Maxim uses own PUF for low-cost crypto devices
Maxim has used its own mismatch-based PUF technology to support a new line of low-cost security devices.
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Prpl Foundation proposes security architecture
The Prpl Foundation has published a guide to techniques it claims will improve the security of embedded systems.
Ultrasoc tweaks debug technology to act as SoC burglar alarm
Ultrasoc is adding security monitoring to its toolkit, providing SoC designers with a mechanism for their chips to warn of attempts by hackers to break into secure areas.
ARM ports Trustzone down to Cortex-M
ARM is bringing the Trustzone security architecture to future Cortex-M processor cores, combining that with a version of AHB that will recognise the difference between secure and non-secure transactions.
Formal app looks for sneak paths in secure chips
Jasper Design Automation has developed a tool that analyzes RTL and gate-level HDL for hidden paths that may expose on-chip secure elements to hackers.
Microsemi focuses on security with Igloo2 FPGAs
Design security is a major target for Microsemi’s update to its Igloo series of flash memory-based FPGAs, which add an ARM-oriented memory subsystem.