Renesas CRA Tech Days
01 Dec 2026 - 01 Dec 2026
Switzerland, Rothrist
As the Cyber Resilience Act brings new security requirements for connected products, building security into embedded applications from the outset is increasingly important.
Join Renesas and Avnet Silica for a technical workshop exploring the technologies and approaches that can support CRA-compliant development. Discover Renesas MCUs, scalable secure provisioning, secure boot, key injection and cryptography, as well as how Zephyr can be implemented on Renesas platforms.
Each attendee will also receive a Renesas RA8M1 Evaluation Kit to continue exploring the concepts covered during the workshop in their own development environment. Powered by the Arm Cortex-M85, the RA8M1 combines high performance with advanced security and Edge AI capabilities, providing a powerful platform for next-generation embedded applications.
Through technical presentations and a live Zephyr demonstration, you’ll gain practical insight into building more secure MCU-based applications from development through to production.
Ahead of the workshop, attendees will be asked to complete a short Pre-Lab to install the required software and tools, with full instructions provided by email in advance.
Date & location
- 1st December 2026, Rothrist, Switzerland
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Arrival & Software/Tools Check |
| 09:00 | Welcome and overview of the day |
| 09:10 | Building CRA Compliant Products with Renesas How Renesas hardware, software, and security technologies can help support CRA-compliant product development and security by design principles. |
| 10:10 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 | Hands-on: Implementing Secure Boot for MCU Applications Learn how to build bootloader and user application projects. |
| 12:00 | Lunch & networking |
| 13:00 | Hands-on: Secure Key Injection & Cryptography Operations Learn how to implement secure key injection and hardware-based cryptographic operations on an MCU. |
| 14:30 | Coffee break |
| 14:45 | Getting Started with Zephyr on Renesas MCUs An introduction to Zephyr, key considerations for Renesas platforms, and how Zephyr can be implemented on Renesas MCUs. |
| 15:30 | Zephyr on Renesas: Live Demonstration See Zephyr running on a Renesas platform and explore its application within embedded development. |
| 16:30 | Q&A and open discussion |
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