The configurability dilemma creating safe ICs

A traditional automobile today consists of multiple systems controlling everything from the interior atmosphere to drive train to more advanced…

The importance of effective Safety Analysis

In the recent Wilson research industry survey, semiconductor companies reporting have made it clear that functional safety activities consume a…

Deploying Formal in a DO-254 Program

The primary focus of DO-254, referred to as ED-80 in Europe, is hardware reliability of airborne electronic hardware. DO-254 is…

Accellera FuSa WG: White paper released!

The Accellera Functional Safety Working Group was formed to address critical industry challenges suppliers, systems integrators and manufacturers face delivering…

Explanation of “Verification” in a DO-254 program

Often times, I’m asked to define what verification activities are required for a DO-254 program. For those experienced in a…

Orchestrating an ISO26262 Fault Campaign

ISO26262 remains the state-of-the-art standard governing the activities required to prove electronics and electronic systems are safe for deployment in…

Deploying HLS into a DO-254/ED-80 workflow

To remain competitive in a challenging market, avionics companies continue to innovate across all aircraft-related systems, including flight management, communication,…

SystemVerilog

The Semantics of SystemVerilog Syntax

Trying to grasp any programming language from scratch can be a difficult task, especially when you start by reading the…

Siemens Verification Academy presents “Introduction to ISO 26262”

It’s likely no surprise that EV, ADAS, and AV applications are driving a new level of complexity in the planning,…