Today, Renesas Electronics introduced the RZ/G3E, a new 64-bit MPU designed for high-performance HMI (Human Machine Interface) systems that are reliant on AI acceleration and edge computing. It targets applications like industrial control panels, medical monitors, and smart retail devices. The RZ/G3E is a blend of processing efficiency, fast connectivity, and AI inference capabilities.
This chip uses a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 running at up to 1.8GHz and is supported by a Cortex-M33 core for real-time control tasks. An integrated Ethos-U55 NPU handles AI workloads. This allows local inference for image recognition, voice processing, and anomaly detection, all of which help reduce latency and offload cloud dependencies. The RZ/G3E can drive two separate displays with Full HD video at 60 frames per second, using common display connections like MIPI-DSI, LVDS, and RGB. For vision-based tasks like object detection or image analysis, it includes a camera input (MIPI-CSI). The RZ/G3E offers a range of high-speed interfaces: PCIe 3.0 (2 lanes), USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps), dual Gigabit Ethernet, and CAN-FD. It can stay alive with as low as 50mW in low-power modes and can resume Linux applications quickly.
Software support includes Renesas’ Verified Linux Package, which comes with over 10 years of maintenance. Developers can also work with Linux BSP Plus and use common distributions like Yocto, Ubuntu, and Debian. Renesas and its partners are offering system-on-module (SoM) solutions based on the RZ/G3E, along with ready-made reference designs, called “Winning Combinations”, to help speed up product development. The RZ/G3E is available today, along with an Evaluation Board Kit that includes a SMARC v2.1.1 module board and carrier board.
