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A key milestone in the mission of Quintauris
Quintauris, the company founded as a single source to enable compatible RISC-V-based products, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (WHIS), a leading provider of safety-critical Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS). This collaboration aims to strengthen the foundation for RISC-V high-performance, and safety-certified real-time applications.
WHIS brings decades of experience in designing and delivering safety-critical embedded software for different markets. Their safety critical RTOS, SAFERTOS®, is engineered to meet the highest functional safety standards and deliver dependable performance under the most demanding conditions. It has been independently certified by TÜV SÜD to IEC 61508 SIL3 and ISO 26262 ASIL D.
“Partnering with WHIS is a key milestone in our mission to build Automotive-grade commercial ready RISC-V solutions,” said Pedro López Estepa, Head of Market Strategy of Quintauris. “Their deep expertise in functional safety and production proven RTOS technology enhances the reliability and integrity of our reference architecture.”
Through this partnership, WHIS’s safety-certified RTOS, SAFERTOS®, will be available as part of the software portfolio powering Quintauris’ future automotive reference platforms, enabling developers and OEMs to accelerate development with confidence in safety, performance, and long-term support.
“Quintauris is laying essential groundwork for RISC-V adoption in mission-critical automotive applications,” said Andrew Longhurst, Managing Director of WHIS. “We are excited to support this vision with SAFERTOS® and to collaborate closely on building the next generation of automotive-grade RISC-V platforms.”
The partnership also reflects a shared commitment to open innovation, long-term toolchain support, and the evolution of an ecosystem that can meet the rigorous demands of the automotive industry.
About Quintauris GmbH
About Quintauris (www.quintauris.com):
Quintauris was founded as a single source to enable compatible RISC-V-based products, provide reference architectures, and help establish solutions to be widely used across various industries. Founded by leading semiconductor players such as Bosch, Infineon, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Qualcomm, and STMicroelectronics, Quintauris’ mission is to accelerate the global adoption of RISC-V, the open standard Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), enabling the development of next-generation processors for automotive, industrial, and IoT applications.