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

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2024-11-06
- Length: 18m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/138243607/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=4) Introduction: Eric Singer and Evo Morocco at Renesas
- [3:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=181) Renesas Power Portfolio Overview and Acquisitions
- [6:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=364) xEV Traction Inverters and the x-in-one Solution
- [8:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=516) Zonal Control and Intelligent Power Devices
- [10:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=615) Industrial Applications and Portable Power Station Platform
- [13:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=785) Rapid Prototyping and Reference Design Strategy
- [14:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-11-06-get-powered-by-renesas-leading-solutions-in-automotive-and-industrial-applicatio#t=878) Electronica Munich Exhibition and Live Demos

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Renesas (company)
- Evo Morocco (other)
- Infineon Technologies (company)
- NXP (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- ADI (company)
- Transphorm (company)
- Altium (company)
- Electronica Munich (other)
- EE Times (company)

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