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Renesas Technology Corporation
Type	Corporation
Founded	April 1, 2003
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Satoru Ito, CEO
Industry	Semiconductor
Revenue	906.0 billion yen (2005)
Employees	26,200
Website	www.renesas.com

Renesas Technology Corporation (ルネサス テクノロジ, Renesas Technology Corporation^?) is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer. They are based in Tokyo and have manufacturing, design, and sales operations in around 20 countries with about 26,200 employees worldwide. Renesas is one of the world\'s largest manufacturers of semiconductor systems for mobile phones and automotive applications. They are the world\'s largest manufacturer of microcontrollers and second largest manufacturer of application processorsRenesas became the world\'s number 2 supplier of application processors practically overnight. Renesas is also known for LCD Drivers, RF ICs, Mixed-signal integrated circuit and System-on-a-chip.

The product range comprises semiconductor components, such as:

• System LSIs
  • Microcomputers/microcontrollers (incl. smart cards)
  • ASICs
  • Logic ICs
  • Analog ICs
• Discrete devices (diodes, power MOSFETs, thyristors and triacs, transistors)
• Memory ICs (Flash, SRAM, TTRAM)

Renesas Technology is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders.

Renesas Technology was established April 1, 2003 as a joint venture of Hitachi, Ltd. (55%) and Mitsubishi Electric (45%).

See also

• R8C microcontrollers
• M16C microcontrollers
• M32C microcontrollers
• SuperH microprocessors
• H8 Family of microcontrollers
• M32R microprocessors

External links

• Renesas Technology Europe Website
• Renesas Technology Americas Website
• http://www.RenesasInteractive.com - Online training for Renesas products.
• http://www.RenesasRulz.com - A community support forum.

Development Tools for complete Renesas platform

• http://www.kpitgnutools.com, Official free Toolchains with Support

References

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