SoC Partner Program

Overview of SoC Partner Program

• The SoC partner program is an organization for strengthening collaboration with partners based around Renesas Electronics'(*) SoC platform targeting the mobile, automotive, and home audio-visual device segments.
  * Includes Renesas Mobile Corporation
• The SoC Partner Program covers all areas of our SoC business and encompasses the R-Mobile Consortium, R-Car Consortium, and R-Home Consortium, which are special-interest groups for each segment/area.
• The SoC Partner Program provides overall information sharing and support, and each consortium will aid the business of our partners through the provision of segment-specific information, joint promotional activities, and so on.
• Participation in the SoC Partner Program and consortiums is free of charge.

• # The SoC Partner Program is an integration and enhancement of the SH-Mobile Consortium and SH-Navi Consortium from former Renesas Technology and the platformOViA Partner Program from former NEC Electronics.
• # The R-Home Consortium plans to start its activities from April 2011.

Structure of the SoC Partner Program

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More information on the SoC platform here.

How to Participate in the New SoC Partner Program

• You can apply to join the SoC Partner Program online.
  For Europe, please apply from here. For the Americas, please apply from here.
• The online registration system for the SoC Partner Program is shared with the Alliance Partner* online registration system.
  *The Alliance Partner program is a microcontroller (MCU) and microprocessor partner program managed by Renesas Electronics.Click here to learn more about the Alliance Partner program.

  Important: In registration step 6: Products Info, please be sure to add Category: "SoC" under Renesas Supported Devices. Adding "SoC" equates with applying to join the SoC Partner Program.

If you have already joined the Alliance Partner Program, you do not need to create a new account to join the SoC Partner Program. Instead, please modify the necessary settings in your existing account.

• - Only registered information such as company information and so on are shared with the Alliance Partner Program. All other activities of the two partner programs are carried out independently.

• Agreement to the "Renesas Alliance Program Extranet Terms and Conditions" is required in order to access the online registration system.
  (Click the "Agree" button)
• Renesas Alliance Program Extranet Terms and Conditions for Europe is here.
• Renesas Alliance Program Extranet Terms and Conditions for the Americas is here.

• Agreement to the "Master Agreement for Renesas SoC Partner Program Consortium and Individual Agreement" is required for all partners (one agreement per company). Depending on the consortium(s) that a partner wishes to join, one to three individual agreements are required.
• Master Agreement for Renesas SoC Partner Program Consortium and Individual Agreement is here