IAR has introduced Long-Term Support (LTS) services for functional safety applications and expanded its embedded development platform. This service targets long-life product families that require maintaining the same development environment over an extended period.

IAR unveiled its LTS service on the 15th. According to the company, the service is designed to maintain the same toolchain over an extended period and includes verified service packs, issue reporting, priority technical support, and extended maintenance licenses. It supports product families that have been in operation for 10 to 20 years or more.

The application fields are industries with high functional safety requirements, such as automotive, industrial automation, and medical technology. In these sectors, consistency in the development environment is treated as critical, as even small changes to the compiler or build environment can lead to additional verification and certification compliance.

IAR explained that this service is part of its functional safety solution. According to company data, IAR provides TÜV certification tools along with long-term and priority support systems, and the introduction of this LTS has expanded the scope of support to include not only the initial development phase but also the product maintenance phase.

This announcement is significant in that it extends the scope of support to the post-development stage of functional safety embedded systems. Based on the company's official announcement and functional safety data, the focus of this service is on responding to field operational requirements that necessitate maintaining consistent development conditions over extended periods, rather than adding new features.