB
   

Renesas is demonstrating the RZ/G2 MPUs in Booth 1-310 (Hall 1) at embedded world, February 26-28, 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Availability

The RZ/G2 MPUs will be available in four devices – RZ/G2E, RZ/G2N, RZ/G2M, and RZ/G2H – with configurations including the eight-core RZ/G2H, the six-core RZ/G2M, and the two-core RZ/G2N and RZ/G2E. Sample shipments of the six-core RZ/G2M and two-core RZ/G2E are available now; the other MPU models will be released over time. Mass production is scheduled to start in Q1 2020. (Availability are subject to change without notice.)

More Information

To learn more about the RZ/G2 MPUs, watch the video “ RZ/G2 64-bit MPUs Overview” and visit https://www.renesas.com/rzg2.

To learn more about the RZ/G Linux Platform, visit https://www.renesas.com/products/rzg-linux-platform.html.

(Note)

1. Software errors are caused when radiation from space causes errors to arise in the data stored in the memory, resulting in incorrect values.

2. Service offerings and support provided by each company vary by region.

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation ( TSE: 6723) delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live. A global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products, Renesas provides comprehensive solutions for a broad range of automotive, industrial, home electronics, office automation, and information communication technology applications that help shape a limitless future. Learn more at renesas.com.

(Remarks) Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited. All names of products or services mentioned in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.



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