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  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3. 1Introduction
  4. 2CRA Scope and the Component Supplier Question
    1. 2.1 What the Regulation Covers
    2. 2.2 How the CRA Classifies TI Products
    3. 2.3 The Integration Boundary
  5. 3Shared Responsibility Model
    1. 3.1 The Supply Chain Stack
    2. 3.2 Responsibility Allocation by CRA Requirement
    3. 3.3 The Tier 1 and SoM Vendor Layer
  6. 4TI's Security Capabilities Relevant to CRA
    1. 4.1 Hardware Security Capabilities
    2. 4.2 SDK and Software Security
    3. 4.3 Documentation and Lifecycle Artifacts
  7. 5Conclusion
  8. 6References

2.1 What the Regulation Covers

The CRA applies to products with digital elements "made available on the EU market, the intended purpose or reasonably foreseeable use of which includes a direct or indirect logical or physical data connection to a device or network."1 In practice, "indirect" connection covers any device reachable through a USB, serial interface, or local network. Virtually all embedded products qualify. The CRA explicitly includes software or hardware components sold separately - such as a microprocessor sold to an OEM for integration - within its definition of a product with digital elements.

TI's microprocessors and microcontrollers which are sold as components for integration into larger systems are products with digital elements. Both TI and the OEM who integrates TI silicon into a finished device are manufacturers under this definition but for different products and with different requirements.

The CRA excludes several product categories from its scope, including motor vehicles covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/2144, medical devices under Regulation (EU) 2017/745, and civil aviation equipment under Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. Customers whose end products fall under sectoral regulations need to confirm the applicable compliance path with their legal teams.