{"id":9829,"date":"2018-11-22T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T03:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=9829"},"modified":"2018-11-21T11:47:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T11:47:51","slug":"xilinx-extends-functional-safety-into-ai-class-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/xilinx-extends-functional-safety-into-ai-class-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Xilinx extends functional safety into AI-class devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xilinx, Inc announces that its <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xilinx.com\/applications\/industrial\/functional-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family has been assessed as SIL 3, HFT1 capable, according the IEC 61508 functional-safety specification<\/a><\/span>, by Exida, the leading functional safety certification agency.<\/p>\n<p>This assessment means product developers can build new high-performing systems including artificial intelligence (AI) for safety-critical applications using Xilinx&#8217;s feature-rich, highly integrated single-chip MPSoC family, with the assurance of IEC 61508 functional-safety certification up to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AI-based systems need to be safe systems,&#8221; said Yousef Khalilollahi, vice president, core vertical markets, Xilinx. &#8220;Today&#8217;s announcement underscores our leadership in this new category of devices, further raising performance and extending design flexibility. Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC was designed with safety and security in mind and is the ideal architecture to support industrial IoT or Industrie 4.0 platforms and future generations of automotive, aviation, and AI-based systems.&#8221;<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The independent assessment of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family is a significant milestone in Xilinx&#8217;s functional safety offerings.<\/p>\n<p>The achievement built upon the industry&#8217;s first commercial ARM-based SoC, the Zynq-7000, able to demonstrate compliance to functional safety requirements for on-chip redundancy (HFT=1).<\/p>\n<p>Both device families leverage Xilinx&#8217;s competencies in implementing isolated function domains on a single die with hardware protection mechanisms, creating the required hardware fault tolerance consistent with on-chip redundancy (HFT=1).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, developers can take advantage of the embedded FPGA fabric to accelerate performance beyond conventional software-based systems and thus achieve the fast response times and low latency typically required of safety-critical systems.<\/p>\n<p>Xilinx has also introduced safety-enhanced automotive-qualified <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xilinx.com\/news\/press\/2018\/xilinx-announces-availability-of-automotive-qualified-zynq-ultrascale-mpsoc-family.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XA Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs<\/a><\/span>&lt;&gt;, certified to ISO 26262 ASIL C.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with the recent IEC 61508 safety certification of the supporting Vivado Design Suite by T\u00dcV S\u00fcd and the MicroBlaze compiler for additional soft processors by SGS-T\u00dcV Saar, Xilinx now provides a complete ecosystem based on robust design flows that includes supporting documentation, assessment reports, and IP to minimise risks for customers.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, each of the four leading functional-safety assessment bodies has now indicated acceptance of Xilinx&#8217;s methodologies for establishing functional safety of monolithic silicon devices and design flows.<\/p>\n<p>Developers can find tools and resources to support highly integrated safety-critical systems design by purchasing access to Xilinx&#8217;s online Functional Safety Lounge.<\/p>\n<p>Privileges include access to the Safety Manual for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, device and architecture updates, tool-flows and documentation including future reports and assessments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xilinx, Inc announces that its Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family has been assessed as SIL 3, HFT1 capable, according the IEC 61508 functional-safety specification, by Exida, the leading functional safety certification agency. 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