Pave a Smooth Path to Safety Certification

Overview

In addition to the usual software delivery challenges of cost, features and schedules, industrial and medical device manufacturers must contend with specifying and validating their products’ functional safety, usually with the demanding goal of achieving certification by regulatory agencies.

Designing a functionally safe solution adds new requirements in various stages of product development. Special attention on functional safety at earlier stages of development will have the greatest impact, beginning with the critical step of selecting the right hardware and OS platform as a solid foundation. Freescale and QNX together deliver proven silicon, systems, software and services solutions to support the growing demand for functional safety standards such as IEC 61508. During this presentation, Freescale and QNX will share their insights and knowledge on the challenges, considerations, best practices and proven solutions for maximizing your chance of successful safety certification.

Attendees will learn about:

• The concept of reliability versus availability
• Software and hardware architecture for safety
• Software and hardware safety certification
• Best practices for successful certification

Estimated length: 1 hour, including Q & A.

Who should attend: Safety experts; functional safety managers; quality managers; process managers; software architects; software developers who are working for companies with legacy software in their safety-critical applications that require certification.

Speaker biographies:

Yi Zheng - Product Manager QNX Neutrino RTOS Safe Kernel

Yi Zheng is the product manager responsible for the QNX Neutrino RTOS Safe Kernel (certified to IEC 61508 SIL3), the QNX Neutrino RTOS Secure Kernel (certified to Common Criteria EAL 4+), and for the upcoming QNX Neutrino RTOS Certified Plus (certified to IEC 61508 SIL3 and EAL 4+). She also manages the QNX Neutrino RTOS and the QNX Momentics Tool Suite. Prior to joining QNX Software Systems, she worked at Entrust Technologies, Autodesk, and Nortel Networks, designing a wide range of software applications. She holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science and a Master's in Business Administration, and is a certified management accountant.

Matt Short- Industrial Segment Marketing Manager - Freescale

Matt Short is an industrial segment marketing manager at Freescale, where he is focused on multicore technology for industrial networking applications. Matt began as an applications engineer supporting static RAMS followed by security co-processors. As security integrated into the PowerQUICC and QorIQ processor product lines, Matt transitioned to system engineering where his experience in SoCs has helped guide the processor roadmap. Matt received a B.S.E.E at University of Texas Arlington and M.S.E.E. at the University of Texas Austin.

About QNX Software Systems

QNX Software Systems Co., a subsidiary of Research In Motion Limited (RIM), is a leading vendor of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for the embedded systems market. Global leaders such as Cisco, Daimler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for network routers, vehicle telematics units, industrial control systems, medical instruments, security and defense systems, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems Limited is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide. Visit www.qnx.com.

About Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing, and sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com

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