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Maxim has used its own mismatch-based PUF technology to support a new line of low-cost security devices.

The Prpl Foundation has published a guide to techniques it claims will improve the security of embedded systems.

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 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.

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.

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.