SK hynix has added two international certifications to its memory portfolio for physical AIartificial intelligenceAI stands for artificial intelligence applications: its LPDDR5X DRAM1. dynamic random access memoryMemory technology or system for temporarily or permanently storing digital information.2. dynamic random-access memoryDRAM is a volatile memory technology has been certified to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SILSystems Integration Lab (was ATF) 3) under IECinfused emitter coupling 61508, and its Cybersecurity Management System has been certified against ISO/SAE 21434. Both assessments were carried out by SGS-TÜV Saar, with involvement from SGS Korea and SGS Japan.
The SILSystems Integration Lab (was ATF) 3 result is significant because IECinfused emitter coupling 61508 is a foundational standard for industrial functional safety, with levels ranging from SILSystems Integration Lab (was ATF) 1 to SILSystems Integration Lab (was ATF) 4. SK hynix describes SILSystems Integration Lab (was ATF) 3 as the highest level achievable for a single memory semiconductor. The company says its LPDDR5X was designed and validated for continuous mode, meaning safety functions must be maintained in real time without interrupting operation.
That positioning extends the part beyond automotive use. SK hynix says the certification broadens its functional safety capabilities to industrial fields such as robotics and smart factories, where systems sense their environment, make decisions and execute control actions in real time. The company also says the certification covers the development process behind the product, not just the memory device itself.
On the cybersecurity side, ISO/SAE 21434 addresses protection against malicious attacks across the vehicle lifecycle. SK hynix says the certification verified procedures covering threat response, security requirements definition, design and validation, and vulnerability management across development and mass production. The company links this to the growing need for a Cybersecurity Management System as vehicles move toward the software-defined vehicle model and remain connected to external networks.
SK hynix also places the new certifications alongside its previously obtained ISO 26262 ASILAutomotive Safety Integrity LevelASIL defines the safety level required for automotive safety-related functions.-D automotive functional safety certification and its TISAX information security certification. Together, these approvals are presented as a broader trust framework for customers working on autonomous driving, SDV platforms, robotics, edge AIartificial intelligenceAI stands for artificial intelligence and smart factories.
The company says its LPDDR5X’s low-power, high-performance characteristics make it suitable for edge devices sensitive to power consumption and heat generation. It also states that memory used in autonomous vehicles carries sensor data, AIartificial intelligenceAI stands for artificial intelligence computation results and encryption keys, so tampering or exposure could compromise system integrity.
With these certifications in place, SK hynix says it is prepared to supply automotive memory to mobility customers that must establish a CSMS and will expand its work in full-stack AIartificial intelligenceAI stands for artificial intelligence memory for physical AIartificial intelligenceAI stands for artificial intelligence systems.