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Microcontrollers & Microprocessors (MCUs, MPUs)

Renesas delivers scalable, low-power, and high-performance MCUs and MPUs for diverse applications—accelerating development and meeting market trends. A leading supplier of embedded processors, Renesas ships 3.5 billion units annualy across the globe. Our MCUs and MPUs are designed to support extensive designer flexibility, making it easy to quickly diversify and grow your application footprint.

Broad Portfolio

Broad Portfolio

Expansive 8-, 16-, 32-bit MCU and MPU portfolio with reliable dual-source manufacturing.

High Performance

High Performance

Fast, reliable, cost-effective MCUs for eco-friendly performance and flexibility.

Extensive Design Flexibility

Extensive Design Flexibility

Complete functional and pin-to-pin compatibility across device families to maintain your platform concept with maximum software and hardware reuse.

Safety & Security

Safety & Security

Dedicated hardware features and certified software libraries to safeguard solution integrity and confidentiality.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sustainable AI Development Made Possible

Renesas MCUs and MPUs are designed to address energy challenges in AI applications. High-performance AI inference processing with ultra-low power consumption enables power-efficient AI applications in vision, voice, and real-time analytics.

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Functional Safety

Functional Safety

Functional safety is more important than ever with the growth of automation in our daily lives. Save time and effort deploying functional safety in robotics, home appliances, and industrial applications with Renesas' one-stop functional safety solution.

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Motor Control

Market-Leading Motor Control Embedded Processors

Our motor control MCUs and MPUs are equipped with high-performance CPU cores providing real-time processing and maximum power efficiency. Our extensive portfolio can support a variety of motor controls from 1 to 9 motors. Pair our devices with the motor control development environment can make your motor control development shorter and more pleasant. 

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Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Advance HMI Solution with Seamless User Experience

HMI applications have evolved throughout the years, introducing larger and more interactive displays. Renesas offers a portfolio of embedded processors that are ideal from entry-level to high-end HMI applications including RA, RX MCUs, and RZ/A and RZ/G MPUs.  With a common development environment, users can easily scale HMI development across our embedded processors.

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Security

Embedded Security Built into Every Layer

As connected devices grow, so does the need for robust, hardware-based security. Renesas offers a comprehensive lineup of MCUs and MPUs with built-in security features—from secure boot and key management to hardware cryptography and tamper detection. Our scalable security solutions help safeguard data, IP, and system integrity across industrial, consumer, and IoT applications.

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Product Longevity Program

Select appropriate products for applications requiring long life cycles.