Advanced Performance, Real-Time Control, Security and Versatility
The RA8 series provides the highest performance and the most advanced feature-set among the Renesas RA MCU Family portfolio, using the industry-leading Arm® Cortex®-M85 CPU core with Helium™ M-profile Vector Extensions to deliver unprecedented performance, with fully deterministic, low latency, real-time operation that enables customers’ most demanding application needs. The RA8 series MCUs are designed for increasing security demands. Renesas Security IP with advanced cryptographic acceleration, secure boot with FSBL in immutable storage and tamper protection work seamlessly with Arm TrustZone to realize robust security. These are general-purpose MCUs and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in Industrial Automation, Home Appliances, Smart Home, Consumer, Building/Home Automation and Medical/Healthcare market segments.
Benefits:
- Industry‑leading performance with Arm® Cortex®‑M85 core and Helium™ (M‑Profile Vector Extensions) for DSP and ML acceleration
- Deterministic, low‑latency real‑time operation, bridging the gap between MCUs and MPUs
- Single‑ and dual‑core architectures for efficient task partitioning and system control
- Advanced security architecture including Renesas Security IP, Arm® TrustZone®, secure boot with immutable storage, and tamper protection
- High memory integration, including embedded non‑volatile memory for high performance, low latency, and power efficiency
- Rich peripheral integration across analog, timing, connectivity, and external memory interfaces
- Graphics, HMI, and multimedia capabilities to support advanced user interfaces and compute‑intensive applications
- Highly scalable portfolio, enabling reuse across a wide range of performance levels, memory sizes, and package options
- Designed for high‑performance and compute‑intensive applications across industrial, consumer, smart home, building automation, and medical markets
Renesas RA8D1 Group
480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Graphics Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
The Renesas RA8D1 MCU group features the industry’s first 32-bit graphics-enabled microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480MHz and superior graphics capabilities that enable high resolutions display and Vision AI applications. These are general-purpose MCU devices and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in Industrial Automation, Home Appliances, Smart Home, Consumer, Building/Home Automation, and Medical/Healthcare market segments.
The RA8D1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, and a rich peripheral set including a high-resolution TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit camera interface, and multiple external memory interfaces, optimized to address the needs of diverse graphics and Vision AI applications. These MCUs are available in 176 and 224-pin packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, a true secure boot, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
Key features
- 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium (M-Profile Vector Extension for AI/ML)
- Up to 2MB Flash memory and 1MB SRAM incl. TCM - 384KB user SRAM and 128KB TCM are ECC protected, rest parity
- 32KB I/D caches (ECC protected), 12KB Data Flash
- Graphics LCD controller w/ MIPI-DSI and RGB Interfaces to display, 2D GPU and 16bit CEU Camera i/f, 32bit SDRAM interface
- Advanced security with TrustZone, RSIP Cryptographic engine, immutable storage and tamper protection
- Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages
- Octal SPI interface with decryption-on-the-fly, Ethernet MAC with DMA, CAN-FD and USB HS/FS (host and device) connectivity options
- 12-bit ADCs, 12-bit DACs, High-speed Analog Comparators and 3x Sample and Hold circuits
- SCI (UART, simple SPI, simple I2C), SPI, I2C, I3C, SDHI
Applications
- Industrial HMI
- Security access panels
- IoT Gateways/Hubs
- Home automation products
- Thermostats
- Small appliances with displays
- Smart appliances (refrigerators, ovens, washing machines etc.)
- Security cameras
- Voice and Vision AI Applications
Renesas RA8D2 Group
1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 and Cortex-M33 Dual-Core High-Performance Graphics MCU
The Renesas RA8D2 group comprises 32-bit single and dual-core graphics-enabled MCUs with 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ Vector Extensions and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores. These MCUs deliver ultra-high performance of over 7300 CoreMark and superior graphics capabilities that enable high-resolution TFT-LCD displays up to WXGA, and vision AI applications.
Integrating the high-performance cores with large on-chip memory, multiple high-throughput memory interfaces, and a rich set of graphics peripherals – a high-resolution LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit parallel CEU, and MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces – the RA8D2 MCUs address the needs of demanding graphics/HMI and AI applications. Built on the advanced 22nm ULL TSMC process, these devices offer significantly lower active currents and have several low-power features developed to reduce the overall power consumption, while still providing high performance. The RA8D2 MCUs are available in 224, 289, and 303 BGA packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with new cryptographic security IP, secure boot, immutable storage, and tamper protection, enabling truly secure consumer/IoT applications.
Key features
- 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Vector Extensions
- 250MHz Cortex-M33 core
- 0.5/1MB MRAM and 4/8MB Flash
- 2MB SRAM including TCM; 64KB caches
- Parallel and MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces
- I2S and PDM interfaces
- GLCDC w/ RGB & MIPI DSI I/Fs
- 2D drawing engine
- 224, 289, 303-pin BGA packages
- 32-bit high-resolution and ultra-low-power timers
- Renesas Security IP, TrustZone, tamper protection
- Secure boot with immutable storage for first-stage bootloader
- 16-bit ADC, 12-bit DAC, HS comparators
- Gigabit Ethernet, TSN switch, USB2.0 HS/FS, CAN FD interfaces
- SDHI, SPI, I3C/I2C serial interfaces
- 32-bit external memory I/F (CS/SDRAM)
- xSPI-compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
Applications
- Industrial HMI
- Machine vision
- Smart home applications
- Security access panels
- Thermostats
- Consumer applications (E-Bike displays, Video doorbells, and Security cameras)
- Voice and Vision AI applications (People detection, Image classification, etc.)
Renesas RA8E1 Group
360MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Entry-Line Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
The RA8E1 MCU Group features entry-line 32-bit microcontrollers (MCU) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core with Helium and TrustZone®, delivering breakthrough performance of 6.39 CoreMarks/MHz, with fully deterministic, low-latency, real-time operation that enables customers’ most demanding application needs. These are general-purpose MCUs and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments.
The RA8E1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with memory, multiple external interfaces and an optimized peripheral set that addresses the needs of price-sensitive applications. RA8E1 MCUs are available in 100 and 144-pin LQFP packages, to serve the needs of a broad range of high-performance applications.
Key features
- 360MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ MVE
- 1MB Flash memory and 544KB of SRAM including TCM
- 32KB I/D caches and 12KB data flash
- ARMv8-M TrustZone security
- On-chip immutable ROM for first stage bootloader
- 8-bit CEU camera I/F
- xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP
- USB 2.0 FS
- 2ch of CAN FD
- Ethernet controller with DMA
- 32-bit & 16-bit timers, 32-bit ultra-low-power timers
- 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
- High-speed analog comparators
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SSI
- SPI/ I2C multi-master interface
- 100 and 144-pin LQFP packages
Applications
- Consumer segments requiring high performance with limited peripherals (Small home appliances, Walkie-talkies, and Thermostats)
- Vision AI use cases (Visual wake word and Person counting)
- Voice AI use cases (Speech recognition and Natural language understanding)
Renesas RA8E2 Group
480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Entry-Line Graphics Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
The Renesas RA8E2 MCU group features entry-line graphics-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core with Helium and TrustZone®, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480 MHz, and graphics capabilities that drive TFT-LCD displays. These MCUs address diverse high-performance graphics applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments.
The RA8E2 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, and an optimized peripheral set including a graphics TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB interface, 2D drawing engine, and multiple external memory interfaces, which addresses the needs of price-sensitive graphics applications. These MCUs are available in 224-pin packages.
Key features
- 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ MVE
- 1MB Flash memory and 672KB of SRAM including TCM
- 32KB I/D caches and 12KB data flash
- Graphics LCD controller with RGB I/F
- 2D drawing engine
- 16/8-bit external memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
- ARMv8-M TrustZone security
- On-chip immutable ROM for first stage bootloader
- xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP
- USB 2.0 FS
- 2ch of CAN FD
- 32-bit and16-bit timers, 32-bit ultra-low-power timers
- 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
- High-speed analog comparators
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SSI
- SPI/ I2C multi-master interface
- 224-pin BGA package
Applications
- Smart home control panels to serve as a hub to manage variety of smart home devices
- Industrial automation segments to monitor industrial processes or point of sales (PoS) systems
- Consumer segments (Display for bikes or Home appliances)
Renesas RA8M1 Group
480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
The RA8M1 MCU Group features the industry’s first 32-bit microcontrollers (MCU) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480 MHz, with fully deterministic, low latency, real-time operation that enables customers’ most demanding application needs. These are general-purpose MCU devices and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in Industrial Automation, Home Appliances, Smart Home, Consumer, Building/Home Automation and Medical/Healthcare market segments.
The RA8M1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, multiple external interfaces, and a rich peripheral set optimized to address diverse application requirements, and are available in packages from 100 pins to 224 pins, to serve the needs of a broad range of high-performance applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
Key features
- 480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 with Helium™ MVE
- 1MB - 2MB Flash memory and 1MB of SRAM including TCM
- 32KB I/D Caches and 12KB Data Flash
- External memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
- ARMv8-M TrustZone® Security
- Renesas Secure IP (RSIP-E51A)
- On-chip immutable ROM for First Stage Bootloader
- Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages
- 32-bit & 16-bit Timers, 32-bit Ultra-Low-Power Timer
- 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
- High-Speed Analog Comparator
- Ethernet controller with DMA
- USB 2.0 High-Speed and Full-Speed
- 2ch of CAN FD
- xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
- SPI/ I2C/I3C multi-master interface
- Capture Engine Unit, SDHI, SSI
Applications
- Industrial applications (PLCs, Inverters, AC drives)
- Smart Home hubs
- IoT Gateways
- HVAC
- Consumer products (Appliances, Security cameras, Robotic vacuum cleaners, Fingerprint scanners)
- Voice and Vision AI and Predictive Maintenance applications
Renesas RA8M2 group
1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 and Cortex-M33 Dual-Core High-Performance MCU
The RA8M2 group features 32-bit general-purpose MCUs that combine 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ Vector Extensions and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores, delivering over 7300 CoreMark CPU performance to meet demanding application needs. These MCUs are ideal for compute-intensive applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments.
RA8M2 MCUs integrate large on-chip MRAM and SRAM memory, multiple memory interfaces, and a rich peripheral set, enabling efficient system design and lower costs. The MRAM provides non-volatile, high-reliability storage for critical data. Available in packages from 176 to 303 pins with junction temperature up to 125°C, these MCUs enable a wide range of industrial and IoT/consumer applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in, with advanced cryptographic security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, to ensure data privacy and integrity.
Key features
- 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Vector Extensions
- 250MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core
- 0.5/1MB MRAM and 4/8MB Flash
- 2MB SRAM including TCM; 64KB caches
- 176-pin HLQFP & 224, 289, 303-pin BGA packages
- 32-bit high-resolution and ultra-low-power timers
- Renesas Security IP, TrustZone, tamper protection
- Secure boot with immutable storage for first-stage bootloader
- 16-bit ADC, 12-bit DAC, HS comparators
- Gigabit Ethernet, TSN switch, USB2.0 HS/FS, CAN FD interfaces
- SDHI, SPI, I3C/I2C serial interfaces
- 32-bit external memory interface (CS/SDRAM)
- xSPI-compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
Applications
- Smart Home hubs
- IoT Gateways
- HVAC
- Consumer products (Appliances, Security cameras, Robotic vacuum cleaners, Fingerprint scanners)
- Voice and Vision AI and Predictive Maintenance applications
Renesas RA8P1 group
1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 and Cortex-M33 Dual-Core High-Performance MCU
The RA8M2 group features 32-bit general-purpose MCUs that combine 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ Vector Extensions and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores, delivering over 7300 CoreMark CPU performance to meet demanding application needs. These MCUs are ideal for compute-intensive applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments.
RA8M2 MCUs integrate large on-chip MRAM and SRAM memory, multiple memory interfaces, and a rich peripheral set, enabling efficient system design and lower costs. The MRAM provides non-volatile, high-reliability storage for critical data. Available in packages from 176 to 303 pins with junction temperature up to 125°C, these MCUs enable a wide range of industrial and IoT/consumer applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in, with advanced cryptographic security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, to ensure data privacy and integrity.
Key features
- 1GHz Arm Cortex-M85 and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores
- Ethos-U55 NPU, 256GOPS at 500MHz
- 0.5/1MB MRAM, 4/8MB Flash options
- 2MB SRAM including TCM and 64KB caches
- Parallel and MIPI-CSI2 camera interface (I/F) for vision AI
- I2S and PDM I/F for voice AI
- GLCDC w/ parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI I/Fs
- 2D drawing engine
- xSPI compliant octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
- Renesas Security IP, TrustZone, tamper protection
- Secure boot with immutable storage for first stage bootloader
- 32/16-bit high-resolution timers, 32-bit ultra-low-power timer
- 16-bit ADC, 12-bit DAC, HS comparators
- Gigabit Ethernet, TSN switch, USB 2.0 HS/FS, CAN FD
- SDHI, SPI, I3C, I2C serial interfaces
- 32/16-bit external memory I/F (CS/SDRAM)
Applications
- Machine vision
- Motor failure/anomaly detection
- Robotics
- Learning thermostats
- Security panels
- Home appliances
- Consumer applications (Video doorbells and Security cameras)
- Voice and Vision AI applications (People detection, Image classification, etc.)
Renesas RA8T1 group
480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Motor Control Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone
The RA8T1 Group 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) is based on an up to 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Technology and TrustZone® and offers peripheral features optimized for motor or inverter controls. The RA8T1 Group integrates up to 2MB large Flash memory, 1MB SRAM including TCM, PWM timers, analog features, and multiple connectivity features, and also supports advanced security features and safety functions. The RA8T1 Group enables advanced motor control or additional functions on user systems through its high performance and abundant integrated features.
Key features
- 480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 with Helium Technology and TrustZone
- 1MB - 2MB Dual-bank Flash memory and 1MB SRAM including TCM
- 12KB Data Flash and 1KB Standby SRAM
- 32KB I/D Cache
- 14ch PWM Timers and 4ch Low-Power Timers
- 12-bit A/D Converter with 3-ch Sample and Hold
- 12-bit D/A Converter and High-speed Analog Comparator
- Ethernet MAC with DMA Controller
- USB2.0 Full-Speed Device/Host
- CAN FD
- SD/MMC Host Interface
- SPI/I2C/I3C multi-master interface
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
- Renesas Secure IP (RSIP-E51A)
- Immutable ROM for First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL)
- Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages
Applications
- Industrial Automation (AC drive / GP inverter, Line conveyor, Compressor, AGV/AMR)
- Building automation (HVAC, Pump, Solar inverter)
- Smart home (Air conditioner, Washing machine, IH cooker)
- Consumer Products (Drone, E-Bike, Lawn Mower)
- Healthcare (CT Scanner, CPAP Machine)
Renesas RA8T2 Group
1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontroller Optimized for Motor Control Applications
The RA8T2 is an ASSP microcontroller (MCU) featuring a 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 processor, engineered for industrial motor control applications that require high real-time performance and high-precision control. Built on the advanced 22nm ULL process, the RA8T2 is available in both single and dual-core options. The dual-core variant is embedded with a Cortex-M33 core to efficiently separate real-time processing from the other processing tasks to further enhance the system performance.
The RA8T2 ASSP MCU combines high-speed operation, large-capacity memory, a PWM timer for motor control, and analog functions – all on a single chip. A dual-channel Gigabit Ethernet controller with switch function and an optional EtherCAT® slave controller enables synchronous networks in industrial fields. The RA8T2 is available in three package types: BGA-224, 289, and HLQFP-176.
Key features
- 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores
- 0.5/1MB MRAM
- 2MB SRAM including TCM and 64KB caches
- 32-bit PWM timer, high-resolution timer
- 16-bit A/D converter with 3 sample-and-hold circuits, 12-bit DAC
- High-speed comparator
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SPI, Octal SPI, I2C, I3C, CAN FD
- Gigabit Ethernet, TSN switch, EtherCAT slave controller
- Delta-sigma modulator interface
- Renesas Security IP, TrustZone®, tamper protection
- Secure boot with immutable storage for first stage bootloader
- Safety functions
Applications
- AC drive
- AC servo w/o absolute encoder
- Robotics
- Actuators
- PLC
- Power inverters
- Pump
- High-end smart home appliances (Inductive heating and Dish washer)
- Motor predictive maintenance
Meet RA MCUs for Motor Control
Renesas RA delivers scalable Arm‑based performance with power efficiency, fast development, and simple migration from RA2T to RA8T.
Resources
- RA8D1 group
- RA8D2 group
- RA8E1 group
- RA8E2 group
- RA8M1 group
- RA8M2 group
- RA8P1 group
- RA8T1 group
- RA8T2 group
- RA8D1 group
- RA8D2 group
- RA8E1 group
- RA8E2 group
- RA8M1 group
- RA8M2 group
- RA8P1 group
- RA8T1 group
- RA8T2 group