#functionalsafety

Modern manufacturing industries are placing greater focus on safety, compliance, and reliable automation systems as industrial processes become more advanced and connected. Functional safety standards are helping businesses reduce operational risks, improve machine reliability, and maintain safer industrial environments across automated production facilities. These safety practices are becoming increasingly important for companies adopting smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies. Recent developments in functional safety certification are helping manufacturers strengthen industrial safety and automation reliability.

The functional safety standard ISO 26262 is a critical framework for managing safety related risks in automotive electrical and electronic systems. It provides structured guidance to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement safety measures throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle, from concept and development to production and operation. ISO 26262 helps organizations reduce the likelihood of systematic and random failures that could lead to unsafe situations.As vehicles become more software driven, especially with electric and autonomous technologies, compliance with ISO 26262 is no longer optional. The standard introduces key concepts such as Hazard and Risk Analysis, Automotive Safety Integrity Levels, safety goals, and verification activities to ensure that safety requirements are consistently met. Effective implementation requires strong traceability between requirements, design elements, safety analyses, and validation results.Omnexsystems supports organizations in applying the functional safety standard ISO 26262 through integrated software solutions that connect safety processes, documentation, and compliance activities in one centralized platform. By enabling structured workflows, real time traceability, and audit ready reporting, Omnexsystems helps engineering and quality teams manage complexity, improve collaboration, and demonstrate compliance with confidence. This approach allows automotive organizations to accelerate development while maintaining the highest levels of functional safety and regulatory alignment.

Omnexsystem’s EVAV Software Platform is an advanced, integrated solution designed to accelerate the development and validation of electric and autonomous vehicles. The platform unifies key automotive processes—Functional Safety (ISO 26262), ASPICE process maturity, Cybersecurity (ISO 21434), and SOTIF (ISO 21448)—within a single, connected ecosystem. This enables automotive manufacturers and suppliers to ensure compliance, maintain traceability, and enhance collaboration across engineering, quality, and safety teams.With powerful tools for system engineering, DFMEA/PFMEA management, APQP/PPAP documentation, and change management, Omnexsystem’s EVAV platform streamlines product realization from concept to launch. It supports cloud and on-premise deployment, offering scalability for global teams and complex supply chains. The platform’s real-time dashboards and analytics provide complete visibility into safety, quality, and performance metrics, helping organizations make data-driven decisions.By integrating all vehicle lifecycle processes into one platform, Omnexsystem’s EVAV Software Platform ensures faster innovation, reduced rework, and improved product reliability empowering automotive leaders to deliver safer, smarter, and compliant electric and autonomous vehicles.

Infineon Technologies unveils the new MOTIX 32-bit motor control SoC family, featuring the TLE994x and TLE995x series, designed for compact, cost-efficient solutions in automotive brushed (BDC) and brushless (BLDC) motor applications. These SoCs address a wide range of functions, from battery cooling in electric vehicles to comfort features such as seat adjustment, meeting the growing demand for reliable, integrated motor control in safety-critical automotive systems.

#Power_supplies are the backbone of industrial functional safety systems. In the context of IEC 61508, their role goes beyond mere power delivery—they are critical elements supporting safety-related systems and ensuring the system’s safe state.

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. GD32F5xx and GD32G5xx Software Test Libraries (STLs) have achieved the TÜV Rheinland IEC 61508 (SC3 / SIL 2-SIL 3) functional-safety certification—giving designers a ready-certified toolkit for mission-critical embedded systems using these high-performance MCUs.