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Chips&Media wins ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification for WAVE6331X FuSa
Chips&Media said its WAVE6331X FuSa video codec IP has achieved ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification from DNV after more than two years of R&D.
- Certification came from DNV, an independent third-party body.
- Chips&Media said the work followed more than two years of R&D investment.
- The company said its safety package is aimed at automotive SoC developers.
Chips&Media said on Sept. 30, 2026, that its WAVE6331X FuSa video codec hardware IP has achieved ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification from DNV. The Seoul-based company said the certification covers its next-generation video codec IP.
The company said the result followed more than two years of R&D investment. It said the work was driven by expectations for demand in the automotive market.
Safety package
Chips&Media said WAVE6331X FuSa is designed to detect anomalies and help move a system into a safe state within a defined fault response time. It said the design includes real-time CRC protection and instruction flow monitoring.
The company said the package is intended to support automotive SoC developers and includes a Safety Manual. It said that customers can use the certified SEooC package for integration, verification and safety assessment at the SoC level.
Company comments
“Achieving the ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification proves that Chips&Media's functional safety design capabilities are world-class, marking our official evolution from a multimedia IP provider into a global automotive safety leader,” Steve Kim, CEO of Chips&Media, said.
He said Chips&Media’s video codec IP is adopted by three of the world's top five automotive chipmakers. He added that the company will expand beyond being a traditional multimedia vendor.
Chips&Media said it is also preparing to apply the same functional safety framework to AV2 and VVC.
Source: GlobeNewswire,