SAICEC, a provider of chip and system design services for the automotive sector, has adopted Siemens’ PAVE360 software to create digital twins of automotive architectures. The collaboration is aimed at enabling comprehensive verification of automotive components—spanning from chip-level to complete system-level validation.
By deploying PAVE360, SAICEC expects to streamline the development of software-defined vehicles and to enable OEMs to evaluate new chip technologies and develop critical systems at the scale required by the automotive industry. The digital twin initiative targets major challenges in software-defined vehicle programs, where hardware and software teams often work in isolation, delaying system-level validation until hardware prototypes exist. This can lead to expensive redesigns if systems subsequently fail certification.
PAVE360 uses its Innexis software environment and supporting technologies to allow creation of high-fidelity digital twins for features such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI). Engineers can connect these digital twins to reference vehicle models and conduct functional validation from the earliest stages of design, accelerating certification and system integration before hardware is fabricated.
“Our collaboration with Siemens brings together world-class simulation technology and China’s fast-growing automotive integrated circuit (IC) ecosystem,” said David He, chief executive officer at SAICEC. “With Siemens’ PAVE360 system-to-chip digital twin capabilities, we can shorten development cycles, improve functional safety and strengthen the foundation for intelligent mobility design.”
Source: Siemens Digital Industries Software
