Building Functional Safety And Security Into Medical IoT Devices: IEC 62304 Conformance


As the IoT marches on – security and safety issues continue to be a top priority for embedded systems developers. Building security into your medical IoT device not only helps to reduce the chance of a data breach or cyber attack, but also introduces new ways to optimize software, reduces time to market, and increases the potential for product innovation in a very competitive global market. ... » read more

Real-Time Virtualization – How Hard Can It Be?


What’s the first association you make when you hear of virtualization? Server farms? ‘The cloud’? Most people don’t think of embedded systems - never mind hard real-time - yet these are areas where virtualization is now becoming commonplace. Markets such as industrial, automotive and medical—many of which also have requirements around functional safety for products like car braking... » read more

ISO 26262 Functional Safety Training Resources


The automobile has taken over the mobile phone’s pole position as the driver of new semiconductor technologies, like machine learning and vision processing. As a result, many electrical engineers in the semiconductor industry are finding themselves in a state of transition where their current skills, education, and experience are not sufficient for them to achieve the kind of role they would ... » read more

Simplifying Software Separation With Real-Time Virtualization


Electronic systems are becoming more complex across multiple markets including automotive, industrial control and healthcare. Vehicles are beginning to drive themselves, industrial robots are becoming increasingly collaborative, and medical systems are automated to assist with surgery or deliver medication. This trend is not a new phenomenon. What was a high-end capability in the last generatio... » read more

What You Need To Know About Functional Safety Requirements


Driver safety technologies, traffic congestion, environmental concern, and the fundamental premise of how we use our cars are influencing the design of next-generation vehicles. As a sign of the times, Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) continues to push the vehicle manufacturers by regularly evolving the five star rating to include more and more safety assist features. These include: ... » read more

DAC Day Two: Down To Business


DAC day two started with a breakfast presentation put on by Synopsys which included guests from ARM, TSMC and HiSilicon. It was titled Collaborating to Enable Design with the latest processors and finFET processes. Collaboration is a word that we hear increasingly when talking about the advanced nodes and today we are truly at the point where one company cannot do it all. Ron Moore, VP of ma... » read more

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