Renesas New RA8 Entry-Line MCU Groups Brings High Performance of Arm Cortex-M85 Processor to Cost-Sensitive Applications with Market-Leading CoreMark Performance

Renesas Electronics Corp., a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the RA8E1 and RA8E2 microcontroller (MCU) groups, extending the industry's most powerful series of MCUs.

- Kirsten Campbell

Introduced in 2023, the RA8 Series MCUs are the first to implement the Arm Cortex-M85 processor, enabling them to deliver market-leading 6.39 CoreMark/MHz1 performance. The new RA8E1 and RA8E2 MCUS offer the same performance but with a streamlined feature set that reduces costs, making them excellent candidates for high-volume applications such as industrial and home automation, office equipment, healthcare, and consumer products.