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Leveraging Safety Processor Expertise to Develop RISC-V Based Automotive Implementations

EE Times Current · 23 Jul 2024 · 13m

What this episode covers

Rich Collins, Senior Product Management Director at Synopsys, discusses the integration of RISC-V processors into automotive safety applications. He explains the industry's shift from domain controllers to zonal architectures, which requires high-performance, safety-certified processing elements. Collins details how Synopsys leverages its Arc5 processor portfolio and extensive functional safety expertise to help SOC vendors meet ISO 26262 ASIL-D requirements through certified IP and work products.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Synopsys
Products
Arc5
Chips
RISC-V
Also
ISO 26262, AUTOSAR

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