Support added in RISC-V IP for automotive high safety and security applications

HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH has added support for Nuclei System Technology's RISC-V CPU IP. Its automotive-grade LLVM open-source-based C/C++ compiler tools are safety-qualified according to ISO 26262 up to ASIL D. Automotive software developers working on RISC-V architectures profit from these tools seamlessly supporting Nuclei's functional safety-certified RISC-V cores, resulting in a compact and highly reliable code for the most challenging automotive applications with high performance and safety needs.

Nuclei has received two Exida ASIL-D product certifications for NA300 and NA900 in the last two years, which confirm the high security and reliability of its automotive-grade products and recognise the strong capabilities in developing CPU IP. This is noteworthy for Nuclei and the entire RISC-V ecosystem in the field of automotive electronics: With this certification, it is the first RISC-V CPU IP vendor in the world to attain ASIL-D product certification. It aims to increase the confidence of domestic and international customers in using RISC-V to manufacture automotive chips.

The HighTec C/C++ automotive compiler is designed to satisfy all the technical necessities to take full advantage of Nuclei's RISC-V cores' powerful performance and unique safety features. The compiler is based on the modern LLVM open-source technology and is known across the industry for its fast build times and advanced code optimisations. HighTec's functional safety certified C/C++ compiler comes with a qualification toolkit, which speeds up the development and certification of functional safety automotive applications.

Jianying Peng, CEO of Nuclei System Technology, said: "Nuclei System Technology's RISC-V CPU IP adheres to the highest industry quality control standards. To enhance the user experience and optimise debugging solutions in our customers' SoC designs, we need high-quality automotive compiler tools like from HighTec to support our downstream customers in their development work. The availability of the HighTec compiler will provide our automotive customers with more reliable solutions."

"We are excited to enter Nuclei's ecosystem as a trusted partner, and HighTec is fully committed to support future developments of Nuclei's RISC-V IP as well," said Mario Cupelli, CTO at HighTec. "Automotive customers can focus on their fast development and market launch of robust, safety-critical RISC-V automotive applications and thereby rely on HighTec's automotive-grade C/C++ compiler solution."