Data I/O Corporation Announces FlashCORE Programming Support for Renesas Technology's R8C/11 'Tiny' Microcontroller Series
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 21 /-- Data I/O(R) (NASDAQ:DAIO), the leading provider of manual and automated programming systems announced support for the Renesas R8C/11 "Tiny" series of microcontrollers beginning with support for the R5F211 on Data I/O's FlashCORE programming systems. The FlashCORE family includes the FlashPAK(TM) desktop programmer, the ProLine RoadRunner(TM) for inline automated handling and programming (attaching directly to the SMT feeder), and the PS offline automated handler and programming systems.
This family of Renesas microcontrollers is targeted at multiple applications including automotive products, consumer products, PC/networking, and industrial environments and is experiencing rapid acceptance in the market. Based on the M16C architecture, the R8C series is small in size but big in performance and is optimized for embedded systems applications.
"We are very pleased that Data I/O has implemented this support for Renesas," said Kazuho Kinoshita, Senior Manager of MCU Global Strategic Marketing Department, MCU Business Unit at Renesas Technology Corp. "Given the on-board Flash memory in our devices, the programming times on Data I/O's FlashCORE programming systems are most efficient."
"We are excited to announce this support for the Renesas Tiny family," said Bruce Rodgers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Asia / Americas. "Many Renesas customers for this family are in the automotive industry which is a major customer group for our company. Our long working relationship with Renesas is centered in Japan but reaches worldwide. Having the device supported on our FlashCORE systems provides users with a range of programming systems for their different volume requirements."
About Renesas Technology Corp.
Renesas Technology Corp. designs and manufactures highly integrated semiconductor system solutions for mobile, automotive and PC/AV markets. Established on April 1, 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Renesas Technology is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world and a world leading microcontroller supplier globally. Besides microcontrollers, Renesas Technology offers system-on-chip devices, Smart Card ICs, mixed-signal products, flash memories, SRAMs and more. www.renesas.com.
About Data I/O
Celebrating over 32 years of innovative leadership in the device programming industry, Data I/O Corporation(R) (NASDAQ:DAIO) provides manual and automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements of engineering and manufacturing operations. FlashCORE(TM) is the architecture behind a family of Flash programmers that deliver the highest throughput and lowest cost per programmed device. For Flash, microcontroller and logic device support, the MultiSyte and UniFam programmer families provide universal support and versatility to address a wide variety of programming needs. Data I/O Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and has sales and service offices worldwide. For more information, see www.dataio.com or call 800-426-1045.
Contact:
Data I/O Corporation
Bruce Rodgers 425-867-6893
rodgerb@data-io.com
or
Goldstein Group Communications
Dennis McFarland, 216-573-2300
dmcfarland@ggcomm.com
