MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Oct. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Automation is required to address the challenging certification
requirements and increased efforts associated with new automotive
IPs and SoCs
- Industry's first and most comprehensive functional safety
verification solution includes unified FMEA/FMEDA and fault
classification automation, powerful verification engines, ISO
26262-certified tools, and expert services
- Anticipated increase in effort from functional safety
verification can be reduced by up to 50 percent using this new
unified solution
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the
industry's first and most comprehensive unified functional safety
verification solution to accelerate time to ISO 26262 certification
for automotive IP and semiconductor companies targeting the highest
Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL D). As part of the
solution, Synopsys introduced VC Functional Safety Manager, a
FMEA/FMEDA and fault classification automation technology enabling
architects, IP designers, and verification engineers to accelerate
their functional safety verification with productivity gains up to
50 percent compared to traditional manual and error-prone
functional safety verification point tools.
"Arm strongly believes safety will be critical to the successful
deployment of advanced ADAS and autonomous solutions," said
Neil Stroud, senior director of
technology strategy, Automotive and IoT Line of Business, Arm.
"With ISO 26262 compliance and functional safety verification
requirements increasing for semiconductor companies targeting
automotive applications, automation, and fast verification engines,
such as the Synopsys Z01X digital fault simulation technology, are
essential to accelerate time-to-compliance."
Automotive semiconductor designs are growing in complexity to
meet the increasing functionality demand for applications such as
powertrain, advanced driver assistance, and autonomous driving. At
the same time, semiconductor companies are required to deliver ISO
26262 certification for their products to customers. This
combination is expected to increase verification efforts by 2-3X.
Synopsys' unified functional safety solution provides unique
technologies to bridge the current productivity gaps by delivering
a comprehensive FMEA/FMEDA and fault classification automation
solution leveraging a unified fault definition and database with
the fastest verification engines. In addition, Synopsys delivers
the required tool certification and expert services enabling
customers to accelerate planning, development, and work product
generation for assessors and customers. Synopsys' unified
functional safety verification solution and VC Functional Safety
Manager are deployed today at leading customers.
"As automotive electronic system complexity continues to
increase, reducing the risks of systematic and random hardware
failures is critical for modern automobiles," said Alexander
Griessing, Principal Safety Expert at Exida. "Synopsys and Exida
recognize the need for an efficient and automated solution and are
working together to help customers accelerate their deployment of
functional safety for ISO 26262."
Technology components for Synopsys' unified functional safety
verification solution include:
- VC Functional Safety Manager, a high-quality, scalable, and
distributed FMEDA automation tool delivering the highest
productivity through a FMEA/FMEDA and unified fault campaign
process.
- Synopsys TestMAX FuSa to perform early functional safety
analysis at RTL- or gate-level and identify candidates for TMR and
DCLS redundancy.
- Z01X™ fault simulator for fast and proven digital
fault simulation.
- VC Formal™ FuSa App
to accelerate fault classification through application of formal
filtering.
- Synopsys TestMax CustomFault™ for high-performance
analog and mixed-signal fault simulation for full-chip functional
safety and test coverage analysis.
- ZeBu® Server, the industry's fastest emulator, to
perform fault emulation for long software-rich tests.
- Verdi® Fault
Analysis for debug, planning, and coverage, including integration
with industry-leading requirement tracking tools.
- Certitude® functional qualification to demonstrate
verification flow robustness in support of ISO 26262 Part 8-9
assessments.
"Synopsys collaborates with automotive semiconductor market
leaders to deploy the most comprehensive functional safety
verification solution for ISO 26262 compliance and certification,"
said Vikas Gautam, vice president of
engineering in the Synopsys Verification Group. "We are uniquely
positioned to deliver the most comprehensive unified solution with
FMEA/FMEDA automation, scalable verification engines, safety
verification expertise, and certified technologies that enables our
customers to accelerate their ISO 26262 deliverables."
Availability
The Synopsys Unified Functional Safety Verification Solution and
VC Functional Safety Manager are available today for select
customer engagements.
Additional Resources
For more information on Synopsys Unified Functional Safety
Solution, please visit:
https://www.synopsys.com/verification/solutions/automotive/automotive-safety-verification-for-iso-26262.html
For more information on VC Functional Safety Manager, please
visit:
https://www.synopsys.com/verification/vc-functional-safety-manager.html
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to
Software™ partner for innovative companies developing
the electronic products and software applications we rely on every
day. As the world's 15th largest software company,
Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic
design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing
its leadership in software security and quality solutions. Whether
you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced
semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that
require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the
solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure
products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Editorial Contact:
James
Watts
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-1625
jwatts@synopsys.com
View original
content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/synopsys-announces-industry-first-unified-functional-safety-verification-solution-to-accelerate-time-to-certification-for-ips-and-socs-300931587.html
SOURCE Synopsys, Inc.