The growing momentum of vehicles with increasing levels of ADAS has heightened the focus on functional safety. ISO26262 compliant memory components will simplify system level safety cases and, hence, greatly benefit automakers designing memory and storage subsystems for their next generation vehicles. Micron disrupted the industry in 2022 through the introduction of the industry’s first ASIL-D certified LPDDR5x memory, which accurately characterizes and supports systematic fault coverage, consistent with a class III hardware element. This path has now continued with the introduction of LPDDR4 ASIL-D compliant components and ASIL B certified storage components, such as the 4150AT SSD. Functional safety is an essential aspect of the development of advanced automotive systems in ADAS applications and autonomous driving. In this presentation, we will discuss DRAM and storage in the context of functional safety, with a focus on random and systematic fault mitigation.

• Explore why memory and storage devices are class II memory elements
• Investigate what can be done by memory manufactures to mitigate automotive system risk
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