New Product Release | Renesas launches powerful single-chip RZ/V2H MPU for next-generation robots with visual AI and real-time control functions

New generation with 10TOPS/W energy efficiency

AI accelerator requires no cooling fans

It can provide AI inference performance of up to 80TOPS.

RZ/V2H is equipped with Renesas’ new generation proprietary AI accelerator DRP-AI3 (Dynamic Configurable Processor-AI3), which can bring 10TOPS/W energy efficiency, up to 10 times higher than earlier models. In addition, the pruning technology used in the DRP-AI3 accelerator significantly enhances AI computing efficiency and improves AI inference performance to 80TOPS. This performance improvement enables engineers to process visual AI applications directly on edge AI devices without relying on cloud computing platforms. Recently, details of the new DRP-AI3 acceleration technology were announced at the International Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC 2024) in San Francisco, USA.

https://www.renesas.cn/cn/zh/about/press-room/renesas-develops-new-ai-accelerator-lightweight-ai-models-and-embedded-processor-technology-enable

RZ/V2H integrates four Arm ^® Cortex ^® -A55 CPU cores with a maximum operating frequency of 1.8GHz (for Linux application processing), and two Cortex-R8 cores with an operating frequency of 800MHz (for high-performance real-time processing) , and a Cortex-M33 sub-core. By integrating these cores into a single chip, the product can effectively manage visual AI and real-time control tasks, making it ideal for the demanding robotics applications of the future. Thanks to the lower power consumption of the RZ/V2H, there is no need for cooling fans and other heat dissipation components, allowing engineers to design smaller, lower-cost, and more reliable systems.

OpenCV is an open source industry standard library for computer vision processing. In this regard, Renesas applied its proprietary DRP technology to develop the OpenCV accelerator , which can speed up the processing of OpenCV; compared with CPU processing, the speed is increased by up to 16 times. The combination of DRP-AI3 and the OpenCV accelerator enhances AI computing and image processing algorithms, allowing virtual SLAM ^(Note) technology used in applications such as robot vacuum cleaners to be executed efficiently and in real time.

https://www.renesas.cn/cn/zh/key-technologies/artificial-intelligence/drp

https://www.renesas.cn/cn/zh/software-tool/opencv-accelerator

To accelerate development, Renesas also released "AI Applications (pre-trained model library for various cases)" and AI SDK (software development kit) for rapid AI application development. By running these software on RZ/V2H’s evaluation board, even engineers without extensive AI knowledge can easily evaluate AI applications in the early stages of the design process.

Renesas has developed a " vision detection single-board computer " that uses camera images to identify the surrounding environment and determine and control its movement in real time. The solution combines RZ/V2H with a power management IC and VersaClock programmable clock generator to support energy-efficient industrial robots and devices. This efficient design eliminates the need for additional cooling fans, reducing the solution BOM and size. These "win portfolios" are based on products that are compatible and work seamlessly together, with technically proven system architectures, resulting in optimized, low-risk designs to accelerate time to market. Renesas has now launched more than 400 "successful product portfolios" based on various products in its product lineup, enabling customers to accelerate the design process and bring products to market faster. For more information, please visit:

https://www.renesas.cn/cn/zh/applications/industrial/industrial-automation/visual-detection-single-board-computer

(Note) Visual SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) technology estimates its own position by analyzing images captured by onboard cameras of robots and drones, while creating detailed maps of the surrounding environment.

(Remarks) This DRP-AI technology adopts part of the work results commissioned by the New Energy Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Arm and Arm Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited in the European Union and other countries. All product or service names mentioned in this release are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.