Renesas to release SH74552 and SH74562 MCUs with on-chip flash memory and compact package

SAN JOSE, USA: Renesas Technology America Inc. has announced the SH74552 and SH74562 32-bit MCUs for advanced driver assistance system applications, which are needed in automobile “active safety” systems for obstacle detection, risk avoidance, etc.

The SH74552 and SH74562 MCUs feature a compact 13 mm × 13 mm package, 160 MHz high-speed operation, 1 MB of high-speed on-chip flash memory, and on-chip functions such as 4-channel CAN. Sample shipments will begin in May, 2010, in Japan.

The specifications of the SH74552 and SH74562 have been carefully selected for systems intended for popularly priced vehicles. By integrating in a compact package the capability for high-speed and fine-grained processing of large amounts of data from sensors, they make it possible to build systems that are more compact and lower in cost. In addition, the SH74552 is equipped with a 2-channel FlexRay controller.

Renesas Technology’s SH7450 Series MCUs for advanced driver assistance applications combine on-chip flash memory and high-speed operation. Sample shipments of products with a high operating frequency of 240 MHz have already begun to manufacturers of luxury cars.

In recent years, in response to rising market consciousness about safety, demand has grown for advanced driver assistance systems suitable not only for high-end vehicles, but for popularly priced vehicles such as eco-friendly cars and compact cars as well. The new SH74552 and SH74562 retain the high performance and special characteristics of the earlier products in the SH7450 Series and provide a carefully selected function set in a package with a mounting area that is 42 percent smaller.