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Renesas’ New R-Car Gen3e Series Upgrades the Popular R-Car Gen3 for Automotive Infotainment, Cockpit, and Digital Cluster
Peter Bechberger
Automotive Solution Business Unit | Renesas Electronics Corporation The ongoing transformation of the automotive industry and the E/E architecture towards CASE (connected, autonomous, shared, electrified) requires enormous efforts and investments. Whereas such transformation is considered indispensable, it creates high cost pressure on “legacy systems”, especially for entry to mid-range car lines. Cockpit-related modules such as in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and digital cluster systems are facing such cost pressure. Nevertheless, the pace of innovation remains high, e.g., towards larger displays, richer contents, and overall improved user experience (UX). At the same time, no compromises are allowed regarding automotive quality and functional safety. As a market leader in these segments, Renesas has decided to re-launch its successful R-Car Gen3 with the “R-Car Gen3e” series to address especially cost-sensitive entry to mid IVI, digital cluster, and integrated cockpit systems. In combination with Renesas PMICs, the new series is also well suited for applications such as driver monitoring systems, LED matrix light, connected gateway, and other systems requiring low to mid CPU or graphics performance.
What’s new on R-Car Gen3e?
The “R-Car Gen3e” is directed at our existing R-Car Gen3 users and new customers alike. If you are already familiar with R-Car Gen3, you might be interested in the improvements on R-Car Gen3e and how you can benefit from an upgrade: • New 2GHz speed variants for M3Ne, M3e, H3e, offering CPU speed up to 50k DMIPS o Fully pin and software compatible upgrade to higher CPU performance, e.g. for car facelifts with new apps, larger displays, etc. • New reference SW solutions using the CR7 real-time core as “robust domain” for HMI, fast boot and FuSa o Reduced BOM and shortened development time using
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