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Aldec Design and Verification ![]() Louie De Luna
Louie is responsible for FPGA level in-target testing technology and requirements lifecycle management for DO-254 and other safety-critical industry standards. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Nevada in 2001. His practical engineering experience includes areas in … More » Developing high-reliability FPGAs for DO-254August 25th, 2015 by Louie De Luna
But… can you bet your life on it? Are you willing to bet your life on your designs? What about the lives of the thousands of passengers sitting on the airplanes where your FPGA design is installed? How certain are you that it won’t fail in the field? If it were to fail, can it resume normal operation safely and timely? Not just MOST of the time, but EVERY time?
An FPGA installed on commuter aircraft systems with DAL A criticality level has 10⁻⁹ probability of failure per flight hour. A failure of DAL A FPGA is classified as Catastrophic Failure Condition, in which a failure prevents the safe flight and landing of the aircraft resulting in fatalities of all occupants. The FAA calls this “Extremely Improbable”. The FAA further requires that “no single failure will result in a Catastrophic Failure Condition.” Developing FPGAs for DO-254 compliance is serious business. What does it mean to develop FPGAs for DO-254 compliance? What type of development process is required? What type of data and documentation are required? What type of design philosophy is expected from organizations? In order to comply with DO-254, organizations will need to:
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