Based on the foundational IEC 61508 standard’s essential requirements, high-performance supervisory circuits can facilitate functional-safety compliance in safety instrumented systems and other ...

A power supply unit is one of the most crucial components in an electronics system, as its operation can affect the entire system’s functionality. In the context of industrial functional safety, as in ...

As mechanical systems evolve into interconnected digital networks with PLCs and intelligent sensors, manufacturers must adopt functional safety principles to detect faults and transition systems to ...

Designers and developers of medical devices are aware of the relevance and risks involved in single faults, which must be avoided in all states of operation. However, the dynamics of development, ...

The importance of functional safety in automotive systems. Requirements for vehicle functional safety. The role and applications of FPGAs in automotive safety systems. The automotive industry is ...

A revolution in the auto industry is underway and the hardware that is driving it has an appetite for memory bandwidth. High-performance compute functions that run algorithms for perception, planning, ...

During the design process, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is typically used to assess how equipment and machinery might fail. Recent functional safety design legislation in the EU has ...

Functional safety has been a long-standing requirement for many electronics applications, including implanted medical devices, space-borne systems, and nuclear power plants. The widespread use of ...