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TC-16/51

What is Cache Coloring and How Does it Work?

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Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: Feb 5, 2021 11:52:40 AM

_______________ There are substantial challenges in building secure and safe systems on multicore processors (MCPs). Last level cache contention is undoubtedly the largest source of multicore interference, and a significant challenge for real-time... Read More

Challenges Building Safe Multicore Systems

Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: Jun 15, 2020 8:12:09 AM

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Field Notes: Safety-Critical Systems Symposium 2020

Tim Loveless | Principal Solutions Architect: Feb 24, 2020 12:34:50 PM

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TC-16/51: Adding Bottom Up Interference Analysis for MCPs

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Mark Brown | Systems Architect: Jan 28, 2020 2:20:00 PM

_______________ I hadn't heard of "bottom up" avionics certification before I read FAA's TC-16/51. But now, looking back at it, I think the authors from Thales Avionics, including Xavier Jean, PhD, proposed a big change in perspective. In their own... Read More

CAST-32A: Significance and Implications

Mark Brown | Systems Architect: Nov 15, 2018 10:36:00 AM

_______________ CAST-32A presents the coordinated position of avionics certification authorities regarding Multi-Core Processors (MCPs). While today’s aerospace ecosystem could benefit from the use of MCPs, before CAST-32A was published, FAA/EASA... Read More