Airborne FPGA Certification
The joint US/EU committee developing the next revision of DO-254 has published its approved terms of reference. Scope includes consolidation of AC/AMC 20-152A guidance, coverage of modern technologies like SoC and multi-core processors, and alignment with DO-178C terminology.
Order 8110.105B replaces 8110.105A, removing chapters 3–6 that conflicted with AC 20-152A and AC 00-72. Now primarily focuses on Level of Involvement (LOI) calculations and how much data auditors expect to see at each review gate.
Siemens expands its Verification Academy with a dedicated DO-254 functional safety track. Covers Questa One Functional Safety solution for avionics FPGA/ASIC workflows, structural coverage analysis, and requirements-based verification.
Overview of the SC-243/WG-128 committee work toward DO-254A. Key areas include consolidation of existing guidance, complexity assessment for modern hardware, and coverage of model-based development and UVM verification techniques.
AFuzion announces the release of DO-254 engineering checklists fully compliant with the new AC 20-152A and AMC 20-152A requirements. Addresses the 29 additional objectives beyond DO-254 including COTS IP, COTS devices, and circuit board assemblies.
Tammy Reeve (Patmos Engineering / ACS) summarizes the impact of AMC 20-152A on design standards and HDL code coverage requirements. AMC 20-152A solidifies expectations for statement, branch, and condition coverage with gap justification.
RTCA and MITRE Aviation Institute announce four DO-254 training sessions for 2026: March 23, May 18, September 14, and December 14. Four-day course conducted by Randall Fulton covering DO-254 lifecycle, AC 20-152A compliance, and current FAA/EASA guidance.