Renesas H8SX/1638, User Manual

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Rev. 3.00 Sep. 08, 2008 Page iii of vi
REJ10J1870-0300
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pro g rams, al g orithms, and application circuit examples.
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applications such as the development of weapons of mass destruction or for the purpose of any other military
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information in this document or Renesas products.
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g ned, manufactured or tested for applications or otherwise in systems the failure or
malfunction of which may cause a direct threat to human life or create a risk of human injury or which require
especially hi
g h quality and reliability such as safety systems, or equipment or systems for transportation and
traffic, healthcare, combustion control, aerospace and aeronautics, nuclear power, or undersea communication
transmission. If you are considerin
g the use of our products for such purposes, please contact a Renesas
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8. Notwithstandin g the precedin g para g raph, you should not use Renesas products for the purposes listed below:
(1) artificial life support devices or systems
(2) sur
g ical implantations
(3) healthcare intervention (e. g ., excision, administration of medication, etc.)
(4) any other purposes that pose a direct threat to human life
Renesas shall have no liability for dama
g es arisin g out of the uses set forth in the above and purchasers who
elect to use Renesas products in any of the fore g oin g applications shall indemnify and hold harmless Renesas
Technolo g y Corp., its affiliated companies and their officers, directors, and employees a g ainst any and all
dama g es arisin g out of such applications.
9. You should use the products described herein within the ran g e specified by Renesas, especially with respect
to the maximum ratin g , operatin g supply volta g e ran g e, movement power volta g e ran g e, heat radiation
characteristics, installation and other product characteristics. Renesas shall have no liability for malfunctions or
dama
g es arisin g out of the use of Renesas products beyond such specified ran g es.
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characteristics such as the occurrence of failure at a certain rate and malfunctions under certain use
conditions. Please be sure to implement safety measures to
g uard a g ainst the possibility of physical injury, and
injury or dama g e caused by fire in the event of the failure of a Renesas product, such as safety desi g n for
hardware and software includin g but not limited to redundancy, fire control and malfunction prevention,
appropriate treatment for a g in g de g radation or any other applicable measures. Amon g others, since the
evaluation of microcomputer software alone is very difficult, please evaluate the safety of the final products or
system manufactured by you.
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products are attached or affixed, the risk of accident such as swallowin
g by infants and small children is very
hi g h. You should implement safety measures so that Renesas products may not be easily detached from your
products. Renesas shall have no liability for dama g es arisin g out of such detachment.
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