Renesas R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0

Overview

R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 from Renesas Electronics is a high-integration vision AI SoC featuring quad Arm® Cortex®-A55 cores (1.8 GHz), dual Arm® Cortex®-R8 real-time cores (800 MHz), and a system-management Arm® Cortex®-M33 core (200 MHz); includes 6 MB on-chip SRAM with ECC, 2× GbE MAC, 4× MIPI CSI-2 lanes, 1× MIPI DSI lane, PCIe Gen3, USB3.2 Gen2×1, CAN FD (6 ch.), and DRP-AI accelerator delivering up to 8 TOPS dense inference - deployed in industrial vision systems requiring deterministic real-time response and low-latency camera-to-display pipeline.

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Technical Context

This SoC implements a heterogeneous multi-core architecture with strict domain isolation: Cortex-A55 handles Linux-based application processing and video codec (H.264/H.265 up to 4K30 encode/decode), Cortex-R8 manages time-critical control loops and safety-critical functions via TCM-backed execution, and Cortex-M33 coordinates boot, power sequencing, and secure firmware updates. All three domains communicate via Message Handling Unit (MHU) and share access to 6 MB on-chip SRAM protected by ECC.

Hardware acceleration is partitioned across dedicated units: DRP-AI provides sparse/dense AI inference offload (8 TOPS dense, 80 TOPS sparse), CRU enables pixel-accurate camera input processing (RAW12, 4 virtual channels), LCDC supports dual-plane blending for overlay graphics, and VCD implements full H.264/H.265 encode/decode with I/P/B-slice support - all operating under Arm TrustZone®-enforced memory protection and TZC-400 region locking.

Key Specifications

Pinout & Package

1368-pin Fine-Pitch Chip-Scale Ball Grid Array (FCBGA), 19 mm × 19 mm, 0.50 mm pitch, RoHS-compliant, lead-free finish.

Key Features

Applications

Equivalent & Alternatives

The following parts are listed as comparable options for similar vision AI SoC applications.

Compared with R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0, the H42GBG variant adds GPU compute capability for UI/compute workloads, while the H45GBG variant replaces GPU with ISP for superior image preprocessing - both retain identical CPU clusters, memory bandwidth, and DRP-AI performance, allowing board-level reuse where only vision pipeline requirements differ.

Availability

R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 is available at Aetrix Electronics and suitable for industrial vision inspection, autonomous mobile robot navigation, and intelligent traffic monitoring requiring stable component supply across extended product lifecycles.

Supply support for R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 includes scheduled delivery planning, volume procurement assistance, BOM continuity management, traceable sourcing, and lifecycle availability coordination for OEM customers, industrial embedded developers, connected-device designers, and electronics production programs.

Manufacturer

Renesas Electronics Corporation is a global semiconductor leader specializing in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC solutions for automotive, industrial, and enterprise applications.

The RZ/V2H Group, including R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0, is engineered for vision AI edge inference with integrated DRP-AI, real-time Cortex-R8 control, and industrial-grade reliability - targeting zero-compromise performance in factory automation, robotics, and smart infrastructure.

FAQ

What CPU cores are integrated in the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0?

R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 integrates quad Arm® Cortex®-A55 application cores (1.8 GHz), dual Arm® Cortex®-R8 real-time cores (800 MHz), and one Arm® Cortex®-M33 system management core (200 MHz). These operate in isolated domains with dedicated caches (L1/L3 for A55, TCM for R8, FPU/DSP for M33) and communicate via Message Handling Unit (MHU). The R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 datasheet confirms no Mali-G31 GPU or Mali-C55 ISP is included in this specific variant.

Does the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 support LPDDR4X memory?

Yes, R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 supports LPDDR4X-3200 across two independent 32-bit channels, delivering up to 12.8 GB/s per channel. The memory controller includes inline ECC, auto-refresh, self-refresh, and IO retention modes. Voltage for DDR I/O is configurable at 0.6 V (LPDDR4X) or 1.1 V (LPDDR4), and memory size scales up to 16 GB (8 GB per channel). This capability is explicitly confirmed in Table 1.3-3 of the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 datasheet.

What is the maximum MIPI CSI-2 bandwidth supported by the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0?

R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 supports up to 2.1 Gbps per MIPI CSI-2 lane across four configurable channels (CRU0–CRU3), enabling aggregate bandwidth of 33.6 Gbps for 4-lane × 4-channel operation. It handles 4K RAW12 video at 60 fps per channel and supports virtual channels VC0–VC15. Input formats include RAW6–RAW20, YUV422, RGB, and user-defined byte-based data - all verified in Table 1.3-6 and Figure 1.4-1 of the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 datasheet.

Is the DRP-AI accelerator included in the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0?

Yes, the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 includes the DRP-AI accelerator as a standard feature - delivering up to 8 TOPS dense and 80 TOPS sparse inference performance. This is confirmed in Section 1.1 Features and Table 1.3-2 of the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 datasheet. Unlike variants H42GBG (GPU-enabled) or H45GBG (ISP-enabled), the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 prioritizes AI inference throughput without adding optional graphics or imaging IP blocks.

What is the operating temperature range for the R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0?

R9A09G057H41GBG#AC0 is rated for industrial junction temperature operation from −40°C to +125°C, as specified in Table 1.3-14 of its datasheet. This rating applies to the full 1368-pin FCBGA package (19 mm × 19 mm, 0.50 mm pitch) and validates suitability for fanless enclosures in factory automation, outdoor traffic systems, and robotics - no derating or thermal throttling is required within this range.