HighTec Compiler supports RISC-V for secure automotive apps

Automotive software developers working on RISC-V architectures benefit from these tools seamlessly supporting Nuclei’s functional safety-certified RISC-V cores. Resulting in a compact and highly reliable code for the most demanding automotive applications with high performance and safety requirements.

Nuclei has received two Exida ASIL-D product certifications for NA300 and NA900 in the last two years, which confirm the high security and reliability of Nuclei's automotive-grade products and recognise Nuclei's strong capabilities in developing CPU IP. This is significant not only for Nuclei, but also for the entire RISC-V ecosystem in the field of automotive electronics: With this certification, Nuclei is the first RISC-V CPU IP vendor in the world to achieve ASIL-D product certification. Nuclei aims to increase the confidence of domestic and international customers in using RISC-V to manufacture automotive chips.

The HighTec C/C++ automotive compiler is designed to meet all the technical requirements to take full advantage of the powerful performance and unique safety features of Nuclei's RISC-V cores. The compiler is based on the modern LLVM (Low Level Virtual Machine) open-source technology and is known across the industry for its fast build times and its advanced code optimisations. HighTec's functional safety certified C/C++ compiler comes with a qualification toolkit, which speeds up the development and certification of functional safety automotive applications.

Jianying Peng, CEO of Nuclei System Technology, said: “Nuclei System Technology's RISC-V CPU IP adheres to the highest industry quality control standards. To enhance the user experience and optimise debugging solutions in our customers’ SoC designs, we need high-quality automotive compiler tools like from HighTec to support our downstream customers in their development work. The availability of the HighTec compiler will provide our automotive customers with more reliable solutions.”

“We are excited to enter Nuclei’s ecosystem as a trusted partner, and HighTec is fully committed to support future developments of Nuclei’s RISC-V IP as well,” said Mario Cupelli, CTO at HighTec. “Automotive customers can focus on their fast development and market launch of robust, safety-critical RISC-V automotive applications and thereby rely on HighTec’s automotive-grade C/C++ compiler solution.”