The MathWorks Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder and PolySpace Products Qualified According to ISO 26262

Tool Qualification Assessments Carried Out by TÜV SÜD Help Automotive Engineers
Generate and Verify Production Code Deployed in High-Integrity Embedded Systems
NATICK, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
The MathWorks today announced that its Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder 5.3,
PolySpace Client for C/C++ 7.0.1, and PolySpace Server for C/C++ 7.0.1 products
are qualified according to the ISO/DIS 26262-8 standard. The TÜV SÜD
qualification assessment provides evidence to automotive engineers using
Model-Based Design with defined verification and validation measures that the
tools are suitable for developing safety-related software for ISO 26262.

The qualification improves confidence in the correct execution of activities and
tasks required by ISO 26262 defined Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) A
through ASIL D. Each of the qualified tools has a certification report defining
a set of verification and validation measures, which embedded system developers
need to complete when using the tools to develop their high-integrity
applications. Further support is provided through The MathWorks IEC
Certification Kit product, which includes the certificates, certification
reports, workflow documentation, and additional artifacts to document the
ISO/DIS 26262-8 tool qualifications for the products listed above.

"With the upcoming ISO 26262 standard, automotive engineers using Model-Based
Design will have an explicitly defined set of requirements for high-integrity
systems and the added advantage of being equipped with the tools used to develop
them," said Jon Friedman, automotive industry marketing manager at The
MathWorks. "The TÜV assessment and resulting tool qualification offer automotive
engineers the first commercially available production code generation and
verification tools qualified to ISO/DIS 26262-8. This certification helps these
engineers integrate MathWorks products further in their design, verification,
and validation processes and illustrates our continued commitment to the
automotive industry`s software development needs."

"The successful ISO/DIS 26262-8 tool qualification demonstrated the feasibility
of applying this functional safety standard to both development and verification
tools and created a benchmark for future tool qualifications," said Frank Rauch,
technical certifier at TÜV SÜD Automotive GmbH. "The definition of suitable
verification and validation measures to be used in combination with the
qualified tools provides the practitioner with the necessary guidance to
successfully apply Model-Based Design and rigorous code verification tools. The
scalable selection of these verification measures described in a verification
and validation workflow document gives users the flexibility to integrate the
qualified tools into a broad variety of software development processes while
complying with the requirements of ISO/DIS 26262 up to and including ASIL D."

As part of the tool qualification activity, TÜV SÜD has assessed the software
development processes and customer bug reporting procedures at The MathWorks
offices in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, and Grenoble, France, which develop the
referenced tools.

About The MathWorks

The MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software.
MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for
algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation.
Simulink is a graphical environment for simulation and Model-Based Design of
multidomain dynamic and embedded systems. Engineers and scientists worldwide
rely on these product families to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation,
and development in automotive, aerospace, electronics, financial services,
biotech-pharmaceutical, and other industries. MathWorks products are also
fundamental teaching and research tools in the world`s universities and learning
institutions.

Founded in 1984, The MathWorks employs more than 2,100 people in 15 countries,
with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. For additional information,
visit www.mathworks.com.

MATLAB and Simulink are registered trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc. See
www.mathworks.com/trademarks for a list of additional trademarks. Other product
or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.

The MathWorks, Inc.
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