How To Build An IoT Chip (Part 2)

By Ed Sperling - 18 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss IoT chip design issues with Jeff Miller, product marketing manager for electronic design systems in the Deep Submicron Division of [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor, a Siemens Business"]; Mike Eftimakis, IoT product manager in [getentity id="22186" e_name="Arm"]'s Systems and Software Group; and John Tinson, vice president of sales at Sondrel Ltd... » read more

Securing High-Value Embedded Targets

By Rich Collins - 12 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Understanding security threats and building solutions to protect against them is a relatively new concept for embedded developers. As an example, many early IoT devices were focused purely on cost. Designers spent very little time architecting robust security solutions. Today, these devices are more involved in users’ daily routines, processing sensitive data such as personal medical informat... » read more

IoT Security: Technology Is Only One Part Of The Equation

By Warren Kurisu - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Survey after survey on the adoption of the IoT punctuates that security and data privacy continue to be the top concerns with any new implementation. It used to be that security was all about protecting data (business, personal ID, etc.), but as more devices are connected to the IoT, security concerns reach far beyond just the value inherent in the data. According to Gartner, nearly 5.5 ... » read more

Functional Safety Issues Rising

By Ed Sperling - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Developing semiconductors for safety-critical markets such as automotive, industrial and medical involves a growing list of extra steps that need to be taken pre- and post-manufacturing to ensure product integrity, reliability and security. This is causing several significant changes: • Designs are becoming much more complicated because they require such features as failover and redundan... » read more

Let’s Talk About Securing The Industrial Internet of Things

By Asaf Ashkenazi - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

What is the IIoT? Objects, sensors, actuators and controllers that were once designed for stand-alone operation are now increasingly connected by means of intelligent software and networks – forming the basis of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). To be sure, GE defines the IIoT as “a network of a multitude of devices connected by communications technologies that results in systems t... » read more

Tech Talk: Embedded Flash For Cars

By Ed Sperling - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Wei Cong, director of product engineering at Kilopass, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about one-time programmable embedded memory in automotive applications and why it is becoming essential for driver-assisted and autonomous vehicles. https://youtu.be/R_3DHWpxiKc » read more

IoT Cyber-Security: A Missing Piece Of The Smart City Puzzle

By Rambus - 04 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Smart city devices, as well as the data they generate, must be protected against a wide range of cyber threats. Vulnerable devices can be hijacked and even physically disabled, while unencrypted or unverified data transmissions can be intercepted, leaked or spoofed. A leak or deliberate falsification of sensitive customer data will inevitably damage a brand and decrease confidence in smart city... » read more

Linux Security Primer: SELinux And SMACK Frameworks

By Mentor, a Siemens Business - 27 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

With the increased expansion of the IoT, software developers are called upon to do more to protect their devices from malicious attacks. Building a secure system involves many components and layers of security. This paper offers an introductory review of two popular Linux security frameworks: SELinux and SMACK. Readers will gain an understanding of these two frameworks and when to best implemen... » read more

AI Today, AI Tomorrow

By Arm - 13 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most talked-about technology of our time. But AI’s present and future means many things to many people. We commissioned this survey, with the help of Northstar Research Partners, to gain insight into what consumers think about AI’s usefulness today and its promise for tomorrow. What we discovered was astonishing. To read more, click here. » read more

LiDAR Market Continues To Percolate

By Jeff Dorsch - 13 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

Light imaging, detection, and ranging (LiDAR) sensors are still dazzling investors and technologists. They are chasing after the technology for automotive applications, while also keeping an eye on LiDAR for drones, industrial automation, mapping, and robotics, among other uses. It’s too early to tell how market share for automotive LiDAR is shaping up, as the bigger vendors are still work... » read more

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