Airbus Defence and Space Adds AMD GPUs, OpenGL Drivers to Display Systems

Airbus Defence and Space has chosen the AMD Embedded Radeon OpenGL SC and OpenGL ES 2.0 driver suite, DO-254 GPU (graphics processing unit) and DO-178C driver certification packages to place in its avionics display system for situational awareness in commercial and military applications.

The graphics processing system for Airbus includes support for real-time operating systems and OpenGL graphics as well as DO-254, DO-178C and ED12C certification artifacts.

With the technology, Airbus has created a turnkey safety certifiable graphics display system that offers highly-scalable power performance configurations for helicopters and aircraft.

"Airbus Defence and Space is at the forefront of situational awareness application, including obstacle warning system, and it is gratifying to have the opportunity to support them in their efforts to advance cockpit avionics systems," said Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, Embedded Solutions at AMD. "AMD is committed to the embedded graphics market and with the adoption of our technology by firms like Airbus Defence and Space, we believe the future of the avionics market is very well served."

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.