iSTART-TEK Completes FMEDA Analysis to Help Customers Build ISO 26262-Compliant Automotive ICs

September 10, 2025 -- In response to increasingly stringent functional safety standards in automotive semiconductors, iSTART-TEK has proactively implemented FMEDA (Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis) within its EDA tools. This supports the ISO 26262 standard process, enabling customer design teams to identify potential risks early in the development stage and strengthen both the safety and compliance of their designs.

ISO 26262 is an international functional safety standard for automotive electronic and electrical systems, covering hardware, software, and system-level development processes. For companies designing automotive ICs such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Electronic Control Units (ECUs), and Battery Management Systems (BMS), conducting systematic risk analysis in the early design phase is essential to meeting Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) requirements.

iSTART-TEK has observed that many automotive IC design companies face bottlenecks when introducing ISO 26262 processes due to the lack of tool-level support for functional safety analysis. To help customers deliver compliant products and accelerate time-to-market, iSTART-TEK has integrated FMEDA into its EDA tool suite.

Key benefits include:

1. Enabling the development of ISO 26262-compliant products by supporting functional safety requirements within the design process.
2. Allowing customers to reference iSTART-TEK’s FMEDA results to generate reliable FMEA reports without starting from scratch, significantly reducing the time needed to prepare safety assessment documentation.
3. Providing critical analytical support for achieving ASIL B/C/D systems when EDA tools include FMEDA analysis, thereby enhancing tool value.
4. Differentiating iSTART-TEK’s tools from those without safety certification in the EDA market, delivering a distinct competitive advantage.

By integrating FMEDA into its EDA tools, iSTART-TEK not only helps customers accelerate ISO 26262 compliance but also improves the overall reliability of automotive IC design. This forward-looking strategy enables design teams to overcome functional safety bottlenecks, achieve ASIL certification, and deliver automotive chips that meet the highest safety standards.