Tokyo-based semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Tata Group companies Tata Motors and Tejas Networks for driving innovation across electronics systems for the Indian and emerging markets.
These joint endeavours extend the companies’ long standing relationship as technology and business partners, including the recently announced Next-generation EV Innovation Centre (NEVIC) jointly established by Renesas and Tata Group’s Tata Elxsi in March 2022.
Renesas and Tata Motors will collaborate on developing next-generation automotive electronics to drive leadership performance and scalability for vehicles and accelerate the development of electric and connected vehicles to further enhance Tata Motors’s pre-eminence and market-leading position. To effectively address evolving customers’ aspirations, Renesas and Tata Motors will explore a non-exclusive partnership on emerging technologies such as ADAS.
Renesas will work with Tejas for implementing next-generation wireless network solutions. This includes the design and development of semiconductor solutions for radio units (RU) used in telecom networks, from 4G, and 5G, to open radio access network (O-RAN), which enables open and flexible 5G RAN deployments, in addition to allowing wider interoperability. The companies aim to roll out products and solutions initially for India and aim to expand its footprint in the global markets.
Additionally, Renesas and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will establish a Joint System Solution Development Centre in Bangalore. “We see great potential in collaborating with Renesas in areas like automotive electronics and present and future telecom networks. The collaboration will accelerate our presence in these areas in India as well as globally,” said Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons.
The planned innovation centre will focus on comprehensive system solutions for the IoT, Infrastructure, Industrial and Automotive segments by leveraging Renesas’ semiconductor solutions and TCS’ industry experience.“This partnership brings two industry-leading companies closer together, creating numerous benefits. Renesas and Tata will support the acceleration of progress in advanced electronics and its multitudes of applications for the Indian and emerging markets, which sets us both on a path for continued success,” said Hidetoshi Shibata, president and CEO at Renesas.
