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The SH7216 Group of 32-Bit Flash Microcontrollers Features 200MHz Superscalar
Core and Connectivity Peripherals Such as CAN, USB and Ethernet to Enhance
Advanced Motor Control and Real-Time Networked Applications.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The product referred to in the table, SH7216 (R5F72145BDFA), will be available
in Q3, 2009 (sted Available Now).

The corrected release reads:

RENESAS RELEASES 36 NEW SUPERH FLASH MICROCONTROLLERS: THE SH7216 GROUP 32-BIT
ON-CHIP FLASH MEMORY MICROCONTROLLERS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, FEATURING 200
MHZ OPERATION, FLOATING POINT UNIT, AND ETHERNET

The SH7216 Group of 32-Bit Flash Microcontrollers Features 200MHz Superscalar
Core and Connectivity Peripherals Such as CAN, USB and Ethernet to Enhance
Advanced Motor Control and Real-Time Networked Applications.

Renesas Technology America, Inc., today announced the release of the SH7216
group of 32-bit on-chip flash memory microcontrollers (flash microcontrollers),
the newest addition to the popular 32-bit SuperH RISC family*1. It features 200
MHz operation and an extensive set of built-in peripheral and communication
functions for industrial applications such as AC servos, FA (factory automation)
equipment, building automation (air conditioner, electric power monitoring
equipment) and various types of communication apparatus. The SH7216 group
consists of 36 devices in 12 product groups that differ in on-chip memory
capacity, package type, and whether or not FPU (floating point processing unit)
and/or Ethernet functions are included.

The main features of these products are as follows.

(1) Improved real-time control performance with the industry`s fastest-level
200MHz flash microcontroller

These products employ a 32-bit SH-2A superscalar core and the industry`s
fastest-level 100MHz flash memory technology. Select devices also include
400MFLOPS single and double precision floating point unit. In addition, the
SH7216 group implements advanced prefetch and cache techniques to deliver up to
400DMIPS of performance while executing from flash, and 480DMIPS while executing
from RAM. These products also include 15 dedicated register banks to shorten the
interrupt latency to just 6 cycles.

The SH7216 group provides a level of performance and precision to motor control
and other factory automation applications that was traditionally achieved by
using ASIC or a dedicated /DSP coprocessor.

(2) Extensive set of peripheral and communication functions

In addition to the typical serial communication functions, these
microcontrollers also feature a diverse set of interfaces, including Ethernet,
CAN*2, and USB 2.0, full speed. These features eliminate the need for external
communication controllers in applications such as office automation equipment,
and various types of communication apparatus.

(3) Optimal functions for industrial equipment

These microcontrollers provide two advanced motor control timer units (MTU2 and
MTU2S) that can control two motors simultaneously and enable multi-axis servo
control with high precision. They also provide 12-bit A/D converters that can
perform conversions in 1 µs to improve precision and accuracy in motor control
and other applications. Furthermore, these microcontrollers provide an extensive
set of other peripheral functions, including data flash for non-volatile data
storage and data transfer controller and DMAC to reduce the CPU load. This data
flash memory incorporates background operation (BGO) functionality that enables
data to be written at the same time a program is executing and allows data
writes without slower program execution, making it ideal for backup and other
similar applications.

The SH7216 group devices can operate from a single 3.3 V digital system power
supply, which allows the external power supply system to be simplified, and they
assure adequate dynamic range by adopting a 5 V analog system power supply.

< Development Background >

Today`s industrial motor control applications demand very high performance and
precision. Additionally, the functionality required in these applications is
increasing as well; for example, multi-axis control is often required. Moreover,
the systems used are becoming more complex, and higher performance and higher
speeds are now required in FA equipment. While Renesas has already released the
SH7211, which uses the high real-time performance SH-2A as the CPU core and
includes 512 KB of flash memory, we have developed and are now releasing the
SH7216 which increases the clock frequency by a factor of 1.25 from the 160 MHz
of the SH7211 to 200 MHZ.

< Product Details >

The SH7216 group adopts the SH2A-FPU, which adds an FPU function to the SH-2A,
as the CPU core, and can perform double precision floating point operations at
speeds up to ten times faster than previous products. This new group also
provides up to 1 MB of high-speed flash memory to store the increasingly large
programs associated with the higher functionality required in the latest
equipment. This new group also provides up to 128 KB of on-chip RAM so that the
previously required external SRAM or SDRAM is no longer needed. This can
contribute to miniaturization and lower costs in application systems.

In these applications, high-speed communication functions have become
indispensable along with the increasing performance. That is, industrial
equipment must now support multiple high-speed communication protocols; earlier
communication interfaces have now become inadequate, both in functionality and
in communication bandwidth. While Renesas provides a product line of high-speed
communication interfaces, such as Ethernet and USB, as products for use in ASSP
devices, in the SH7216, these interfaces are integrated on the same chip. These
microcontrollers also include a CAN controller to enable a wide range of
industrial communication protocols. The Ethernet interface includes a media
access controller (MAC*3) that conforms to the IEEE 802.3*4 standard, and can
connect to a 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet.

These devices are available in 176-pin LQFP (24 × 24 mm), 176-pin LQFP (20 × 20
mm), and 176-pin BGA (13 × 13 mm) packages.

< Notes >

Notes: 1. SuperH is a registered trademark of Renesas Technology Corp in the US.

2. CAN (Controller Area Network) is a network specification for use in vehicles,
proposed by Robert Bosch GmbH of Germany.

3. MAC: Media Access Control. A sublayer within the data link layer. The frame
send/receive methods, the frame format, data error detection, and other items
are stipulated for the MAC sublayer.

4. IEEE 802.3: IEEE 802 is a committee that was formed to standardize LAN
technology by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(USA)). IEEE 802.3 is a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN specifications standard using
the CSMA/CD technique. CSMA/CD is an abbreviation for carrier sense multiple
access with collision detection. It detects the carrier prior to transmission
and waits for a fixed period before resending if a collision is detected during
transmission.

* Product names, company names, or brands mentioned are the property of their
respective owners.

< Typical Applications >

* Industrial equipment: AC servos, FA equipment, sequencers, and communication
equipment

Product Name Flash Memory/ FPU Ethernet Package Price in 10K quantities/

RAM Capacity
Available in Q3, 2009
SH7216 512kB /64 KB FPU-less Ethernet-less 176-pin LQFP $12.31

(R5F72145BDFA) (20 × 20 mm)

**SH7216 Group specifications and product numbers are available with the press
release on Renesas web site: http://america.renesas.com.

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Renesas Technology America, Inc.
Stefani Parrish, 408-382-7410
stefani.parrish@renesas.com

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