Microsemi's Libero SoC Development Software Now Certified for IEC 61508 Functional Safety Requirements

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Certification Enables Designers to Take Advantage of Company's SEU Immune, Instant-On and Lower Power FPGAs

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 06, 2018 – Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its Libero® system-on-chip (SoC) development software version 11.5 Service Pack (SP)2, offering a comprehensive suite of field programmable gate array (FPGA) design tools, has achieved functional safety certification from TUV Rheinland according to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508-2, Annex F. With Microsemi now offering a Functional Safety Data Package, engineers designing products to conform to IEC 61508:2010 can utilize the company's certified Libero tool chain to accelerate certification time.

The functional safety certification of Libero v11.5 SP2 supports Microsemi's IGLOO™ and ProASIC3 FPGA product families, as well as many intellectual property (IP) blocks, in functional safety applications in accordance with IEC 61508 up to SIL 3. Using the new Functional Safety Data Package with the certified version of Libero makes it easier to pass functional safety assessments, accelerating the time to certification. Designers are also able to leverage the unique benefits of Microsemi's differentiating FPGA features, including single event upset (SEU) immunity, instant-on and lower power.

As part of Microsemi's commitment to IEC 61508 safety-critical applications, its newly certified Libero SoC software is ideal for FPGA designs targeting applications within the industrial, medical, locomotive, avionics and defense markets such as robotics, transportation controls, drones and other applications where human life could be at risk if electronics fail. The company's Functional Safety Data Package includes information on relevant devices and their capabilities; Libero SoC Design Suite v11.5 SP2, certified by TUV Rheinland; Libero SoC documentation; relevant IP cores and associated documentation; and IEC 61508 Safety Data Manual.

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