Family of low-power MCUs optimised for IoT end point applications Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched and begun mass production of its 16-bit general-purpose RL78/G23 MCU, further strengthening its RL78 Family of 8-bit and 16-bit MCUs for a wide variety of applications. Compatible with its current general-purpose RL78 MCUs, such as the RL78/G13, the RL78/G23 increased the on-chip flash memory capacity to 768KB and considerably expanded on-chip peripheral functions, which increase functionality while reducing the BOM cost while improving power consumption needed by battery-powered applications. With this feature combination, the new device is ideal for a broad range of applications that need both power and cost efficiency, including IoT endpoint devices such as home electronics, remote controls, and sensors.