May 22, 2024 /SemiMedia/ -- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced that it has received ISO 26262 ISO 26262 development process certification for functional safety automotive from German third-party certification body SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH on February 13, 2024. The official certification ceremony was held on May 21 at Murata Manufacturing’s headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.

This certification validates that Murata’s development process for hardware and software, as well as systems integrating them, complies with Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D, the highest level of safety defined by ISO 26262. This enables Murata to supply highly reliable functional safety products, including communication modules and sensors, based on its development process.

The safety performance needs of automobiles have increased in recent years with the popularization of automatic driving. Accordingly, automotive components and software are also required to provide a high level of safety performance.

ISO 26262 is an international standard for the functional safety of electrical and electronic equipment installed in road vehicles. The certification recognizes Murata’s development process as capable of complying with ASIL D, the highest of the four safety levels defined by ISO 26262. This means that Murata’s development process meets a high level of safety suitable even for systems such as airbags and electric power steering, for which malfunction is associated with high risks.