Design tools for safety-relevant receive ISO26262 certification
The ISO 26262 assessments have been performed by exida, an ANSI-accredited certification body for functional safety in automotive and other industries. ISO 26262 certification allows Synopsys tools and flows to be deployed in the development of automotive designs with safety requirements from ASIL A through ASIL D. These flows are the first to conform to the most stringent requirements of both the ISO 26262:2011 standard and the draft release of the upcoming ISO 26262:2018 second edition.
These design flow certifications complement the full portfolio of tools that have already been independently ISO 26262-certified. Covering 40 tools spanning custom, analog/mixed-signal (AMS), digital implementation, signoff, and library development products, this unprecedented level of certification delivers the industry’s most comprehensive and broadest portfolio of ISO 26262 certified EDA design tools.
The ISO 26262 standard outlines requirements that must be considered during the development of safety-related automotive systems and components, including mandatory software tool evaluation and potential qualification for design tools. As a result of this activity, Synopsys provides downloadable kits, which include the industry’s most thorough Functional Safety Manual for each product that prescribes conditions and assumptions of use for specific tool use cases and potential software tool malfunctions, facilitating the end-user’s tool deployment and qualification process.
“We have worked with Synopsys to assess their EDA tools and tool chains against the objectives and requirements of the ISO 26262 standard. We certify that all software tools in the assessed tool chains have achieved a required Tool Confidence Level of TCL1, and that they can be used in the development of semiconductors with allocated requirements up to the highest automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D,” said Alexander Griessing, principle safety expert and manager at exida. “Synopsys has performed a very detailed analysis of potential software tool malfunctions, and has defined effective prevention and detection measures. The Functional Safety Manuals summarize these to provide clear and practical guidance to Synopsys tool users.”
The three design flows that are certified are digital RTL through signoff, custom/AMS, and library development flows. The certificates for ISO 26262 compliance for Synopsys’ digital, custom/AMS, and library development flows can be viewed at https://www.exida.com/SAEL as they become available. The certified Digital and Custom/AMS Tool Chain Functional Safety Kits are now available and can be downloaded from the SolvNet® website. The Library Tool Chain Functional Safety Kit is scheduled to be available in early Q2 2018.
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