Functional safety is a requirement for many industries and applications, such as home appliances and automobiles. These applications need safe and reliable operation to protect the end user or environment from physical harm. In general, electronic systems operate as they are intended to, but Functional Safety ensures safe operation of an end system in case of unexpected conditions or malfunctions. We offer 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) that support the following functional safety standards.
ISO 26262 Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
ISO 26262 is the state-of-the-art functional safety standard for the automotive industry and defines Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL) for different safety requirements. Targeting ASIL B, our 32-bit MCUs are commonly used in many automotive applications, including body electronics and in-cabin infotainment systems. Higher safety levels can be achieved through ASIL decomposition.
IEC 61508 Functional Safety for Industrial Applications
We offer a Self-Test Library (STL) for our 32-bit MCUs, developed with our partner, embeX GmbH. This library is certified up to SIL 2 level for a single MCU or single channel. For many functional safety applications, redundancy or a dual-channel solution can be created for implementing a higher safety level for SIL 3.
IEC 60730 Functional Safety Standard for Household Appliances
This safety standard applies to embedded electronics devices with automatic control that are designed to operate in households or other public places like hospitals, farms and commercial and industrial businesses.
