Expectations of cost-effectiveness in the automotive sector, where safety is critical

Freescale announced that its Freescale Analog MC33907 and MC33908 system-based chips (SBCs) received the highest ASIL D rating in the ISO 26262 functional safety assessment from TÜV SÜD, one of the world's leading automotive safety assessment organizations.

The MC33907 and MC33908 SBCs are primarily applied to 32-bit MCU systems and provide highly scalable power supply solutions for a wide range of applications requiring a high level of automotive safety integrity, such as ADAS, suspension, transmission, engine management, torque control, and battery management systems.

These devices enable the creation of robust system-level functional safety systems while helping to reduce overall energy consumption through high-efficiency DC/DC switching regulator technology.

James Bates, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Analog and Sensor Group, stated, “This evaluation validates Freescale’s commitment to meeting stringent functional safety requirements in response to the growing market demands for limited cost, size, and development time in the automotive sector,” adding, “Automotive OEMs can shorten time-to-market by utilizing Freescale’s SBCs to reduce the complexity associated with ASIL D compliance.”

The MC33907 and MC33908 SBCs further enable system manufacturers' systems to comply with extensive functional safety standards. It belongs to the Freescale SafeAssure program, which is designed to help achieve this easily.

This program consists of a rich set of support materials centered around Freescale hardware and software solutions optimally designed to support the implementation of functional safety. The SafeAssure hardware development process is certified to comply with the ISO 26262 standard up to ASIL D to develop functionally safe systems.

Andreas Bärwald, Vice President of Global Strategy and Automotive Business at TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH , stated, “We have published a technical report on functional safety to Freescale that demonstrates the design capabilities and use of MC33907 and MC33908 analog ICs in the most stringent automotive safety sectors,” adding, “This report is a proven industry confirmation that gives automotive manufacturers confidence that they can cost-effectively and successfully achieve the safety levels required for their applications.”