The earlier you can perform functional safety analysis in the design cycle, the higher chance of identifying hotspots and meeting target ASIL. Imagine the air bag in your car not inflating during a ...

Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337), a leading integrated device manufacturer in the non-volatile memory (NVM) market, today announced that its ArmorFlashTM MX78 secure NOR flash memory, ...

There may be no hotter topic in electronics than chips for autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars have captured the public imagination and become a major area of investment. Both established ...

Increasing reliance on digital electronics and software in new vehicles requires a new generation of reliable memory that complies with strict functional-safety and security standards.

The functional safety lifecycle management audit is a mechanism used to help reduce systematic problems from appearing in the design of a product. In the case of the manufacturing process, the quality ...

In the 1980’s, the use of programmable electronic components such as microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors in industrial control systems began to grow. The International Electrotechnical ...

Chipmakers are very clear about what functional safety means for their microprocessor/microcontroller (MPU/MCU) designs for automotive applications. The ISO 26262 ...

During the design process, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is typically used to assess how equipment and machinery might fail. Recent functional safety design legislation in the EU has ...

According to Kevin Connelly, business development manager, power and controls at Underwriters Laboratories (UL), component manufacturers now have an important opportunity to secure functional safety ...

In addition to renewing acquaintances and learning about the latest technical advances, attendees at the IEEE 2015 and 2016 EMC Symposia received USB memory sticks with presentations from previous ...

Microchip has introduced versions of its MPLAB XC compilers certified for functional safety by TÜV SÜD, with the aim of simplifying the certification of customer projects built around PIC, AVR, SAM ...