Raspberry Pi launches new single-board computer built on RP2350

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is a single-board computer built on RP2350, its new high-performance, secure microcontroller platform. It builds on the success of the first-generation Raspberry Pi Pico products, which together have shipped over 3.5 million units since launch in January 2021.

And the company says the new release ‘delivers a significant performance and feature-set upgrade, while retaining hardware and software compatibility.’

Compared to the existing RP2040 microcontroller, RP2350 offers faster processors, more memory, upgraded interfacing capabilities and new security features.

These are extensively documented and available to all users without restriction, allowing professional customers to integrate RP2350 and Raspberry Pi Pico 2 into their products with confidence, the company stresses.

The launch of Raspberry Pi Pico 2, and RP2350, supports the company’s strategy to grow volumes by enhancing the performance and feature sets of its products in the Industrial and Embedded, Enthusiast and Education, and semiconductor markets.

Dr Upton said: “We continue to make encouraging progress across the business and Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and RP2350 embody our core values of performance, flexibility, and affordability, and are an important next step in the evolution of Raspberry Pi as a semiconductor vendor. We look forward to other exciting product releases through the second half of 2024 and into 2025.”

Raspberry Pi’s mission is to put high-performance, low-cost, general-purpose computing platforms in the hands of enthusiasts and engineers all over the world.

A full-stack engineering organisation, Raspberry Pi has R & D capabilities spanning the entire value chain from semiconductor IP development, through semiconductor and electronic product design to software engineering and regulatory compliance.

The high performance, low cost, and physical robustness of Raspberry Pi products make them suitable for a broad range of applications.

The company has distributed approximately $50 million since inception to support the work of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK charity founded in 2008 and a major shareholder in Raspberry Pi, to enable young people to realise their potential through computing.

Raspberry Pi has been recognised with the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark for its work in reducing the carbon intensity of embedded computing.

Its share price this morning was up to 384.60 compared to 280p per share on IPO in June.