General Precautions in the Handling of Microprocessing Unit and Microcontroller Unit Products

The following usage notes are applicable to all Microprocessing unit and Microcontroller unit products from Renesas.

For detailed usage notes on the products covered by this document, refer to the relevant sections of the document as

well as any technical updates that have been issued for the products.

Notice

1. Descriptions of circuits, software and other related information in this document are provided only to illustrate the operati

on of

semiconductor products and application examples. You are fully responsible for the incorporation or any other use of the circuits,

software, and information in the design of your product or system. Renesas Electronics disclaims any and all liability for any losses and

damages incurred by you or third parties arising from the use of these circuits, software, or information.

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copyrights, or other intellectual property rights of third parties, by or arising from the use of Renesas Electronics products or technical

information described in this document, including but not limited to, the product data, drawings, charts, programs, algorithms, and

application examples.

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Electronics or others.

4. You shall not alter, modify, copy, or reverse engineer any Renesas Electronics product, whether in whole or in part. Renesas Electronics

disclaims any and all liability for any losses or damages incurred by you or third parties arising from such alteration, modification,

copying or reverse engineering.

5. Renesas Electronics products are classified according to the following two quality grades: “Standard” and “High Quality”. The intended

applications for each Renesas Electronics product depends on the product’s quality grade, as indicated below.

“Standard”: Computers; office equipment; communications equipment; test and measurement equipment; audio and visual equipment;

home electronic appliances; machine tools; personal electronic equipment; industrial robots; etc.

“High Quality”: Transportation equipment (automobiles, trains, ships, etc.); traffic control (traffic lights); large-scale communication

equipment; key financial terminal systems; safety control equipment; etc.

Unless expressly designated as a high reliability product or a product for harsh environments in a Renesas Electronics data sheet or other

Renesas Electronics document, Renesas Electronics products are not intended or authorized for use in products or systems that may pose a

direct threat to human life or bodily injury (artificial life support devices or systems; surgical implantations; etc.), or may cause serious

property damage (space system; undersea repeaters; nuclear power control systems; aircraft control systems; key plant systems; military

equipment; etc.). Renesas Electronics disclaims any and all liability for any damages or losses incurred by you or any third parties arising

from the use of any Renesas Electronics product that is inconsistent with any Renesas Electronics data sheet, user’s manual or other

Renesas Electronics document.

6. When using Renesas Electronics products, refer to the latest product information (data sheets, user’s manuals, application notes, “General

Notes for Handling and Using Semiconductor Devices” in the reliability handbook, etc.), and ensure that usage conditions are within the

ranges specified by Renesas Electronics with respect to maximum ratings, operating power supply voltage range, heat dissipation

characteristics, installation, etc. Renesas Electronics disclaims any and all liability for any malfunctions, failure or accident arising out of

the use of Renesas Electronics products outside of such specified ranges.

7. Although Renesas Electronics endeavors to improve the quality and reliability of Renesas Electronics products, semiconductor products

have specific characteristics, such as the occurrence of failure at a certain rate and malfunctions under certain use conditions. Unless

designated as a high reliability product or a product for harsh environments in a Renesas Electronics data sheet or other Renesas

Electronics document, Renesas Electronics products are not subject to radiation resistance design. You are responsible for implementing

safety measures to guard against the possibility of bodily injury, injury or damage caused by fire, and/or danger to the public in the event

of a failure or malfunction of Renesas Electronics products, such as safety design for hardware and software, including but not limited to

redundancy, fire control and malfunction prevention, appropriate treatment for aging degradation or any other appropriate measures.

Because the evaluation of microcomputer software alone is very difficult and impractical, you are responsible for evaluating the safety of

the final products or systems manufactured by you.

8. Please contact a Renesas Electronics sales office for details as to environmental matters such as the environmental compatibility of each

Renesas Electronics product. You are responsible for carefully and sufficiently investigating applicable laws and regulations that regulate

the inclusion or use of controlled substances, including without limitation, the EU RoHS Directive, and using Renesas Electronics

products in compliance with all these applicable laws and regulations. Renesas Electronics disclaims any and all liability for damages or

losses occurring as a result of your noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations.

9. Renesas Electronics products and technologies shall not be used for or incorporated into any products or systems whose manufacture, use,

or sale is prohibited under any applicable domestic or foreign laws or regulations. You shall comply with any applicable export control

laws and regulations promulgated and administered by the governments of any countries asserting jurisdiction over the parties or

transactions.

10. It is the responsibility of the buyer or distributor of Renesas Electronics products, or any other party who distributes, disposes of, or

otherwise sells or transfers the product to a third party, to notify such third party in advance of the contents and conditions set forth in this

document.

11. This document shall not be reprinted, reproduced or duplicated in any form, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of Renesas

Electronics.

12. Please contact a Renesas Electronics sales office if you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document or

Renesas Electronics products.

(Note 1) “Renesas Electronics” as used in this document means Renesas Electronics Corporation and also includes its directly or indirectly

controlled subsidiaries.

(Note 2) “Renesas Electronics product(s)” means any product developed or manufactured by or for Renesas Electronics.

(Rev.4.0-1 November 2017)