The increasing complexity of functions in today’s cars is driving home the importance of functional safety standards. Driver assistance and safety systems in modern cars need robust and dependable electronic components. The safety risks resulting from random hardware failures or systematic hardware/software errors must be reduced as much as possible throughout the product’s foreseeable lifetime.
Guidelines and standards have been developed for the process, the technology and the methods used for implementing functional safety in embedded designs. The aim of functional safety standards is to prevent unacceptable risks caused by malfunctions in electrical or electronic systems, such as the safety-critical systems that are powered from an automobile's 12V battery. Implementing robust safety measures in these systems can dramatically reduce the risk of malfunction in the automotive DC-DC power conversion applications.
Our LDOs offer a variety of safety features to help you implement a more reliable DC-DC power design.
For additional information about our functional safety-enabled products and supporting documentation, please visit our Functional Safety page.