LG Electronics SW Certified Testing Lab Conducts Functional Safety Tests in Quality Measurement... First Private Company

President Park Il-pyeong, CTO of LG Electronics (center), Executive Vice President Jang Moon-seok, Head of LG Electronics SW Center (left), and Managing Director Eom Wi-sang, Head of LG Electronics SW Engineering Research Institute, are posing for a commemorative photo holding the certificate from the internationally accredited testing institution.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] LG Electronics has expanded its software testing domain from quality measurement to functional safety, enhancing its status as an internationally accredited testing institution.

LG Electronics' SW Accredited Testing Lab recently announced on the 8th that it has been recognized by the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS), under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's National Institute of Technology and Standards, as an internationally accredited testing institution capable of testing software functional safety (IEC 61508-3).

The international standard IEC 61508-3 requires a high level of software quality assurance to prevent safety accidents caused by software errors in electronic and electrical products, including mobile robots. In particular, mobile robots equipped with driving functions must be thoroughly designed and developed to avoid collisions with people while moving.

The SW Accredited Testing Lab can issue accredited test reports by testing whether coding rules were followed during software development according to the international standard IEC 61508-3, whether there are errors in the code, and whether there are structural problems within the software itself.

Previously, in October last year, the SW Accredited Testing Lab was recognized by KOLAS as an internationally accredited testing institution in the field of software quality measurement.

Among domestic private companies, LG Electronics is the only one capable of conducting accredited testing of software quality measurement (ISO·IEC 25023) and functional safety (IEC 61508-3) according to international standards.

Thanks to the expanded scope of accreditation, LG Electronics expects to strengthen software reliability by being able to test not only software quality but also safety-related functions in various fields such as home appliances, mobile, artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous driving, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

The accredited test reports issued by the SW Accredited Testing Lab are mutually recognized in over 70 countries including the United States, Europe, and Japan under the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC-MRA), holding equivalent international validity and credibility.

Park Il-pyeong, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of LG Electronics, said, "We are nurturing software experts and promoting an open ecosystem strategy to prepare for the future," adding, "We will continue to strive to enhance software reliability so that customers can use our products and services with confidence."

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