Uppsala, Sweden, March 27, 2024 -
IAR, the leader in software solutions and services for embedded development, is proud to announce enhancements to its premier development environment to support the first general-purpose 32-bit RISC-V MCUs with Renesas’ internally developed CPU core. This enhanced offering includes advanced debugging capabilities and sophisticated compiler optimizations fully integrated with the Renesas Smart Configurator toolkit, design examples, rich documentation, and support for the Renesas fast prototyping board (FPB).
As the adoption of RISC-V architecture continues to grow within the commercial sector, the need for robust, reliable, and comprehensive development tools has become increasingly apparent. IAR meets this demand with an advanced toolchain that not only boosts developer productivity but also integrates critical aspects of functional safety and automated workflows, essential for modern development practices. The IAR solution for RISC-V is engineered for diverse applications across various markets, such as consumer electronics, medical devices, small appliances, and industrial systems.
“IAR is a long-standing and valuable partner within the Renesas tools ecosystem, providing outstanding support for our various MCU architectures with the IAR Embedded Workbench," said Daryl Khoo, Vice President of Embedded Processing 1st Business Division at Renesas. "Thus, we were very happy to collaborate in the early stages to ensure IAR’s popular and complete development solution was in place for users of our new R9A02G021 MCU, the first MCU using Renesas’ own developed RISC-V core."