MIPS, a GlobalFoundries company, and Green Hills Software, one of the worldwide leaders in embedded safety and security, announced their collaboration to offer a jointly developed Safety Software Development Kit (Safety SDK). This new solution will accelerate functional safety certification and time‑to‑market for next-generation automotive and industrial systems targeting ASIL-D / SIL 3/4 compliance.
“By combining MIPS’ high-performance M8500 architectures with Green Hills Software’s proven safety-certified tools and RTOS, we are enabling new Physical AI platforms with real‑time, safety‑critical compute for automotive and industrial markets,” said Drew Barbier, VP IP Business Unit, MIPS.
When paired with Green Hills Software’s certified tools and RTOS technology, customers can achieve ASIL‑D and SIL 3/4‑capable development flows and accelerated verification. This enables real‑time motor control and power management applications on the µ‑velOSity RTOS, supported by advanced MULTI debugging, ASIL-D and SIL 3/4 certified C/C++ compilers and scripting capabilities for earlier, more efficient validation.
“Our collaboration with MIPS will provide customers a complete, certifiable development path powered by our industry‑leading C/C++ Compilers and RTOS technologies, helping development teams deliver safe and reliable software with greater confidence and no compromises,” said Dan Mender, VP Business Development, Green Hills Software.
The MIPS M8500 processor brings real-time, multi-threaded compute optimized for safety‑critical applications such as electric vehicles, motor control, power conversion, and industrial robotics. With an automotive-qualified SoC platform based on multiple lock-stepped M8500 cores, customers gain a scalable silicon platform ready for stringent safety workloads.
The collaboration is focused on creating a Safety SDK that integrates MIPS’ M8500 ASIL‑D targeted functional safety processor with the proven Green Hills MULTI toolchain, Optimizing C/C++ Compilers, DoubleCheck static analyzer, µ-velOSity real‑time operating system, in addition to design services. Together, they deliver a complete hardware‑software pathway to safety‑certified production.
MIPS and Green Hills are gathering requirements from early access customers for the jointly developed Safety SDK that will include evaluation platforms, motor control demonstrations, and development tools accessible to qualified customers.
