Renesas has added new devices to its RA8 series of MCUs, combining the same Arm Cortex-M85 core with a streamlined feature set to reduce costs. The RA8E1 and RA8E2 MCU groups are well suited for high-volume applications, including industrial and home automation, mid-end graphics, and consumer products. Both groups employ Arm’s Helium vector extension to boost ML and AI workloads, as well as Trust Zone for enhanced security.
The RA8E1 group’s Cortex-M85 core runs at 360 MHz. These microcontrollers provide 1 Mbyte of flash, 544 kbytes of SRAM, and 1 kbyte of standby SRAM. Peripherals include Ethernet, octal SPI, I2C, USB FS, CAN FD, 12-bit ADC, and 12-bit DAC. RA8E1 MCUs come in 100-pin and 144-pin LQFPs.
MCUs in the RA8E2 group boost clock speed to 480 MHz and increase SRAM to 672 kbytes. They also add a 16-bit external memory interface. RA8E2 MCUs are offered in BGA-224 packages.
The RA8E1 and RA8E2 MCUs are available now. Samples can be ordered on the Renesas website or through its distributor network.
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