Advanced MCUs Foster a Secure, Connected, Intelligent IoT

June 6, 2024

Renesas's RA 32-bit microcontroller family uses Arm Cortex-M33, -M23, -M4, and -M85 cores, providing stronger embedded security and ultra-low-power operation.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Electronic Design

Based on the Arm Cortex-M33, -M23, -M4, and -M85 processor cores as well as Platform Security Architecture (PSA) certification, the flexible Renesas Advanced (RA) family of 32-bit microcontrollers offer advantages compared to legacy solutions. Such benefits include stronger embedded security, superior CoreMark performance, and ultra-low-power operation.

The RA0E1 series is a basic MCU in the RA0 series, delivering up to 32 MHz of CPU performance. It leverages an Arm Cortex-M23 core and features up to 64 kB of embedded flash memory and a wide supply voltage range from 1.6 to 5.5 V.

Offering a cost-effective solution with minimized power consumption, the RA0 series is well-suited for applications such as low-power consumer electronics, system control for small appliances, industrial system control, and building automation.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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