Renesas RA8M2

The RA8M2 group features 32-bit general-purpose MCUs that combine 1GHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M85 with Helium™ Vector Extensions and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores, delivering over 7300 CoreMark CPU performance to meet demanding application needs. These MCUs are ideal for compute-intensive applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments. RA8M2 MCUs integrate large on-chip MRAM and SRAM memory, multiple memory interfaces, and a rich peripheral set, enabling efficient system design and lower costs. The MRAM provides non-volatile, high-reliability storage for critical data. Available in packages from 176 to 303 pins with junction temperature up to 125°C, these MCUs enable a wide range of industrial and IoT/consumer applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in, with advanced cryptographic security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, to ensure data privacy and integrity.

Key features

• 1GHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M85 w/ Helium (6.39 CM/MHz) + 250 MHz Cortex^®-M33
• 8MB/4MB Flash, 1MB/512KB MRAM and 2MB SRAM
• TCM (256KB for CM85 + 128KB for CM33), 64KB I/D Caches
• Advanced Security with TrustZone, secure boot, immutable storage and tamper protection
• 176-pin LQFP, 224-pin and 289-pin BGA packages
• 16-bit A/D converter, 12-bit D/A converter, temperature sensor, high speed comparators
• Advanced PWM timers, Gigabit Ethernet MAC w/ TSN/DLR support, 2 port TSN switch
• CEU, USB 2.0 FS, CAN FD, PDM, I2S, I2C/I3C, OSPI, Ext. Memory Bus

Applications

• Industrial automation
• Consumer
• Home and building automation
• Medical
• Office automation