Functional safety issues have long been an important part of product development wherever machine operations that are potentially dangerous for humans are carried out unattended. However, in terms of ...

During DAC, Accellera had a workshop about functional safety. In case you don’t know, Accellera has a relatively new working group (WG) on Functional Safety. The chair is Cadence’s Alessandra Nardi, ...

Systems comprised of electrical and/or electronic elements have been used for many years to perform safety functions in most application sectors. Computer-based systems (i.e., programmable electronic ...

Man-made systems can be designed to be reliable for the intended functionality but cannot be fault-free. There can be deterioration of the mechatronic, electrical, or electronic system components due ...

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

Increasingly stringent safety regulations (for example, the emerging IEC 61508 standard) are driving expansion in the market for machine safety products and technologies. As demand increases for ...

The role of EDA tools to automate manipulating, storing and exchanging data for functional safety systems was in the spotlight at DAC, as engineers wrestle with ways to improve interoperability, ...

Functional safety standards are designed to help influence the reduction of potential risks of physical injury to people and property damage due to product failures within the end product application ...