Renesas Electronics has introduced the entry-level MPU RZ/V2L with superior power efficiency and high precision AI accelerator

     Renesas Electronics Group has announced the launch of a new RZ/V2L MPU designed to support entry-level AI applications, expanding its RZ/V family of microprocessors (MPUs) lineup. A member of the RZ/V family, the new MPU integrates Renesas' unique artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator, DRP-AI (Dynamic Configurable Processor), to make embedded AI systems simpler and more energy efficient. The new RZ/V2L features a number of features from the RZ/V series first product RZ/V2M, such as high-precision AI reasoning and excellent energy efficiency, as well as customized optimization features for entry-level MPU, such as DRP-AI operating frequency and memory interface.

     Drp-ai provides real-time AI reasoning and image processing, with features such as color correction and noise reduction necessary to support the camera. Help customers implement AI-based vision applications such as POS terminals, floor sweeping robots, etc., without the need to configure an external image signal processor (ISP). In addition, RZ/V2L's excellent power efficiency eliminates the need for heat dissipation, such as adding radiators, cooling fans, etc. Today, AI can be implemented cost-effectively in a wide range of applications, not just surveillance cameras and industrial equipment, including home appliances and consumer electronics.

     RZ/V2L is compatible with the existing general-purpose MPU RZ/G2L package and pins, which makes it easy for RZ/G2L users to upgrade to RZ/V2L for more AI functionality without changing system configuration, reducing porting costs.

     "The integration of AI into embedded devices has become one of the most important trends in the electronics industry today, especially AI technologies for processing sensor data such as images," said Jeff Bier, Chairman of the Embedded Vision Summit and founder of Edge AI and Vision Alliance. "Innovative processors like RZ/V2L are critical to integrating sensing AI into a wide range of iot devices that are cost and power constrained."

     "The new entry-level AI accelerator product will help customers have the flexibility to choose the best fit from a wide range of MPU products," said Keto Shinta, senior vice president and head of the SoC Business Division of Renesas Electronics' Internet of Things and Infrastructure Business Headquarters. "These AI-optimized solutions help extend embedded AI applications to a wider range of scenarios, such as home appliances and consumer electronics, to help customers implement AI capabilities at lower system costs."