automotive

A look at how DDR DRAM is being adapted for use in automotive systems, and the demands its use puts upon interface IP for SoCs.

Considering the issue of functional safety verification in automotive systems design, within the context of ISO26262

Analysts say there is a $1B market on the horizon. We talk with Mentor's Jean-Marie Brunet about where such a number could come from.

These days, when it comes to innovation: The car's the star - not the stooge.

How the powertrain of an electric vehicle is modeled first in software, then elaborated using virtual hardware running target code, to enable virtual FMEA with rich data-gathering and analysis capabilities.

How fault mode and effect analysis (FMEA) can be performed on a virtual prototype of an automotive system containing mechanical, electrical, analog and digital models, including the microcontroller running the same software as will be used in the car.

Dr Walden Rhines, Mentor Graphics chairman and CEO, looks forward to the trends that will shape 2016 in the semiconductor industry.

Behind the drivers for memory BIST innovation in areas such as power-on self-test, destructive and non-destructive techniques, and faster memory repair.

A look at some of the quality and safety requirements that must be met when developing and applying semiconductor IP to the automotive sector.

Ethernet is set to become one of the key communications standards for automotive. Early system-level simulation lets designers gauge performance before moving to hardware prototypes.