SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced a single-chip Zynq®-7000 All
Programmable SoC functional safety solution to help customers
shorten time to IEC 61508 compliance and certification across many
industrial applications like IIoT Edge Controllers, Motor Drives,
Intelligent IOs, Smart Sensors, Gateways, Industrial Transport, and
Electrical Grids. The solution includes a hardware design based on
a single-chip SIL 3 and HFT=1 architecture with a complete set of
supporting documention, assessment reports, IP and software tools.
By utilizing these resources, customers can significantly reduce
their own risk and reduce certification and development times by as
much as 24 months. As well, Xilinx's single-chip solution will help
cut systems cost by more than 40%; customers previously needed to
leverage two or more devices to achieve the reliability and
redundancy requirements outlined in IEC 61508.
The Zynq-7000 SoC is the first single-chip application processor
to integrate safety and non-safety functionality onto a single
device and pass assessment by functional safety authority TÜV
Rheinland for addressing the on-chip redundancy requirements
outlined in Part 2 Annex E of the IEC 61508 international
standard.
"We defied what was thought and said to be impossible, and are
the first company to have implemented a safety architecture that
integrates SIL 3 and HFT=1 together with non-safety applications
into a single chip," says Christoph
Fritsch, Director of Market Segments
Industrial/Scientific/Medical at Xilinx. "We are extremely proud of
this milestone and honored to be recognized by the many
industry-leading companies involved in the project. Our goal was to
help our customers by developing SIL 3 design flows for highest
integration and productivity that are not only documented, but
certifiable."
The single-chip safety solution and resources are available
through Xilinx's web-based Functional Safety Lounge where licensed
subscribers will have access to updates around continual efforts to
evolve architectures, toolflows, and documentation including future
reports and assessments. To learn more and request access to the
lounge, please visit:
https://www.xilinx.com/applications/industrial/functional-safety.html
About Xilinx
Xilinx is a leading provider of All
Programmable semiconductor products, including FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs,
RFSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely enables applications that are
both software defined and hardware optimized – powering industry
advancements in Cloud Computing, 5G Wireless, Embedded Vision, and
Industrial IoT. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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