M66596, R8A66597

M66596 and R8A66597 are USB controllers with built-in Renesas original USB host and USB peripheral conforming to USB2.0 specifications that are suitable for embedding applications.

The M66596 supports Hi-Speed transfer and Full-Speed transfer, and one-to-one high-speed transfer with USB peripheral when USB host function is selected.
A small package and low power consumption have been addressed to make it suitable for applications in mobile devices.

The R8A66597, a high-order product in comparison with the M66596, is a USB controller embedded with 2 USB ports.
The R8A66597 supports all USB transfer speeds and can connect up to 1 tier of external HUB, and consequently, it can flexibly support connection for a variety of different USB peripheral functions.
Also, R8A66597 can be operated in 3.3V single power supply, it is possible to address a wide range of embedded device products with wide-temperature optional products.
Please refer to Product Specifications for a function comparison between M66596 and R8A66597.

The M66596/R8A66597 is developed using Renesas's original USB-IP, and it will be able to smoothly integrate System LSI.