
Waqar Tahir developed and integrated secure bootloader and platform support for NXP’s MCXN947 and MCXA577 boards across the zephyrproject-rtos/trusted-firmware-m, zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr, and renesas/zephyr repositories. He enabled dual-core Cortex-M33 architectures, implemented BL2 bootloader support with memory alignment checks, and expanded PSA-based sample and test coverage. Using C, CMake, and YAML, Waqar aligned device tree and configuration management to streamline secure/non-secure domain setup and automated hardware validation. His work improved cross-platform driver reuse, documentation, and coding standards, resulting in maintainable, testable firmware and accelerated certification readiness for new hardware targets without introducing regressions or unresolved bugs.
February 2026 monthly summary for TF-M and Zephyr work across two repos. Key focus areas include delivering MCXA577 platform support for FRDM-MCXA577 and integrating MCXA577 TF-M across the Renesas Zephyr repository, along with testing enhancements, documentation, and coding-style alignment. The work tightens security model, improves platform reuse, and accelerates readiness for MCXA577 deployments.
February 2026 monthly summary for TF-M and Zephyr work across two repos. Key focus areas include delivering MCXA577 platform support for FRDM-MCXA577 and integrating MCXA577 TF-M across the Renesas Zephyr repository, along with testing enhancements, documentation, and coding-style alignment. The work tightens security model, improves platform reuse, and accelerates readiness for MCXA577 deployments.
January 2026: Implemented TF-M BL2 support for MCXN947 across multiple repos (trusted-firmware-m, Zephyr, and NRF Zephyr SDK wrapper), including partitions/flash base adjustments, updated tests, and broader sample support. Delivered FRDM-MCXN947 bootloader BL2 enablement with memory alignment checks, ensuring secure boot readiness and build configurability. Expanded PSA-based samples and PSA-Arch-tests coverage for MCXN947, plus IPC sample updates to reflect TF-M BL2 readiness. Across-repo alignment and testing improvements provide a solid secure boot foundation and streamlined certification readiness.
January 2026: Implemented TF-M BL2 support for MCXN947 across multiple repos (trusted-firmware-m, Zephyr, and NRF Zephyr SDK wrapper), including partitions/flash base adjustments, updated tests, and broader sample support. Delivered FRDM-MCXN947 bootloader BL2 enablement with memory alignment checks, ensuring secure boot readiness and build configurability. Expanded PSA-based samples and PSA-Arch-tests coverage for MCXN947, plus IPC sample updates to reflect TF-M BL2 readiness. Across-repo alignment and testing improvements provide a solid secure boot foundation and streamlined certification readiness.
December 2025: Expanded TF-M platform coverage with mcxn947 as a non-secure target and integrated it into the Zephyr testing framework. Implemented cross-repo updates to TF-M samples and manifests to ensure IPC and regression tests run on mcxn947, enabling broader hardware validation and faster test cycles. No major bug fixes this month; primary contributions were feature delivery and configuration for new hardware support. Demonstrated impact by increasing platform compatibility and CI readiness, reducing manual testing effort.
December 2025: Expanded TF-M platform coverage with mcxn947 as a non-secure target and integrated it into the Zephyr testing framework. Implemented cross-repo updates to TF-M samples and manifests to ensure IPC and regression tests run on mcxn947, enabling broader hardware validation and faster test cycles. No major bug fixes this month; primary contributions were feature delivery and configuration for new hardware support. Demonstrated impact by increasing platform compatibility and CI readiness, reducing manual testing effort.
2025-10 monthly summary: Focused on cross-platform driver management improvements and new board support in Trusted Firmware-M (TF-M).
2025-10 monthly summary: Focused on cross-platform driver management improvements and new board support in Trusted Firmware-M (TF-M).

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