HDL Design House and AFuzion Synergy to Enhance DO-254 Projects

HDL Design House and AFuzion have joined their individual experience and best practices to support customers throughout the DO-254 project lifecycle.

Belgrade, Serbia – July 20^th, 2017 – HDL Design House, provider of digital, analog, and back-end design and verification services and products in numerous areas of SoC, and AFuzion, the safety-critical systems and certification company, have started a collaboration to simplify the complex DO-254 project requirements and reduce overall project time, by relying upon HDL DH’s verification expertize and AFuzion’s DO-254 training and avionics certification services. The collaboration will provide customers with turn-key DO-254 solutions and expertise at any project phase.

The initial phase of any DO-254 project requires in-depth knowledge of the DO-254 standard. AFuzion’s DO-254 training is the world’s largest and provides customers with a solid foundation to commence their DO-254 projects. Another crucial prerequisite is documentation, and AFuzion’s all-new, proprietary DO-254 Templates and DO-254 Checklists facilitate the project continuation.

The most critical part of DO-254 projects is verification, since it provides evidence that the design meets requirements. The use of random verification which improves the quality of the design and enables detecting a greater number of defects in early project stage, while adhering to DO-254 processes is a great challenge. Moving from standard direct-test approach to random verification within DO-254 processes can be very difficult. Also, the project documentation which is required for the complete random verification process has to be in accordance with DO-254 standard as well as checklists. HDL Design House has a proven track record working on numerous projects in the avionics market, including DAL-A and DAL-B criticality levels for all aircraft types.

Finally, AFuzion’s avionics hardware DO-254 Gap Analysis examines the avionic product’s safety, hardware requirements, FPGA/ASIC/PLD design, V&V, tools, and Process Assurance (QA) to assess and leverages compliance to FAA and EASA standards / expectations while lowering DO-254 Costs, especially with HDL’s cost-effective DO-254 verification services.

The synergy between HDL DH and AFuzion offers customers guidance and support throughout the demanding DO-254 projects and enables them to lean on the expertize in design and verification and certification processes at any project stage.

About AFuzion:

AFuzion Inc. is the world’s largest avionics compliance services consultancy specialized in DO-254 and DO-178C training, mentoring, project ramp-up and certification/compliance. AFuzion’s actual engineers created the world’s first public training in DO-178C/DO-254 and have since trained over 13,000 engineers/managers in 35+ countries: more than all the world’s competitors combined. AFuzion has performed over 55 DO-254 Gap Analysis and over 130 DO-178, DO-278A, and ARP4754A Gap Analysis – also more than all competitors combined. AFuzion’s DO-254 Plans, Checklists, and Templates are world class and used by dozens of companies worldwide. AFuzion personnel also principally authored the world’s best-selling book on DO-254 and DO-178C along with dozens of avionics development whitepapers available for free download at www.afuzion.com.

About HDL Design House:

HDL Design House delivers leading-edge digital, analog, and back-end design and verification services and products in numerous areas of SoC and complex FPGA designs. The company also develops IP cores, and component (VITAL) models for major SoC product developers. Founded in 2001 and currently employing 140 engineers working in three design centers in Serbia and Greece, HDL Design House’s mission is to deliver high quality products and services, with flexible licensing models, competitive pricing and responsible technical support. The company was awarded ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2013 certifications in December 2006 and has achieved certifications from Direct Assessment Services (DAS). HDL DH joined the ARM® Approved Design Partner program, through which leading SoC design houses are recognized by ARM as accredited partners in specific technologies and activities. For more information, please visit www.hdl-dh.com.