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Get Powered by Renesas: Leading Solutions in Automotive and Industrial Applications

EE Times Current · 6 Nov 2024 · 18m

What this episode covers

Evo Morocco, Senior Director at Renesas, discusses the company's expanded power management portfolio, driven by recent acquisitions like Transphorm and Altium, and its focus on turnkey solutions for automotive and industrial sectors. He details specific innovations including an 'x-in-one' traction inverter system for xEVs that consolidates multiple functions into a single MCU, and a modular platform for portable power stations supporting USB-C EPR. The conversation highlights Renesas' strategy to accelerate prototyping and time-to-market through comprehensive reference designs and hardware/software packages.

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large enterprises

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Renesas, Infineon Technologies, NXP, Texas Instruments, ADI, Transphorm, Altium, EE Times
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Evo Morocco, Electronica Munich

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