Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Altium Limited (Altium), a software company based in California. The acquisition cost was approximately AUD 9.1 billion.
With the acquisition, both companies will build a foundation for constructing an “Electronics system des

On June 20, 2024, Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that it had completed the acquisition of Transphorm, Inc., a company specializing in gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors. With the completion of the acquisition, Renesas will begin offering GaN-based power products and reference designs to meet the gr

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) established a joint lab with Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd. (Hisense Hitachi) to be committed to co-developing AI technology to further deepen their strategic partnership.
This joint lab will focus on innovations and breakthroughs in the practical

Linaro partnered with Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, for the advancement of the SOAFEE Integration Lab Project.
The SOAFEE Integration Lab, led by Linaro, offers a thorough test suite of open-source software, created by Linaro and SOAFEE members. The lab also

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it has started operation at its Kofu Factory with the aim of boosting its production capacity of power semiconductors.
The new plant has a clean room up to 18,000 square meters, and will produce power semiconductors such as IGBTs and power MOSFETs. Production i

On March 20, LeddarTech Holdings Inc. concluded a long-term licensing arrangement with Renesas Electronics America Inc. to commercialize the LCA2 and LCA3 programmable system-on-chip (SoC) product families.  
The LCA2 and LCA3 LiDAR engines deliver the required LiDAR configurations, performances, and price points nee

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that it will divest all of its shares in Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) as of February 29.
In January, NEC Corporation (NEC) and Hitachi Ltd. (Hitachi) also divested their entire shares in Renesas.
Renesas was established in 2010 through mergi

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it has suspended a tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Sequans Communications S.A. (Sequans), based in Paris, France. The tender offer was started in September 2023.
Renesas received an Adverse Japanese Tax Ruling from

On February 29, the Union Cabinet of India approved the establishment of three semiconductor units under the development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystems in India. The approved three semiconductor units include a semiconductor fab with 50,000 wafer starts per month (WFSM) capacity which will be

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it will acquire California-based software company Altium Limited (Altium) as a wholly owned subsidiary. Renesas will acquire all outstanding shares of Altium with cash for a price of approximately AUD 9.1 billion.
Through the acquisition, Renesas will build an

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it has introduced the 4-channel Automotive HD Link (AHL) video decoder, RAA279974, which can process four input sources simultaneously.
Renesas has been providing single channel AHL video encoders and decoders. The new product can decode four video inputs simul

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it has developed AI Workbench, an integrated virtual development environment that empowers automotive AI engineers to design, simulate and fine-tune their automotive software – all within the cloud. With this environment, engineers can immediately begin designi

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced that it has concluded a definitive agreement with Transphorm Inc. (Transphorm) for acquiring Transphorm to expand product portfolio of power semiconductors.
Transphorm is a company that manufactures and designs GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, based in Ca

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas) announced its participation in the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE). The company explained and exhibited on site 10 of its latest products and solutions, including RA8 MCU series solutions and development kits, RZ/V2L development kits for AI vision, gateway solution