As organizations modernize industrial systems, high-integrity functional safety strategies are now critical for reducing risk and ensuring compliance. This report delivers actionable insight into the ...

There may be no hotter topic in electronics than chips for autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars have captured the public imagination and become a major area of investment. Both established ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Intelligent robotic systems are bringing great gains in productivity to the factory floor. However, they also present collision hazards that could ...

The focus on functional safety IP is rapidly growing and we’re seeing this growth not just in automotive but in many other markets including, avionics, medical, industrial and railways, where systems ...

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FIH, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), announced that its ...

In the 1980’s, the use of programmable electronic components such as microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors in industrial control systems began to grow. The International Electrotechnical ...

During the design process, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is typically used to assess how equipment and machinery might fail. Recent functional safety design legislation in the EU has ...

Over the years, electric motors have been applied in an ever increasing number of applications. Think back to the replacement of steam engines with AC induction motors in locomotives, the migration of ...

Functional safety is about ensuring that products operate safely and do so even when they go wrong. Here’s why you can’t choose to ignore it. The automotive industry has entered a period of rapid ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. From the highway to the factory floor, automation is driving the need for functional safety. Automotive airbag and braking systems have long ...