Dusseldorf, May 21, 2013 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, teamed up with the software alliance partner HCC Embedded, to offer an innovative software support programme for European customers. Customers who are going to use the 32bit RX MCU microcontroller family in their designs can qualify for a free-of-charge commercial software package from HCC up to the value of 20,000 euros. This innovation support programme adds maximum value to RX MCU range, providing qualifying customers with free development boards and free market-leading software.
Renesas’ 32-bit RX microcontroller platform offers customers a broad product spectrum, with 32K-2MB on-chip Flash memory and 8-256KB on-chip SRAM in 48-177 pin packages. A common core, common IP and common development tools guarantee maximum compatibility across the range.
HCC is an embedded peripheral specialist providing storage and communications software with advanced performance and verifiable quality. HCC supplies truly fail-safe Flash Translation Layers and File System solutions for Renesas RX MCUs, making it easy to work with NAND- and NOR-based flash. In addition, an extensive range of bootloaders, USB and networking solutions, including a fully MISRA compliant TCP/IP stack, can be used to provide a robust platform for any RX development project. HCC software components are developed using a unique framework meaning they can be dropped into any RTOS or compiler environment with minimal integration required.
“HCC are excited to be working with Renesas on such an innovative program to provide developers with much needed high performance software for RX MCUs,” said David Brook, HCC’s Director of Marketing.
"We are glad to team up with HCC as software alliance partner for this innovative ecosystem support program,” said Bernd Westhoff, RX Product Manager at Renesas Electronics Europe. “The software package provided by HCC is a well-accepted middleware solution in the industry with a wide range of variants and many customisation possibilities. The HCC software package combined with the widely scalable 32bit RX MCU platform is the ideal base for any customer application.”
Qualifying RX customers will be able to access these commercial software packages free of charge.
Interested customers are invited to contact their local Renesas sales office, distribution partner or the alliance partner port GmbH to find out how they can qualify for this innovation support programme.
About HCC-Embedded
HCC-Embedded is the foremost vendor of Advanced Embedded Middleware for storage and communication. Implementation is based on a strong process that produces robust, target independent software modules. The company offers an extensive family of embedded middleware including file systems, TCP/IP, USB software for host and device, flash translation layers and eTaskSync. Products run in most environments, with most OS’s or without an OS, and with most processors and peripherals. All HCC-Embedded products are licensed on a royalty-free basis and distributed in full source form.
About Renesas Electronics Europe
Renesas delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live – securely and safely. As the number one global supplier of microcontrollers, and a leader in A&P and SoC products, Renesas provides the expertise, quality, and comprehensive solutions for a broad range of Automotive, Industrial, Home Electronics (HE), Office Automation (OA) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) applications to help shape a limitless future.
Renesas Electronics Corporation was established in 2010 and is headquartered in Japan.With over 800 hardware and software alliance partners worldwide, it has the industry’s largest local support network. Renesas Electronics’ European structure is comprised of three business units – the Automotive, the Broad-based and the Industrial Solution Business Unit.
Further information about Renesas Electronics Europe is available at www.renesas.com.
Renesas Electronics Europe is also on social media at http://twitter.com/Renesas_Europe, http://facebook.com/RenesasEurope and http://youtube.com/RenesasPresents.
The content in the press release, including, but not limited to, product prices and specifications, is based on the information as of the date indicated on the document, but may be subject to change without prior notice.