ARM
has launched an all-new safety processor called the ARM Cortex-R52 that
comes with advanced safety features. The same has been built from the
ground up for use in autonomous vehicles and for medical and industrial
robots.
The
ARM Cortex-R52 core focus is safety and with that comes compliance for ISO
26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL 3, the most stringent safety standards in the
automotive and industrial markets. It is a real-time processor that should
enable applications as critical as surgical automation and even for safety
management in automotive powertrain control.
STMicroelectronics
is the first ARM partner to announce it has licensed the high performance
processor to enable it to create highly integrated SoCs for the automotive
market.
“The
Cortex-R52 is the first processor built on the ARMv8-R architecture and it was
designed from the ground up to address functional safety,” said James McNiven,
general manager for CPU and media processing groups, ARM. “We are helping
partners to meet particular market opportunities, especially in fully
autonomous vehicles and robotics systems where specific functionality is
required for safety-critical tasks. By documenting the strict development
process, fault modelling and supporting software isolation, ARM is enabling a
faster route to market for partners addressing these applications.”
Offering
hardware-enforced separation of software tasks, the Cortex-R52 ensures
safety-critical code is fully isolated. With the code now isolated, the
hardware can now be managed by a software hypervisor. By enabling the precise
and robust separation of software, the Cortex-R52 decreases the amount of code
that must be safety-certified, so speeding up development as software
integration, maintenance and validation is easier.
“The
Cortex-R52 supports our Smart Driving vision by enabling a new range of
high-performance, power-efficient SoCs for any in-vehicle application demanding
real-time operation and the highest levels of functional safety, including
powertrain, chassis and ADAS,” said Fabio Marchiò, Automotive & Discrete
Group Vice President and
DENSO,
a leading global supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and
components is supporting the launch.
