In basic layman’s terms, automotive safety is intended to enable an entire automotive electronic system to continue functioning in the event of a component malfunction. The goal of automotive safety ...

Battery-powered applications, which have become indispensable over the last decade, require a certain level of protection to ensure safe use. This safety is provided by the battery management system ...

Based on the foundational IEC 61508 standard’s essential requirements, high-performance supervisory circuits can facilitate functional-safety compliance in safety instrumented systems and other ...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safety is a primary concern in automotive applications to ensure reliable operation and end users’ wellbeing. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP ...

(Image courtesy of Robert Basic, Creative Commons). Less than two years after Siemens bought Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion, it continues to expand into electronic design automation software. Last ...

Until recently, Markov models and analytical methods were fairly obscure mathematical techniques rarely applied outside of academic settings. The advent of functional safety standards, particularly ...

Functional safety is becoming a key part of chip design, and an increasingly problematic one for many engineering teams. Functional safety for electrical and electronic systems is nothing new. It has ...

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, ...

Designers and developers of medical devices are aware of the relevance and risks involved in single faults, which must be avoided in all states of operation. However, the dynamics of development, ...

Nearly every industrial company cites worker safety as its top priority. But making statements about safety is very different from actual implementation. With standards varying around the world and ...

The NUMSafe application program for machine safety control uses the same software development tools used to commission the overall system, including CNC, PLC, drives and I/O modules. This unified ...