Building Trust At The Silicon Level: Secure Storage Solution For OTP IP


As semiconductor designs advance into cutting-edge nodes, the complexity of integrated IP blocks from diverse sources is expanding the attack surface. Traditional software-only security measures are increasingly inadequate, as attackers exploit vulnerabilities beneath the software layer. To counter these risks, designers of AI accelerators, automotive domain controllers, aerospace systems, a... » read more

SRAM PUF: A Revolutionary Approach to Cryptographic Key Protection


Cryptographic keys are the cornerstone of secure digital systems, enabling encryption, authentication, and data integrity. However, securely storing these keys on-chip presents significant challenges. Traditional methods, such as storing keys in one-time programmable, non-volatile memory, are vulnerable to physical attacks, environmental variations, and lifecycle management issues. Physical Unc... » read more

PUFs In A Post-Quantum World


With the looming threat of quantum computing on the horizon, the security landscape is changing. Explore the emerging threat and its implications for current cryptographic standards. This white paper provides an in-depth analysis of quantum computing's impact on security and explains how PUF technology can help you maintain robust security in the quantum era. Why Read This? Quantum Comp... » read more

2024 Security IP Year In Review: Innovations And Best Practices


This booklet offers six insightful articles on advanced security IP technologies, helping to fortify digital systems against emerging threats. Learn about: DDR Interface Security: Defend against DRAM attacks. IoT Security: Safeguard IoT devices with SIM and Root of Trust. SRAM PUF Technology: Secure device authentication. Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protect against quantum threa... » read more

SRAM PUF – The Secure Silicon Fingerprint


For many years, silicon Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) have been seen as a promising and innovative security technology making steady progress. Today, Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM)-based PUFs have been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices and offer a mature and viable security component that is achieving widespread adoption in commercial products. They are found in devices ran... » read more

Democratizing Roots of Trust from Silicon to Software


With a vast amount of devices getting connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) and the growing number of low-cost attacks being developed to hack such IoT devices, it is clear that the need for embedded security solutions is rising dramatically. A security subsystem in the main system-on-chip (SoC) of a device can be deployed to offer secure cryptographic services to the applications running o... » read more