Renesas announces the mass production start of the RX610 group with up to 2MB flash embedded. The first RX610 MCU group is based on the new RX CPU with 1.65 MIPS/MHz processing performance. The new products incorporate up to 2 MB of on-chip flash, and provide legacy, enhanced and new peripheral functions with 0.5 mA/MHz product power for a wide range of applications. The RX CPU implements a CISC architecture. The eight devices in the RX610 group provide embedded memory starting from 768 kB Flash with 128 kB RAM and are scalable up to 2 MB Flash with 128 kB RAM. The embedded flash memory is based on Renesas MONOS technology that can be accessed at 100 MHz without wait state insertion.
The RX610 group also provides independent 32 KB data flash memory with a background operation function that enables data to be written at the same time a program is executing. The new chips, which come in 144-pin LQFP and 176-pin BGA packages, integrate an extensive range of built-in legacy, enhanced and new peripheral functions like floating point unit for system design flexibility. RX610 MCUs also achieve low-power consumption operation with 0.5 mA/MHz at full active mode. The RX610 group has a JTAG debugger interface enabling connection of a Renesas E1 or E20 on-chip debugger or enabling access to similar JTAG third party systems.
Wolfgang Patelay, Editor Print & Online 