Chips&Media said its next-generation WAVE6331X FuSa video codec hardware IP has officially achieved ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification from DNV, the independent global certification body, on Sept. 30, 2026. The company said the result came after more than two years of intensive research and development investment.

Highlights

  • The certification was issued by DNV, an independent third-party global certification body.
  • Chips&Media said the result followed more than two years of R&D investment.
  • The company said the safety package is meant to help SoC developers with integration, verification and safety assessment.

For developers building automotive chips, the immediate significance is that Chips&Media is offering the codec as a certified safety package rather than only as a standalone IP block. The company said this SEooC, or safety element out of context, package includes a safety manual and is meant to support system-on-chip integration, verification and safety assessment at the chip level.

Chips&Media said the target use cases include advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, and in-vehicle infotainment, or IVI. It said the WAVE6331X FuSa is designed to detect relevant anomalies when internal hardware faults or data corruption occur, and to support a transition of the system into a safe state within the defined fault response time.

The company also said the architecture integrates safety mechanisms such as real-time CRC protection and instruction flow monitoring to support the ASIL-B safety target under the defined assumptions of use, while aiming to keep hardware area and power penalties low. Chips&Media said it has expanded the same functional safety development approach to AVC, HEVC, AV1 and VP9 codec IPs, and is preparing to apply it to AV2 and VVC.

In a quote, CEO Steve Kim said: “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.” He added that the company's video codec IP is adopted by three of the world's top five automotive chipmakers.