Partnership - IAR
Accelerating safe and compliant automotive software development
In the dynamic landscape of modern automotive development, ETAS is committed to providing robust, safe, and efficient software solutions. We recognize the escalating complexity of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), particularly the challenges of managing multicore architectures and meeting rigorous functional safety standards like ISO 26262. That's why ETAS has partnered with IAR, a world leader in embedded development tools.
Your challenges
Navigating complex multicore & partitioned workloads
The shift to domain/zonal control and central compute architectures demands sophisticated software stacks and efficient management of concurrent processing.
Meeting stringent safety & compliance requirements
Adhering to standards like ISO 26262, requiring continuous enforcement of secure coding and runtime correctness, is a constant pressure.
Overcoming debugging & profiling bottlenecks
Limited visibility into concurrent execution, call stacks, and memory behavior in complex SoCs prolongs development cycles and increases risk.
Accelerating time-to-market
Disconnected development workflows and manual verification processes hinder rapid iteration and timely product launches.
Our Joint Solution: ETAS & IAR accelerate your development
This strategic alliance combines ETAS's decades of expertise in in-vehicle software platforms, such as our trusted RTA-CAR and middleware solutions, with IAR's advanced embedded development toolchain for build, analysis, and debug. Together, we deliver a powerful, pre-integrated ecosystem designed to accelerate time to production for modern System-on-Chip (SoC) projects.
Our joint solution ensures that automotive teams can develop safe, secure, and reliable embedded software faster, while consistently achieving critical compliance and performance goals.
The ETAS and IAR partnership provides a comprehensive, complementary solution that seamlessly integrates into modern CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) workflows, empowering you to innovate with confidence.
- ETAS RTA-CAR: Our foundational AUTOSAR and middleware solutions support multicore and partitioned workloads, enabling efficient consolidation of domain functions into central compute architectures, thereby reducing hardware fragmentation and simplifying ECU integration.
- IAR C/C++ compiler and build tools: Leverage ISO 26262 certified compilers, assemblers, and linkers (for ARM, RISC-V, RH850, and other relevant devices) to generate highly optimized, low-resource firmware, ensuring efficiency and reliability.
- IAR C-STAT – Static analysis tool: Ensure compliance with stringent coding standards like MISRA C++:2023 (aligned with AUTOSAR C++14) and CERT C/C++ through an ISO 26262 certified static analysis tool.
- IAR C-SPY – Multicore debugger: Gain unprecedented real-time insight with ETM trace and function profiling, allowing you to detect race conditions and timing issues across multiple cores, correlated with code coverage for thorough verification.
- IAR C-RUN – Runtime analysis: Proactively identify hidden execution errors such as stack corruption, heap leaks, and arithmetic overflows before they become critical issues.
- Broad device support: Our combined offerings support a wide range of critical automotive devices, including RH850, ARM, V9-R5, G9-R5, E3xxx, and VS919-R5 (based on request), providing flexibility for diverse projects.
Your benefits
Streamlined ECU integration & consolidation
Reduce hardware fragmentation and simplify ECU integration by consolidating domain/zonal functions into central compute architectures.
Accelerated ISO 26262 compliance
Deliver safety-compliant SoCs faster by integrating certified build tools, static analysis, and runtime checks directly into your Linux-based CI/CD pipelines.
Seamless, efficient workflows
Experience accelerated board bring-up, functional verification, and production readiness thanks to a seamlessly integrated, safety-certified toolchain that perfectly complements ETAS platform capabilities.
Faster, safer, and more reliable software
Ultimately, our partnership empowers your teams to develop high-quality, secure, and functionally safe automotive systems with increased speed and confidence, meeting the demands of the SDV era.
About IAR
IAR delivers world-leading software and services for embedded development, empowering companies worldwide to create secure, high-quality products that shape the future. Since 1983, IAR solutions have helped ensure reliability, security, and efficiency in the development of more than one million embedded applications across industries such as Automotive, Industrial Automation, IoT, MedTech, and Safety.
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Ready to accelerate your automotive embedded software development?
- Leverage combined ETAS and IAR expertise for complex SoC projects.
- Ensure functional safety and compliance with integrated toolchains.
- Achieve faster time-to-market with robust debugging and analysis
Let’s get in contact to discuss your scope and needs!