Tria Technologies, an Avnet company specialising in the manufacturing of embedded compute boards, launches its new SMARC module based on a processor from embedded semiconductor solution provider, Renesas.
Tria Technologies is the leading SMARC (Smart Mobility ARChitecture) module vendor with the largest portfolio of its kind in the market. Through its collaboration with Renesas, it is able to extend its offering of advanced SMARC modules with the launch of the TRIA SM2S-G3E SMARC module, one of the first solutions based on Renesas’ RZ/G3E processor available to the market.
The new module is based on the newly launched Renesas RZ/G3E microprocessor, which comes with up to four Arm Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.8GHz, a dedicated Arm Cortex-M33 Real-Time core and an Arm Ethos-U55 neural processor unit (NPU). It is particularly suited for applications that require a small compute platform with high performance, strong graphics, video and AI capabilities and a rich I/O feature set. The microprocessor features the Arm Mali-G52 graphics processing unit (GPU) and 4K-capable video processing unit (VPU), as well as rich security features. The RZ/G3E is capable of running AI workloads using the NPU, which is a new class of machine learning (ML) processor specifically designed to accelerate ML inference in area-constrained embedded and IoT devices. Other features include up to 8GB fast LPDDR4 with inline ECC and up to 256Gb eMMC Flash, as well as LVDS, MIPI-DSI and HDMI interface options. In addition, the TRIA SM2S-G3E SMARC module offers such high-speed interfaces as PCIe Gen.3 x2/x1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 1 and Dual Gigabit Ethernet.
“We are very excited about the groundbreaking products that our relationship with Renesas continues to enable us to develop,” said Daniel Denzler, Senior Director, Business Line Management for Boards and Systems, Tria Technologies. “This new long-life SM2S-G3E SMARC module will be welcomed by system/application architects and design engineers around the world.”
Thomas Staudinger, President, Tria Technologies, added: “It is essential for specialists operating in the rapidly developing embedded market to have a firm foothold in the sector and that means continually pushing the boundaries by offering the most advanced solutions. Our collaboration with Renesas enables us to do precisely that with the new TRIA SM2S-G3E SMARC module. Because we are a Renesas Early Adopter, we can offer the best time-to-market anywhere and reduce the risk factor associated with new custom designs.”
Daryl Khoo, Vice President of Embedded Processing from Renesas said: “The RZ/G3E brings a new class of Renesas general-purpose MPUs that target cost-sensitive, secure edge computing beyond traditional HMI applications, with seamless cloud integration and high-speed (5G) connectivity. Furthermore, it can run AI/ML workloads independently, which has become a fast-emerging requirement. Our collaboration with Tria brings a proven industry-standard architecture computer into a small form factor module. This innovative and market-ready solution helps our customers get to market quicker.”
SMARC is one of the best and most future-proof standards for small form factor embedded designs and this latest announcement strengthens Tria’s SMARC portfolio with the very latest embedded modules.
