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40-698: The Renesas R8C is a 16-bit microcontroller that was developed as a smaller and cheaper version of the Renesas M16C . It retains the M16C's 16-bit CISC architecture and instruction set, but trades size for speed by cutting the internal data bus from 16 bits to 8 bits. It is available in a number of different versions with varying amounts of flash memory and SRAM . All R8C have an internal ring oscillator and can be used without an external resonator. Common interfaces are UART and some devices have CAN interfaces. Some devices have an internal data flash which

80-500: A self-driving concept car at a global developer conference, stating that it will start delivering a new line of products for self-driving cars in December 2017, as it takes on global giants such as Intel . The new technology acts as an onboard nerve center, coordinating and controlling vehicle functions. In September 2018, Renesas announced that it has agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology for $ 6.7 billion. The acquisition

120-475: A Japanese company specializing in chips that manage LCD displays, in 2014. The acquisition enabled Synaptics to combine touch and display driver technologies into a single "TDDI" (Touch and Display Driver Integration) chip. In 2015, the company expanded into additional markets, including automotive, wearables and PC peripherals. In July 2015, Synaptics announced a unique “match-in-sensor” fingerprint authenticator for laptops and other devices that authenticates

160-452: A co-development partnership, with Synaptics investing in Eta's Series C funding. The partnership allows Synaptics to use Eta's Tensai Flow software, including its AI applications and neural network tools, while Eta gains access to Synaptics' ultra-low-power Katana Edge AI SoC. In July 2020, Synaptics acquired Broadcom 's wireless IoT business assets and manufacturing rights. In December 2021,

200-570: A fingerprint sensor vendor, adding fingerprint sensing technology to the company. In the same year, Synaptics relocated its headquarters to San Jose from Santa Clara. Six months after the move, Synaptics expanded its campus, purchasing nearby property for $ 10 million. Synaptics is a founding member of the FIDO (Fast ID Online) Alliance and the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI). Synaptics acquired Renesas SP Drivers Inc.,

240-595: A selector within a network of processors or neurons, identifying and amplifying the strongest signal based on fundamental physics principles. The patent introduced a method for dynamic recalibration of neurons, where the system self-tests against a reference pattern, adjusting biases by strengthening weaker signals and reducing overly sensitive ones. This allows for nearly instantaneous recalibrations, enabling continuous accuracy adjustments. Synaptics also holds over 2000 patents for human technologies. Many Synaptics products are based on capacitive sensing technology, sensing

280-482: Is meant as a replacement for a serial EEPROM , although it handles less write cycles as a real serial EEPROM. R8C devices have OCD (On Chip Debugging, see in-circuit emulator ). When debugging with the Renesas E8 debugger or E8a debugger, UART 1 cannot be used. The debug interface uses only four wires: Vcc, GND, Reset and Mode. Key features: Renesas In the 2000s to early 2010s, Renesas had been one of

320-496: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and flooding in Thailand . In 2012, the company, which had about 50 thousand employees of manufacturing, design and sales operations in about 20 countries in 2011, decided to restructure its business, including the sale and consolidation of its Japanese domestic plants, to become profitable. In December 2012, INCJ , a Japanese public-private fund, and several key clients decided to invest in

360-558: The Internet of things (IoT) market. In August 2019, the board of directors appointed Michael Hurlston as the new CEO. Under Hurlston's leadership the company focused on growing its IoT business, expanding from its focus on sensors on glass towards development of low-power sensors to IoT devices. In July 2020, Synaptics acquired DisplayLink , the developer of software and semiconductors that connect visual devices to computers. In December 2020, Synaptics and Eta Compute established

400-858: The 2022 “Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company Award” by Global Semiconductor Alliance. In April 2023, Renesas was included in the 225 stocks that compose the Nikkei Stock Average. In June 2023, Renesas completed the acquisition of Panthronics AG, an Austrian fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-performance wireless products. In July 2023, Renesas announced a 10 year silicon carbide wafer supply agreement with Wolfspeed . In January 2024, Renesas agreed to acquire gallium nitride -chip maker Transphorm for $ 339 million. In February 2024, Renesas announced that it had reached an agreement to buy printed circuit board design software company Altium for $ 5.9 billion. In June 2024, Renesas announced that it completed

440-469: The Acquisition of Transphorm . In August 2024, Renesas announced that it completed the Acquisition of printed circuit board design software company Altium . RL78 is the family name for a range of 16-bit microcontrollers. These were the first new MCU to emerge from the new Renesas Electronics company after the merger of NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology. These Microcontrollers incorporate

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480-580: The FS9100, a fingerprint sensor that can function accurately beneath up to one millimeter of glass, making it easier to integrate under a device's display. Synaptics is also the developer of IronVeil, a technology that allows peripheral manufacturers to incorporate fingerprint recognition into devices such as mice, keyboards, and other peripherals compatible with Windows 10. IronVeil is a small embedded sensor measuring 0.15 by 0.39 inches, designed to authenticate users within 180 milliseconds. Synaptics develops

520-504: The H family and the MC family, launched by Hitachi and Mitsubishi respectively. The RX family was launched in 2009 by Renesas Technology with the first product range designated the RX600 series and targeting applications such as metering, motor control, human–machine interfaces (HMI), networking, and industrial automation. Since 2009 this MCU family range has been enlarged with a smaller variant

560-1365: The IoT market. In addition to developing developing enterprise workspace technology such as docking stations. Synaptics' technology is used in devices including PCs, wearables, drones, gaming systems, media systems, cars, industrial security and monitoring equipment, and [[[virtual reality headset]]s. Its connectivity products include wireless connectivity, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products, and technology such as its wireless device communications protocol , Matter, which enables devices to operate together regardless of their different wireless interfaces. Synaptics acquired DisplayLink in 2020, adding that company's hardware technology for docking stations and video conferencing, and software for graphics connectivity to its products. It also develops wired connection products such as converters for USB Type-C to HDMI or DisplayPort , for high resolution video display. Synaptics continues to develop laptop computer touchpads and fingerprint biometric technology, and other types of touch sensors and display drivers. It has also developed sensors for multiple parameters, including temperature, magnetic, capacitive, and inductive sensors that can be integrated into devices such as video game controllers, wearable devices such as earbuds. In 2016, Synaptics developed

600-478: The Naka Factory. In August 2021, Renesas completed the acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor Plc. In December 2021, Renesas also completed the acquisition of Celeno Communications. In May 2022 Renesas announced the re-opening of its "Kofu" Fab which will utilize the 300mm geometry for the fabrication of power semiconductors. The facility is scheduled to be online in 2024. In July 2022, Renesas completed

640-458: The RX200 series and also through enhanced performance versions. The RA, an acronym for Renesas Advanced, is the family name for a range of 32-bit microcontrollers with Arm Cortex processor cores. The RA family's key features are the stronger embedded security, high-performance, and CoreMark ultra-low power operation. It also has a comprehensive partner ecosystem and Flexible Software Package for

680-517: The Samsung B310, the first mobile phone to use capacitive-touch technology. In October 2006, Synaptics provided a live demonstration of the Onyx, a concept smartphone with a color touchscreen enabled by its ClearPad touch controller technology. The Onyx's touch sensor could tell the difference between a finger and a cheek, preventing accidental inputs during calls. The company's touch technology

720-507: The acquisition of Reality Analytics, Inc. Adding additional resources for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. In October 2022, Renesas completed the acquisition of Steradian Semiconductors Private Limited, a fabless semiconductor company. In September 2022, Renesas signed a strategic partnership with VinFast from Vietnam to announce expanding agreement of automotive technology development of electric vehicles (EVs) and delivery of system components. In December 2022, Renesas won

760-604: The allotment of third-party shares to the nine investors completed in September 2013, INCJ became the largest shareholder in the company. Renesas announced its new business direction and issued its corporate presentation titled "Reforming Renesas” in October 2013. In the fiscal year ended in March 2014, Renesas recorded its first ever net profit since it started operation as Renesas Electronics Corporation in 2010. In July 2014,

800-443: The back of the phone, the ability to interact with the phone by squeezing, animated icons, a user interface sensitive to the phone's orientation and tilt, and haptic gestures. In 2011, Synaptics appointed Rick Bergman to succeed Francis Lee as CEO. In 2012, Synaptics introduced the first pressure recognizing touchscreen, which allowed multi-finger and variable-force input. In late 2013, Synaptics acquired Validity Sensors,

840-486: The company acquired DSP Group for $ 538 million, integrating voice and vision artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into its portfolio and strengthening its wireless offerings with ultra-low-energy (ULE) enabled security applications In February 2022, Synaptics sold its headquarters and North San Jose campus for $ 58 million. In October 2022, Synaptics acquired Emza Visual Sense, an Israel-based company specializing in ultra-low-power AI for visual sensing. Synaptics

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880-469: The company. Through the investment, Renesas aimed to secure 150 billion yen as fresh capital by September 2013 and make use of it for investment in development of the microcontroller and analog and power chips for automotive and industrial uses, plant improvements, and corporate acquisitions. In January 2013, Renesas transferred some of its back-end plants to J-Devices. In September 2013, Broadcom acquired most of Renesas Mobile Communication. With

920-408: The computer touchpad, the click wheel on the classic iPod , Android phones' touch sensors, touch and display driver integrated chips (TDDI), and fingerprint sensors . Federico Faggin and Carver Mead founded Synaptics in 1986. They used their research on neural networks and transistors on chips to build pattern recognition products such as the "Silicon Retina", a circuit board emulating

960-656: The core features of the NEC 78K0R (150 nm MF2 flash process) and many familiar peripherals from legacy Renesas R8C microcontrollers. The RL78 core variants include the S1, S2, and S3 type cores which evolved from the NEC 78K0R core. The basic S1 core support 74 instructions, the S2 core adds register banking and supports 75 instructions, while the S3 core adds an on-chip multiplier / divider / multiple-accumulate and supports 81 instructions. The RL78

1000-621: The cursor and click with no additional mechanical buttons. The pad was a replacement for trackballs and mice used at the time. By 1994, Twinhead and Epson America had adopted Synaptics' touchpad for their computers (Epson with the ActionNote ), followed by Apple in 1995 and later by other computer manufacturers, including Compaq and Dell . In 1999, Francis Lee took over as CEO. A year later, in 2000, Synaptics started selling touch technology for digital media players. In 2002, Synaptics had an initial public offering . As adoption of

1040-505: The electrical properties of the finger(s) touching the sensor, as opposed to a resistive touchscreen . Synaptics also has optical sensing technology. Synaptics originally focused on developing touch technology products and later expanded into IoT technology. In 1992, Synaptics introduced a chip designed to read magnetic characters on checks, notable for its higher accuracy and speed in handling poorly printed text compared to conventional technologies. The chip produced by Synaptics I-1000

1080-499: The fingerprint within the chip. The company introduced its first optical-based fingerprint sensor in December 2016, which would allow the sensor to be placed under smartphones' glass displays rather than under a separate button. After improving the technology, the company sent it into full production a year later. In January 2018, the Chinese company Vivo announced a smartphone featuring Synaptics' optical fingerprint sensor. This

1120-448: The human retina 's visual processing. In 1991, Synaptics patented a refined "winner take all" circuit for teaching neural networks how to recognize patterns and images. The circuit uses basic physics principles in order to select the strongest signal from the different processors. In 1992, the company used the pattern recognition techniques it developed to build the world's first touchpad for laptop computers that allowed users to control

1160-616: The integration of NEC Electronics , established in November 2002 as a spin-off of the semiconductor operations of NEC with the exception of the DRAM business, and Renesas Technology established on April 1, 2003, the non-DRAM chip joint venture of Hitachi and Mitsubishi , with their ownership percentage of 55 and 45 in order. The DRAM businesses of the three had become part of Elpida Memory , which went bankrupt in 2012 before being acquired by Micron Technology . A basic agreement to merge

1200-514: The six largest semiconductor companies in the world. As of 2022, it is the world's third-largest automotive semiconductor company and the largest microcontroller supplier. The company also has presences in the markets of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits , memory devices , and SoCs . The brand Renesas is a contraction of "Renaissance Semiconductor for Advanced Solutions". Renesas Electronics started operation in April 2010, through

1240-417: The subsidiary Renesas Mobile Communication was consolidated, after the company had decided to withdraw from the 4G wireless business. In September 2014, the sale of the display driver IC unit of Renesas to Synaptics was completed. In September 2016, Renesas announced that it would acquire Intersil for $ 3.2 billion. In February 2017, Renesas completed the acquisition. In April 2017, Renesas unveiled

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1280-471: The touchpad grew, Synaptics sought to integrate the technology with other products. In 2004, Apple debuted the iPod Mini and fourth-generation iPod , both featuring a scrolling click wheel that used Synaptics' capacitive touch technology. Synaptics also provided a similar but vertical click wheel for the Creative Zen Touch portable media player. In 2005, Synaptics sensors were featured in

1320-786: The users. ARM CM33 ARM CM4 100 120 200 768, 1024, 2048 256, 384, 640 56, 64, 80, 100 144, 145 176 1.8 - 3.6 2.7 - 3.6 2.7 - 3.7 Synaptics Synaptics, Inc. American neural network technologies and computer-to-human interface devices development company based in San Jose, California . It develops touchpads and fingerprint biometrics technology for computer laptops; touch, display driver , and fingerprint biometrics technology for smartphones; and touch, video and far-field voice, and wireless technology for smart home devices, wearables, and automobiles. Synaptics sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and display manufacturers. Synaptics invented

1360-461: Was completed in March 2019. In 2020, Renesas announced its plans to wind down its production of diodes and the compound device. In February 2021, Renesas announced that it has agreed to buy Dialog Semiconductor for $ 5.9 billion. The acquisition was completed in September 2021. In March 2021, a fire at the Naka Factory owned by a subsidiary of Renesas caused significant damage to equipment. On April 17, 2022, Renesas restarted its production at

1400-517: Was developed to address extremely low power but highly integrated microcontroller applications, to this end the core offered a novel low power mode of operation called “snooze mode” where the ADC or serial interface can be programmed to meet specific conditions to wake the device from the extreme low power STOP mode of 0.52uA. The RX, an acronym for Renesas Xtreme, is the family name for a range of 32-bit microcontrollers developed by Renesas, as opposed to

1440-502: Was founded as an AI-focused company to develop chips that utilize neural networks to mimic human brain functions. In 1989, Synaptics received a patent for neural network-related circuitry designed to associate new events with previously learned ones. In 1991, Synaptics researchers patented an enhancement of the "winner-take-all" circuit, originally developed by John Lazzaro at the University of Colorado . The circuit functions as

1480-492: Was reached by April 2010 and materialized on the first day, forming the fourth largest semiconductor company by revenue according to an estimation from iSuppli . In December 2010, Renesas Mobile Corporation (RMC) was created by integrating the Mobile Multimedia Business Unit of Renesas with the acquired Nokia Wireless Modem Business Unit . In 2011, Renesas Electronics was adversely affected by

1520-540: Was the world’s first full-production smartphone with fingerprint authentication directly in the OLED display. In July 2017, Synaptics acquired Conexant Systems , an Amazon Alexa partner that creates voice and audio software and silicon products for smart homes . At the same time, Synaptics acquired Marvell Technology Group 's Multimedia Solutions unit, which creates video and audio processing technology. The two acquisitions were intended to aid Synaptics' expansion into

1560-577: Was used in LG 's Prada phone in 2007, which was the world's first mobile phone with a capacitive touchscreen. In 2008, touch sensors developed by Synaptics were used in T-Mobile's G1 phone, one of the first Android phones. In the same year, Federico Faggin retired from the board of directors of Synaptics. In 2009, Synaptics announced the development of the Fuse concept smartphone. It had touch sensitivity on

1600-836: Was used in the Gemstone Onyx check reader of Verifone . In the automotive industry , Synaptics has developed technology that enables drivers to adjust heating controls on touch screens while wearing thick gloves in freezing temperatures. In September 2018, the company began testing fingerprint technology in cars. This biometric system allows vehicle owners to personalize settings such as music preferences, seat adjustments, navigation options, and temperature settings based on fingerprint recognition. It also enables parents to implement geofencing limits to control where and how far teenage drivers can travel. As of 2024, Synaptics develops and markets products for connectivity, sensing, and processing, as well as touch and display drivers, focused on

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