Western Digital Automotive Storage Completes Compatibility Verification with Renesas Automotive SoCs
Published2019.06.13 12:03Renesas R-Car Automotive SoC Compatibility Verification
| Included in the R-Car Starter Kit Premier
With the explosion of vehicle data, automotive storage is increasingly using emerging technologies such as human-machine interfaces (HMIs), cognitive computing, and computer vision.
Therefore, automotive storage solutions require not only support for the latest features such as high-resolution graphics and image processing, and video sensing, but also high durability and reliability to operate for long periods of time even in environments with extreme temperature and humidity and strong vibration.
iNAND e.MMC 5.1 EFD Storage Solution
Western Digital announced on the 12th that its 'Automotive Grade iNAND e.MMC 5.1 Embedded Flash Drive (EFD)' storage solution has completed compatibility verification for Renesas' 'R-Car Automotive SoC'.
Western Digital plans to use this validation to further expand its support for automotive applications that require high performance, reliability, and extreme operating temperature ranges.
Designed for low power consumption and long lifespan, the iNAND Automotive Grade e.MMC 5.1 EFD storage solution is a software development environment for automotive applications provided by Renesas.It is also included in the 'R-Car Starter Kit Premier'.
“Western Digital, a key partner of Renesas, provides a wide range of storage solutions to support the development of high-end and data-intensive automotive applications,” said Naoki Yoshida, vice president of Automotive Technical Account Management, Automotive Solutions Business Unit, Renesas Electronics. “With compatibility with Western Digital’s iNAND automotive-grade storage solutions, the R-Car automotive SoC family can now deliver robust automotive solutions with even higher reliability.”
“Western Digital’s iNAND Automotive Grade e.MMC 5.1 EFD solution has been validated for compatibility with the R-Car SoC and is included in the R-Car Starter Kit, helping developers reduce design uncertainty and accelerate time to market for a variety of automotive applications,” said Oded Sagee, senior director of Western Digital’s Devices Division.
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