Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems EAS
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems EAS

Research Topics

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Functional Safety

System design and verification tools
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System design and verification tools

New areas of application for electronics demand not only higher performance and energy efficiency; they also call for better reliability and robustness on the part of the individual components. However, the variety of possible error sources rises with the increasing complexity, especially in programmable systems. This forces developers to verify the functional safety of their design at various abstraction levels and to implement requirements according to standards such as IEC EN 61508 and ISO 26262.

Thanks to our many years of experience in the area of system development and verification, we offer you tools and services for the comprehensive ensuring of your safety aware design flow. Our practically proven methods allow you to combine high technical requirements withyour design and verification process.

Our Services

We advise and support you in research and industry projects with optimization of the functional reliability of your design processes and verification of your design:

  • Software adapters for seamless transfer of requirements
  • Architectural refinement to meet safety standards
    System modeling corresponding to customer specification
  • Provision and development of model libraries
  • Fault modeling and injection
  • Verification at RTL and system level based on current methods such as UVM SystemC
  • Development of customer-specific design flows and interfaces
  • Consulting in the area of system development and verification as well as ISO 26262
  • Trainings in SystemC / SystemC AMS and customized functional safety trainings
 

 

§  Verifikation auf RTL und Systemlevel mittels neuster Methoden wie z.B. UVM

§  Entwicklung kundenspezifischer Designflows und Interfaces

Added Value for You

With our expert knowledge in system development and verification, we help you to thoroughly safeguard complex systems while offering the following advantages:

Hardware-in-the-loop with SystemC
Hardware-in-the-loop with SystemC
  • Integrated verification of functional safety requirements
  • Comprehensive requirement management and tracking
  • Shorter turn-around times in system development
  • Safeguarding of systems according to requirements from standards and qualification requirements
  • Integrated verification of functional safety requirements

References and More Information

Customer Reference

Elmos Semiconductor

Reduction of the verification workload for current and future IC design projects

Customer reference Elmos

Customer Reference

Verification Works

Optimization of a Design and Verification Workflow

Customer reference verification
 

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Information Material

Reference Project

FLEUR

For small and medium-sized automotive suppliers, the industry’s stringent safety requirements represent a disproportionately higher cost compared to larger corporations. The goal of the FLEUR project is to compensate for the cost and risk borne by SMEs through efficient development methods.

Reference Project

ThermOBS

For self-driving vehicles, safe, effective, and reliable electronics are crucial. The aim of the “ThermOBS” project is to develop sensor and detection solutions that monitor the proper functioning of electronic systems and components.

Reference Project

VeTeSS

The project partners are striving to create new processes by which safety systems can be efficiently developed in compliance with ISO standard 26262.

Reference Project

Verdi

With today's design methods, the analog-digital barriers represent a major hurdle for evaluating the function of the entire system. VERDI developed a forward-looking design process that solves this problem.

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