Mentor Blogs

In my last blog post, I highlighted Mentor Graphics’ IESF Automotive 2010 event which is now officially in the history books. While I didn’t get to sit-in on all of the presentations (I was working a demo stand, chatting with attendees, and had a couple of presentations myself), I learned a few interesting tidbits from several of our guest speakers. John Antilla from Chrysler talked about the challenges … Read More

IESF, AUTOSAR

It looks like Toyota’s reliability problems will be with them – and us – a while longer, so what, if anything, can we learn from the situation? It seems clear that electronic content in cars will continue to increase due to the entertainment and comfort features we want as well as the need for better fuel economy (reducing weight by replacing mechanical subsystems with electronics). That means more … Read More

AUTOSAR, Electronic Control Units, Antal Rajnak, Toyota, Toyota Prius, Real-Time Communication, Serge Leef

I don’t hear a lot about AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) technology in production vehicles, but I’m inclined to think that will change sooner than later. It’s not just the number of major players in the consortium, but also the compelling need for less complexity in application development, lower development costs, and faster time-to-market. Standard (AUTOSAR-compliant) software and hardware … Read More

Simon Fürst, LIN 2.1, AUTOSAR, AUTOSAR Development Partnership, Automotive Open System Architecture, Electronic Control Units, FlexRay 3.0, AUTOSAR-Compliant, ECUs

News usually travels pretty fast on the Internet. Someone puts out a press release and within minutes it’s posted on dozens of sites. Not last week, though, for one story in particular, and it looks to me like a good one. Delphi, Geensys, and CEA (the French Atomic Energy Commission) announced the formation of a consortium to promote the PharOS, an operating system and tool chain that meets ISO 26262 … Read More

Renault, PharOS, Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design, AUTOSAR, Automotive Body Computers, Geensys, ISO 26262, CEA, Delphi