Advancing Functional Safety in Automotive and HPC Markets

October 14, 2025 -- Dream Chip Technologies, a Tessolve Company and a leading provider of advanced Image Signal Processors (ISP), today announced a strategic collaboration with proteanTecs®, a global leader in deep data solutions for electronics health and performance monitoring. The partnership brings to market an advanced solution for next-generation imaging applications, combining high-performance computing with functional safety (FuSa) and predictive reliability for critical sectors including automotive, industrial, aerospace, and robotics.

Dream Chip Technologies’ modular ISP architecture provides seamless scalability, enabling customers to tailor imaging pipelines to specific application requirements. With a silicon- proven, ISO 26262-compliant implementation, the architecture delivers consistent real-world reliability while maintaining low-latency performance and minimal resource usage. Through this collaboration, Dream Chip will integrate proteanTecs’ on-chip embedded monitors into its SoC Design Platform. This integration enhances system safety and mission reliability by introducing deep data monitoring and predictive insights at the silicon level. By leveraging proteanTecs’ advanced telemetry and ML-based analytics, the joint solution enables real-time, workload-aware predictive monitoring—identifying emerging issues early, improving robustness, and optimizing power/performance envelopes for safety-critical imaging devices. “The automotive industry demands the highest levels of safety, performance, and trust in every component,” said Dr. Jens Benndorf, CEO of Dream Chip Technologies. “By combining our flexible ISP platform with proteanTecs’ deep data monitoring, we’re enabling unprecedented visibility, predictive intelligence, and safety compliance across next-generation SoCs. Our customers, particularly in ADAS and autonomous driving, will benefit from improved reliability, greater efficiency, and an enhanced level of security.”

“Imaging solutions, especially in automotive and aerospace applications, face increasing demands for speed, image quality, efficiency, and reliability,” said Uzi Baruch, Chief Strategy Officer at proteanTecs. “Combining proteanTecs’ chip telemetry, which provides continuous monitoring and predictive insights, with Dream Chip Technologies’ uniquely customizable and flexible ISP architecture, makes for an ideal partnership to meet these advanced imaging challenges.”

With proven deployments down to 2nm, both Dream Chip Technologies and proteanTecs bring complementary, field-tested technologies that deliver measurable return on investment. The collaboration strengthens their shared vision of enabling advanced, customizable chip development with maximum safety, scalability, and performance.

About Dream Chip Technologies

Dream Chip Technologies is Europe’s premier chip design service provider, specializing in automotive System-on-Chip solutions for ADAS and autonomous driving applications. Its industry-setting camera ISP IP and robust functional safety solutions empower customers to create differentiated, high-performance products, supported by a team of over 250 engineers skilled in advanced technologies down to 5nm chip. Since joining the Tessolve group in November 2024, Dream Chip Technologies now offers a comprehensive, end-to-end chip development cycle—from initial requirements and architecture through chip design, embedded software, systems integration, testing, and productization. Founded in December 2009 and headquartered near Hanover, Germany, Dream Chip Technologies operates five design centers across Europe and one in India.

About proteanTecs

proteanTecs is the leading provider of deep data analytics for advanced electronics monitoring. Trusted by global leaders in the datacenter, automotive, communications and mobile markets, the company provides system health and performance monitoring, from production to the field. By applying machine learning to novel data created by on-chip monitors, the company's deep data analytics solutions deliver unparalleled visibility and actionable insights - leading to new levels of quality and reliability. Founded in2017 and backed by world-leading investors, the company is headquartered in Israel and has offices in the United States, India and Taiwan.