London / Munich, 27th October 2009 — Renesas Technology Europe today announced the SH7777 (SH-NaviJ3), the third product in the SH-NaviJ Series of system-on-chip (SoC) devices for compact portable navigation and infotainment systems and low- and mid-priced dashboard-mounted car navigation and infotainment systems. It speeds up development through OpenGL® ES1.1 *¹ support and offers enhanced multimedia functions such as terrestrial digital TV broadcast support. The SH7777 (SH-NaviJ3) makes it possible for developers to create AV navigation and infotainment systems that combine low cost and compact size in less time. Sample shipments will begin in October, 2009.

The SH-NaviJ Series comprises compact, single-chip SoC devices that provide map rendering functions and high quality based on the SH-Navi series, which are already used in a variety of high-end systems, while offering a carefully chosen selection of functions suitable for low-end to midrange systems. The new SH7777 (SH-NaviJ3) offers a number of enhancements over its predecessors.

The new product incorporates a more powerful version of the graphics processor, with 2-D and 3-D rendering support included from the earlier SH-NaviJ1 and SH-NaviJ2, while also implementing support for OpenGL® ES1.1, the industry-standard programming interface for graphics processing in embedded devices. This enables 3-D graphics software development that previously required the use of a development board to be performed on a PC. The graphics processor supports high-level image display, such as rendering a variety of 3-D objects on a map or implementing a graphical user interface*² (GUI) with very detailed and realistic looking 3-D elements. Support for OpenGL® ES1.1 greatly simplifies and speeds up development of the necessary software.