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Raspberry Pi 5 is out with 2.4GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 CPU
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First Raspberry Pi with silicon designed in‑house in Cambridge, UK

Raspberry Foundation has officially launched the new Raspberry Pi 5, claiming it to be twice as fast as its predecessor and proudly announcing that it is the first Raspberry Pi computer to feature silicon designed in‑house in Cambridge, UK.

Asus Tinker Board V is the first one with 64-bit RISC-V processor
Published in IoT


1GHz Andes AX45MP single-core

Asus' Tinker Board lineup has been around for quite some time but now, we have the first one that will be using a RISC-V processor, the Asus Tinker V.

MSI B760M Mortar Max motherboard pictures leaked
Published in PC Hardware


Renesas RC26008 external clock generator

Leaker @g01d3nm4ng0 has been showing off images of the yet-to-be-released MSI B760M Mortar Max motherboard featuring a Renesas RC26008 external clock generator for overclocking unlocked and locked Intel processors.

Renesas fire worse than thought
Published in News
Monday, 29 March 2021 11:00

Renesas fire worse than thought


Burnt chips


Renesas Electronics believes damage from a fire at its chip making plant was more extensive than first thought.

Renesas to re-open plant closed by quake
Published in News
Tuesday, 16 February 2021 11:19

Renesas to re-open plant closed by quake


Just when it was most needed

Renesas, which makes automotive semiconductors, said it will restart production at its chip plant in northeast Japan after an earthquake on Saturday cut power to the facility and shut it down.

Renesas develops AI accelerator
Published in News
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 12:54

Renesas develops AI accelerator

 
For super fast AIs

Renesas has announced it has developed an AI accelerator that performs CNN (convolutional neural network) processing at high speeds and low power.

Renesas buys Integrated Device Technology
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 11:40

Renesas buys Integrated Device Technology


$6.7 billion in the quest for self-driving cars

Renesas has written a $6.7 billion cheque for Integrated Device Technology (IDT).

German take-over of Japanese Renesas unlikely
Published in PC Hardware


Japanese government to block the deal

A chance for the chipmaker Renesas to be acquired by Germany's Infineon is likely to be squashed by the Japanese government.

Wednesday, 28 May 2014 08:19

Renesas to sell display chip business



Synaptics is the buyer, not Apple

Wednesday, 02 April 2014 11:21

Apple might buy a slice of Renesas



Apple display chips?