256Gop/s MCU for AI at the Edge

Renesas’ New Cortex-M MCUs Break 1 GHz Ceiling for AI Acceleration

Renesas claims the new MCUs are the highest-performing Cortex-M devices on the market to date.

Renesas unveils RA8P1 MCUs with Cortex-M85, NPU

Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced the RA8P1 microcontroller (MCU) Group designed for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and real-time analytics applications. The MCUs integrate a 1GHz Arm Cortex-M85 core and a 250MHz Cortex-M33 core, along with the Arm Ethos-U55 Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This configuration delivers CPU performance of over 7300 CoreMarks and AI processing capabilities of 256 GOPS at 500 MHz. Designe…

256Gop/s MCU for AI at the edge

Renesas has introduced a high-end AI MCU family with triple processors and security. The highest spec devices in the ‘RA8P1’ microcontroller family combine a 1GHz Arm Cortex-M85 processor with a ... The post 256Gop/s MCU for AI at the edge appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

1-GHz MCUs with AI acceleration feature vision/voice peripherals

Single- and dual-core MCUs combine Arm Cortex-M85 and M33 Cores with Arm Ethos-U55 NPU to deliver up to 256 GOPs. The post 1-GHz MCUs with AI acceleration feature vision/voice peripherals appeared first on eeNews Europe.

Renesas R8P1 - A 1 GHz Arm Cortex-M85 microcontroller with Ethos-U55 NPU for Audio and Vision AI applications - CNX Software

Renesas has introduced its most powerful Cortex-A85 microcontroller to date: the R8P1, clocked at 1 GHz and equipped with a 500 MHz Arm Ethos-U55 NPU for edge AI applications, as well as an Arm Cortex-M33 real-time core clocked at 250 MHz. With a 2D GPU, MIPI DSI and parallel RGB display interfaces, MIPI CSI and parallel camera interfaces, and I2S and PDM audio interface, the Renesas RA8P1 is mainly designed to address Voice AI and Vision AI app…