As automotive and industrial systems evolve, safety-critical workloads increasingly demand the performance of application-class cores—such as ARM A-series—where open-source platforms like Linux are widely adopted. However, qualifying these platforms under traditional safety standards poses significant challenges, especially when striving to meet the stringent requirements of functional safety. This keynote explores strategies for enabling functional safety in open-source environments, with a focus on NXP’s latest i.MX 95 architecture. By leveraging techniques such as decomposition and cross-domain supervision, NXP demonstrates how safety-critical applications can be supported directly on high-performance cores running open-source software. As the need for scalable, high-integrity solutions grows, the industry must embrace new safety architectures that balance performance, openness, and compliance. We invite partners to collaborate on future-ready platforms built on NXP’s robust safety foundation—shaping the next generation of intelligent, open automotive and industrial systems.

Key Takeaways:

• Open-source and functional safety can coexist—when supported by deliberate architecture and strategic safeguards.
• NXP’s i.MX 95 platform provides a compelling blueprint for integrating high-performance application cores into safety-aware designs.
• Qualifying open-source software remains a shared challenge—and a collaborative opportunity—for the industry.

Short Bio

Rohitaswa Bhattacharya is a Technical Director at NXP, leading system architecture for advanced automotive applications with a focus on functional safety. Based in Austin, Texas, he brings over two decades of experience across product architecture, design, and safety management for high-performance SoCs and mixed-signal ICs. He serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE Functional Safety Standards Committee (FSSC) and is the Functional Safety Technology Pillar for NXP's Secured Connected Edge business, driving strategic safety initiatives. A certified Functional Safety Practitioner, Rohitaswa actively contributes to industry forums through publications and speaking engagements.

Thursday, September 25, 5 PM