Dr. Yervant Zorian
Dr. Yervant Zorian
Armenia
President of Synopsys Armenia
Chief Architect Synopsys Corporation
Dr. Zorian is Chief Architect of Synopsys Corp. and President of Synopsys Armenia.

Formerly, Dr. Zorian was Vice President of Virage Logic, and Distinguished Member of Technical Staff AT&T Bell Laboratories. He received PhD in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, and MBA from Wharton School of Business. Dr. Zorian holds 40 US patents, has authored five books, delivered over 200 keynotes around the globe, and received numerous awards, including prestigious Industrial Pioneer Award.


Topic & Abstract

Safety & Security Challenges in Today’s Automotive Chips

The automotive industry has recently brought new trends into the semiconductor world and has already developed itself as a unique segment with specific challenges and requirements. Safety and security are the two pillars that the automotive industry relies on and in-tandem they are usually used to define the maturity image of automotive applications. The criticality especially comes due to increasing use of electronic systems that take control over the vehicle replacing conventional driving mechanisms.

Every year, the proportion of electronically-controlled parts in vehicles is steadily growing, while opening the way for new types of risks and hazards. Integration of systems like adaptive cruise control, emergency braking, lane change assistance and autonomous driving, of course, lead to better driving experience, while making the car more vulnerable to in- and off-system safety flaws and more importantly possible remote attacks. Every electronic unit may contain a potential danger to the security of the system in whole. Moreover, the picture becomes more dramatic given the fact that the performance and power requirements and market pressure make the electronic unit designers and manufacturers opt for most cutting-edge technologies that may not be fully validated and may have quality and reliability issues that further increase the list of potential threats.

For this reason, specific safety and security standards are developed over the last few years, like ISO 26262, to introduce strict rules and mechanisms that the designers must follow to conform the safety standards. This presentation discusses the innovative trends in today’s fast-growing automotive industry and concentrates on its implications on safety and security solutions needed to protect the automotive systems. It addresses the specifics considered in each phase of automotive chip life cycle from the design planning stage through real-time in-system use, where systematic solutions are utilized for in-field periodic checking and online monitoring.

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