ARM raises bar for safety, determinism

The Cortex-R52 is designed for automotive, industrial and healthcare uses, and runs real-time embedded applications.

ARM is rolling out what the company describes as its "most advanced processor for safety." The new processor, dubbed Cortex-R52, is aimed at automotive, industrial and healthcare applications that demand functional safety.

The underlying architecture of the new Cortex-R52 processor is ARM v8-R.

ARM disclosed the core three years ago, describing it at that time as specifically designed for running deterministic, real-time embedded applications.

Richard York, vice president of embedded marketing at ARM, told EE Times, "Over the last few years alone, the performance requirements in cars, driven by demanding applications such as highly automated driving and electrification, have substantially gone up."

Similarly, functional safety is now required in a wide variety of applications. He added, "Drones will hit the main street, robots start interacting with humans - in a safe way."

Such systems need electronics that not only provide higher performance but also detect malfunctions during operation. York explained that whether an error is random or systemic, "you need electronics that can detect and flag it."

With Cortex-R52, "we are raising the game" in safety, York stated.

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