Exploring the RH850 Family: Renesas’ high-performance, scalable, secure, and efficient automotive MCUs

Renesas, a leader in microcontrollers (MCUs), ships over 3.5 billion units annually, with half supporting automotive and the rest powering industries like Industrial, IoT, and Infrastructure. Renesas offers the broadest range of 8-, 16-, and 32-bit MCUs, known for their speed, reliability, and eco-friendly performance. 

Their MCUs integrate the latest technologies for high-capacity flash memory and ensure safety and security with dedicated hardware and certified software. With pin-to-pin compatibility across families, Renesas enables customers to scale and diversify applications while maintaining consistent platform design.

RH850 Family features 

The RH850 Family of 32-bit automotive MCUs delivers high performance with low power consumption, ideal for advanced automotive applications. Built on Renesas’ industry-first 40nm process, these MCUs offer robust functional safety and embedded security features, along with flexible CPU core options to meet diverse performance and reliability needs.

The RH850 Family features multiple strengths, ranging from scalability to high performance and high reliability. 

Scalability is a key advantage, with flexible CPU cores, memory, and peripherals that allow for efficient reuse of software resources across different applications. This ensures compatibility with existing IPs and the ability to evolve as needed, making it easier for customers to enhance their products. 

High performance is achieved through advanced features like improved interrupt handling, branch prediction, and high-speed flash access, which enable rapid response times and efficient program execution. 

Additionally, the RH850 Family is designed with low power consumption in mind, utilizing a 40nm process and low-leakage transistors to reduce operating and standby power, making these MCUs highly reliable for demanding automotive environments.

All the technical details of the RH850 devices can be explored on Renesas’ website: https://www.renesas.com/us/en/products/microcontrollers-microprocessors/rh850-automotive-mcus