A new automotive microcontroller (MCU) is said to be the first of its kind to incorporate virtualization into the hardware, enabling engineers to control multiple vehicle applications with a single device.  The 32-bit RH850/U2A from Renesas Electronics Corp. could serve in a wide variety of automotive systems, such as steering, braking, window lifts and climate controls, which have typically used their own dedicated electronic control units (ECUs) up to now. By doing so, it could enable...

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