How to Mitigate the Impact of Security and Safety Flaws on Automotive ICs

Nearly 7 years ago security researchers uncovered how to remotely access and control the steering, cruise control, and braking system…

Verilog & VHDL Debug & Weeding

A short exploration through using better debugging tools for better productivity.

Engineering Tools

Clearing the Fog of ISO 26262 Tool Qualification

Introduction Developing products to the ISO 26262 standard requires many activities across multiple disciplines. One of those activities is ensuring…

Automotive Safety Lifecycle Solutions

Key findings of a safety critical lifecycle evaluation

Introduction The demand for innovation continues to grow in safety-critical markets such as automotive, industrial, mil-aero, and medical. All Semiconductor…

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Navigating the Intersection of Safety and Security

Automotive IC safety and security continue to be hot topics across the industry, and one phrase you may often hear…

Guidelines to a successful ISO 26262 Lifecycle

New business models continue to drive disrupting innovation into the automotive market. This includes everything from mobility as a service, to…

Getting your Safety Architecture just right

Introduction In a recent industry survey, roughly 40% of ASIC and FPGA project starts had functional safety part of their…

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…