{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"24894","rtpr_id":"nBw5rPGNa","ticker":"6723","exchange":"TSE Tokyo","all_tickers":["6723"],"title":"Renesas Completes Acquisition of Irida Labs to Expand Vision AI Software Capabilities and Accelerates System-Level Vision Solutions","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-05-07T09:00:00.179Z","article_body":"Renesas Completes Acquisition of Irida Labs to Expand Vision AI Software\nCapabilities and Accelerates System-Level Vision Solutions\n\nRenesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier\nof advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that a subsidiary of\nRenesas has completed the acquisition of Irida Labs, a Greece-based company\nspecializing in embedded software for AI-powered visual perception systems.\nThe acquisition strengthens Renesas’ edge AI embedded processing offerings,\na key secular growth area for Renesas. It also enables system-level solutions\nthat integrate physical AI and software to power camera and machine vision\nsystems across industrial, robotics, smart city, IoT, agricultural and\nhealthcare markets. As part of Renesas’ Digitalization strategy, Irida\nLabs’ software and tools will be integrated into Renesas 365\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.renesas.com%2Frenesas365&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=Renesas+365&index=1&md5=a9ba3dda4a4f65f9effaecf2b60a52e9)\n, a newly released platform that unifies electronics system development from\ndiscovery to development and lifecycle management.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260507473284/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260507473284/en/)\n\nWhile the demand for intelligent systems at the edge continues to soar across\nindustries, developers must often overcome growing complexity of AI system\ndevelopment. This includes the integration of power-constraint embedded\nprocessors and software, training and deploying AI models and addressing\nlatency and security risks associated with data transmission. Vision AI\nsoftware plays a critical role in interpreting and processing visual data from\ncameras and sensors widely used in industrial inspection, robotics guidance,\nin-cabin automotive sensing, traffic and infrastructure monitoring, smart\nretail analytics and safety and security systems.\n\nThe addition of Irida Labs into Renesas’ product portfolio addresses these\nemerging challenges. By combining Renesas’ AI-enabled RA microcontrollers\n(MCUs) and RZ microprocessors (MPUs) with Irida Labs’s comprehensive tool\nsuite and lightweight Vision AI software, Renesas can now deliver\nhigh-performance, power-efficient edge AI solutions that are ready for\ndeployment. Together, these capabilities reinforce Renesas’ progress toward\nfully integrated Vision AI system solutions.\n\n“This acquisition accelerates our efforts to simplify how intelligence is\ndesigned and deployed at the edge,” said Gaurang Shah, Vice President and\nGeneral Manager, Embedded Processing Product Group. “With Irida Labs’\nVision AI tools, software and highly competent AI engineers now part of\nRenesas, our solution brings together AI perception, embedded processing,\ndevelopment tools and system integration to significantly reduce the learning\ncurve for developers. As a result, they can rapidly develop, train and deploy\nedge AI systems without deep AI knowledge.”\n\nVassilis Tsagaris, CEO & Co-Founder of Irida Labs, added, “The joining\nof Irida Labs into Renesas marks an important milestone in our edge vision AI\njourney. By combining Irida Labs’ edge Vision AI expertise and our PerCV.ai\nsoftware with Renesas hardware and global ecosystem, we open up exciting new\nopportunities to deliver meaningful impact on edge AI worldwide. I am proud of\nwhat the team has built, and genuinely excited to take it forward together\nwith Renesas, turning our shared vision into reality.”\n\nPrior to the acquisition, Renesas and Irida Labs collaborated as partners to\ndevelop solutions combining Irida Labs’ PerCV.ai software with Renesas’ RA\nand RZ devices. Bringing these capabilities in-house enables Renesas to\ndeliver more tightly integrated solutions quickly. Renesas also plans to\nintegrate Irida Labs’ software and tools into its newly introduced\nintelligent, open cloud-based development platform, Renesas 365. At the\ngeneral availability launch in March 2026, the Renesas 365 platform\nincorporated Renesas’ RA MCUs, software and toolchain, with additional\ncapabilities to be added over time. The addition of Irida Lab’ software and\ntools will provide customers with a seamless, end-to-end development\nexperience for Vision AI and deep-learning applications.\n\nFor more information on Renesas 365, visit: www.renesas.com/renesas365\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.renesas.com%2Frenesas365&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=www.renesas.com%2Frenesas365&index=2&md5=2afbaf7e5a9726c52005cf287ce0b89c)\n\nAbout Renesas Electronics Corporation\n\nRenesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpx.co.jp%2Fenglish%2F&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=TSE%3A+6723&index=3&md5=d7f6ea1a2b346e56c11a5088e3995f35)\n) empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps\nmake our lives easier. A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas\ncombines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity\nto deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations\naccelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT\napplications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance\nthe way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.renesas.com%2F&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=renesas.com&index=4&md5=2fd0f8d29a020b5492cedae86eaf59dc)\n. 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It also enables system-level solutions\nthat integrate physical AI and software to power camera and machine vision\nsystems across industrial, robotics, smart city, IoT, agricultural and\nhealthcare markets. As part of Renesas’ Digitalization strategy, Irida\nLabs’ software and tools will be integrated into Renesas 365\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.renesas.com%2Frenesas365&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=Renesas+365&index=1&md5=a9ba3dda4a4f65f9effaecf2b60a52e9)\n, a newly released platform that unifies electronics system development from\ndiscovery to development and lifecycle management.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260507473284/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260507473284/en/)\n\nWhile the demand for intelligent systems at the edge continues to soar across\nindustries, developers must often overcome growing complexity of AI system\ndevelopment. This includes the integration of power-constraint embedded\nprocessors and software, training and deploying AI models and addressing\nlatency and security risks associated with data transmission. Vision AI\nsoftware plays a critical role in interpreting and processing visual data from\ncameras and sensors widely used in industrial inspection, robotics guidance,\nin-cabin automotive sensing, traffic and infrastructure monitoring, smart\nretail analytics and safety and security systems.\n\nThe addition of Irida Labs into Renesas’ product portfolio addresses these\nemerging challenges. By combining Renesas’ AI-enabled RA microcontrollers\n(MCUs) and RZ microprocessors (MPUs) with Irida Labs’s comprehensive tool\nsuite and lightweight Vision AI software, Renesas can now deliver\nhigh-performance, power-efficient edge AI solutions that are ready for\ndeployment. Together, these capabilities reinforce Renesas’ progress toward\nfully integrated Vision AI system solutions.\n\n“This acquisition accelerates our efforts to simplify how intelligence is\ndesigned and deployed at the edge,” said Gaurang Shah, Vice President and\nGeneral Manager, Embedded Processing Product Group. “With Irida Labs’\nVision AI tools, software and highly competent AI engineers now part of\nRenesas, our solution brings together AI perception, embedded processing,\ndevelopment tools and system integration to significantly reduce the learning\ncurve for developers. As a result, they can rapidly develop, train and deploy\nedge AI systems without deep AI knowledge.”\n\nVassilis Tsagaris, CEO & Co-Founder of Irida Labs, added, “The joining\nof Irida Labs into Renesas marks an important milestone in our edge vision AI\njourney. By combining Irida Labs’ edge Vision AI expertise and our PerCV.ai\nsoftware with Renesas hardware and global ecosystem, we open up exciting new\nopportunities to deliver meaningful impact on edge AI worldwide. I am proud of\nwhat the team has built, and genuinely excited to take it forward together\nwith Renesas, turning our shared vision into reality.”\n\nPrior to the acquisition, Renesas and Irida Labs collaborated as partners to\ndevelop solutions combining Irida Labs’ PerCV.ai software with Renesas’ RA\nand RZ devices. Bringing these capabilities in-house enables Renesas to\ndeliver more tightly integrated solutions quickly. Renesas also plans to\nintegrate Irida Labs’ software and tools into its newly introduced\nintelligent, open cloud-based development platform, Renesas 365. At the\ngeneral availability launch in March 2026, the Renesas 365 platform\nincorporated Renesas’ RA MCUs, software and toolchain, with additional\ncapabilities to be added over time. The addition of Irida Lab’ software and\ntools will provide customers with a seamless, end-to-end development\nexperience for Vision AI and deep-learning applications.\n\nFor more information on Renesas 365, visit: www.renesas.com/renesas365\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.renesas.com%2Frenesas365&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=www.renesas.com%2Frenesas365&index=2&md5=2afbaf7e5a9726c52005cf287ce0b89c)\n\nAbout Renesas Electronics Corporation\n\nRenesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpx.co.jp%2Fenglish%2F&esheet=54531003&newsitemid=20260507473284&lan=en-US&anchor=TSE%3A+6723&index=3&md5=d7f6ea1a2b346e56c11a5088e3995f35)\n) empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps\nmake our lives easier. 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Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause\nour actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from\nthose contained or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, but\nnot limited to, general economic conditions in our markets, which are\nprimarily Japan, North America, Asia, and Europe; demand for, and competitive\npricing pressure on, products and services in the marketplace; ability to\ncontinue to win acceptance of products and services in these highly\ncompetitive markets; and fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly\nbetween the yen and the U.S. dollar. Among other factors, downturn of the\nworld economy; deteriorating financial conditions in world markets, or\ndeterioration in domestic and overseas stock markets, may cause actual results\nto differ from the projected results forecast.\n\nThis press release is based on the economic, regulatory, market and other\nconditions as in effect on the date hereof. 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