TOKYO, Japan and SAN DIEGO, CA, Mar 7, 2025 – Renesas Electronics Corp. and Altium have announced the introduction of Renesas 365. Powered by Altium, a first-of-its-kind industry solution designed to streamline electronics system development from silicon selection to system lifecycle management. This transformative solution will be demonstrated at embedded world in Nuremberg, Germany, and is expected to be available in early 2026.
This introduction marks a pivotal moment following Renesas’ acquisition of Altium, underscoring the transformative potential of their combined expertise. Built on the Altium 365 platform, Renesas 365, powered by Altium, eliminates inefficiencies, connects teams, enables solution discovery, and ensures digital continuity – accelerating development and empowering engineers to build better, smarter products.
Pioneering the Future of Electronics Systems Innovation
Renesas 365 will tackle longstanding industry challenges. Developing embedded systems often suffers from manual searches for components, inconsistent documentation, and siloed teams. Renesas 365 addresses the challenges by connecting Altium’s cloud platform with Renesas’ range of embedded computing, analog, connectivity, and power solutions. The integration brings together hardware, software, and lifecycle data in one digital environment. As a result, it simplifies workflows, speeds up product launches, ensures traceability, provides real-time insights, and enhances decision-making from the initial idea to the final deployment.
“The introduction of Renesas 365 is a major milestone toward Renesas’ Digitalization vision. We envision making electronics design accessible to broader market to allow more innovation by creating an Electronics System Design and Lifecycle Management platform together with Altium,” said Hidetoshi Shibata, CEO of Renesas. “Renesas’ expertise in embedded semiconductor solutions and Altium’s leadership in electronics design and collaboration will enable a first-of-its-kind solution. Renesas 365 transforms how intelligent, connected electronic systems are designed, developed, and sustained.”
Five Integrated Pillars
Renesas 365 is built on five interconnected solution pillars, ensuring system-level integration and continuous digital context throughout the product lifecycle:
- Silicon – Serving as the foundation for modern electronic solutions, Renesas 365 ensures that every silicon component is application-ready and optimized for software-defined products. Renesas 365 delivers silicon that seamlessly integrates with the broader system, whether for ultra-low-power IoT devices or demanding AI-driven applications.
- Discover – Powered by Altium, Discover enables engineers to find not just components but complete solutions from Renesas’ comprehensive portfolio for faster and more accurate system design.
- Develop – Powered by Altium, Develop provides a multidisciplinary cloud-based development environment, ensuring real-time collaboration across hardware, software, and mechanical teams.
- Lifecycle – Powered by Altium, Lifecycle establishes persistent digital traceability, enabling seamless over-the-air (OTA) updates and ensuring compliance and security from concept to deployment.
- Software – Provides AI-ready development tools to ensure software-defined systems are optimized for modern applications.
Addressing the Next Generation of Electronics
Renesas 365 supports the future of electronics by providing a unified software framework for various computing needs. It includes tools for developing AI applications that function with low power consumption. The platform also offers robust security features, compliance tracking, and automated updates to maintain secure management throughout the product lifecycle.
Setting a New Industry Standard: Connecting Silicon to Systems
Renesas 365 is more than a technological advancement—it is the next step in the digital transformation of electronics, bridging the gap between silicon and system development. By ensuring seamless collaboration, real-time decision-making, and persistent system context, Renesas and Altium will redefine how electronics systems are designed, developed, and sustained—from silicon selection to full system realization—in a connected world.
Experience the Power of Renesas 365 at the embedded world
In the embedded world, Renesas will bring Renesas 365 to life with a dynamic live demo, showcasing its power as a unified industry solution for modern electronics development. This seamless, cloud-connected platform enables engineers to move effortlessly from concept to prototype to fleet management.
Attendees will experience firsthand how Renesas 365 streamlines the design process, from silicon selection to embedded software development to Edge AI and over-the-air updates. The platform’s seamless integration ensures that existing workflows remain uninterrupted, supporting everything from custom AI models to advanced RTOS implementations like PX5 RTOS, helping to bridge the software gap between MCU and MPU worlds.
Source: Renesas
About Renesas
Renesas Electronics Corp. is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company specializes in research, development, design, manufacture, sale, and servicing semiconductor products. Renesas offers a portfolio that includes microcontrollers, analog products, power devices, and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. The products serve the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors. As of Dec. 31, 2024, Renesas employs approximately 21,204 individuals worldwide. In the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, Renesas reported revenue of approximately ¥1,348.5 billion, while the company’s operating profit for the same period was approximately ¥223.0 billion.
About Altium
Altium Limited, founded in 1985, is a global provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, specializing in printed circuit board (PCB) design and development solutions. Altium serves automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, telecommunications, medical devices, and industrial automation industries. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the company has grown with a strong presence in key global markets. As of 2023, Altium reported an annual revenue of $263.3 million and employs approximately 790-1,200 people worldwide. In 2024, Altium was acquired by Renesas Electronics, further strengthening its market position. Altium brings decades of experience, consistently creating design tools that support teamwork and connectivity in electronics design.