Automotive Quality You Can Rely On For New Demands

Cirrus Logic applies a systematic quality approach across product design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and quality control for all automotive solutions.

Quality Commitment

A zero-defect automotive quality culture

A zero-defect mindset brings customer focus, disciplined processes, responsible people, and continuous improvement together across product lifecycles.

Customer first

Respond quickly, communicate clearly, and take ownership of quality issues through resolution.

Quality at every stage

Prevent defects through structured development, process control, qualification, and systematic root-cause analysis.

People and responsibility

Support the people who own quality while maintaining high standards for health, safety, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.

Continuous improvement

Use quality data and corrective action to reduce variation and strengthen execution over time.

Standards

Standards built for modern automotive requirements

Our automotive commitment spans DFMEA, functional-safety considerations, reliability testing, process controls, supplier oversight, change management, and traceability.

Risk Prevention: Address automotive requirements early through design reviews, DFMEA, diagnostics, and application-specific validation.
Qualification and Reliability: We apply AEC-Q100, JEDEC, temperature, environmental, package, and electrical test methodologies to assess product reliability and operating performance.
Manufacturing and Supply Readiness: We extend quality across fabrication, assembly, testing, supplier management, process control, and customer change notification.
Lifecycle Support: Cirrus Logic maintains clear processes for product changes, traceability, supply continuity, and quality-issue response across long-running automotive programs.

Certifications

Standards that shape automotive quality

Cirrus Logic's automotive quality standards guide how quality is managed and products are qualified throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

Cirrus Logic commits to ensuring:

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: We maintain certifications that support disciplined quality management, environmental responsibility, and customer-focused processes.
IATF 16949: We work with manufacturing and supply-chain partners aligned with IATF 16949 requirements to support consistent process control and continuous improvement.
AEC-Q100: We qualify applicable automotive products using AEC-Q100 reliability stress-test requirements and product-specific qualification plans.

AEC-Q100 Qualification

Reliability testing by temperature grade

Automotive products are qualified using AEC-Q100 reliability stress and test methodologies, with grade determined by ambient operating range.

Grade

temperature range

typical application

-40℃ - 150℃

Automotive under-hood (hot)

-40℃ - 125℃

Automotive under-hood (ambient)

-40℃ - 105℃

Industrial/Automotive in-cabin

-40℃ - 85℃

Consumer

Product Longevity

Built for full vehicle lifecycles

Product change notifications

Stay informed of major product changes through a defined PCN process, including a 90-day customer review period.

End-of-life planning

Navigate product discontinuations with advance EOL notification and defined windows for final orders and shipments.

Product traceability

Trace Cirrus Logic products through unique package markings and centrally retained manufacturing information.

Explore our quality program

The Cirrus Logic quality program spans our fabless operating model, product development, reliability qualification, failure analysis, supplier and customer quality, management systems, and corporate compliance.

Product Development
From initial design through production, quality is built into every stage of our product development process.
Reliability and Qualification
Rigorous qualification and ongoing monitoring help ensure reliable, high-quality products throughout their lifecycle.
Failure Analysis
Remediate errors faster with our in-house Device Physics Lab and extensive failure analysis expertise.
Supplier Management
Learn how we qualify, audit, and monitor manufacturing partners across our supply chain.

Customer Management
Find out how our teams manage quality concerns, communication, and customer support.
ISO Management Systems
Review our ISO-certified quality and environmental management systems, standards, and practices.
Fabless Semiconductor Model
See how we maintain quality across foundry, assembly, test, and production partners.
Product Longevity
See how we support 10+ year product lifecycles through resilient supply planning and strong manufacturing partnerships.

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Cirrus Logic Quality Handbook

The Cirrus Logic Quality Handbook provides a thorough overview of the importance of quality in every facet of our company.

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