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

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2024-07-23
- Length: 13m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-07-23-leveraging-safety-processor-expertise-to-develop-risc-v-based-automotive-impleme
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/133446548/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-07-23-leveraging-safety-processor-expertise-to-develop-risc-v-based-automotive-impleme#t=3) Introduction to RISC-V and Synopsys
- [2:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-07-23-leveraging-safety-processor-expertise-to-develop-risc-v-based-automotive-impleme#t=127) Automotive Architecture Trends: Domain to Zonal
- [4:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-07-23-leveraging-safety-processor-expertise-to-develop-risc-v-based-automotive-impleme#t=291) ISO 26262 Safety Requirements and Mechanisms
- [7:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-07-23-leveraging-safety-processor-expertise-to-develop-risc-v-based-automotive-impleme#t=464) The RISC-V Ecosystem and Tooling Choice
- [9:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-07-23-leveraging-safety-processor-expertise-to-develop-risc-v-based-automotive-impleme#t=581) Synopsys Arc5 Safety Expertise and Certification

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Synopsys (company)
- RISC-V (chip)
- Arc5 (product)
- ISO 26262 (other)
- AUTOSAR (other)

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