AMC 20-152A: A practitioners perspective

A previous post discussed the high level impact of the new AMC 20-152A guidance on DO-254 programs. That post touched…

Leveraging fault simulation for manufacturing test

Manufacturing test for ASICs remains a critical part of the development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of defect free silicon. This…

Key Functional Safety Insights from the 2020 Wilson Research Survey

Every two years, Siemens casts a wide net to capture the latest trends and challenges in IC Design and Verification….

Leveraging BIST to reduce silicon cost in ISO26262 compliant semiconductors

IC complexity for automotive applications continues to grow with experts estimating that automotive electronics will eventually exceed 50% of total…

How AMC 20-152A affects your DO-254 program?

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recently released new guidance in the development of electronic hardware in airborne systems….

The Correlation Between Safety Tool Chains and Nuclear Disarmament

The Correlation Between Safety Tool Chains and Nuclear Disarmament

The title may have you wondering how the heck I’m going to tie together two very disparate topics.  Well here…

ISO 26262 Safety Analysis

ISO 26262 Safety Analysis: We all need something to lean on

Introduction In my last post (Colliding Worlds of Safety Analysis), I highlighted the challenges facing safety teams and the opportunity…

Colliding Worlds in Safety Analysis

Colliding Worlds in Safety Analysis

Traditionally failure mode identification has been an expert driven exercise with a failure mode commonly written in common language, such…