Category Archives: IP Cores

Processor (CPU) IP Cores Overview

In the semiconductor industry, an IP core is a building block that has been developed by a company and is sellable.  In todays SoC designs, many IP blocks are used. The most common one is a processor (CPU) IP core. In this article we will describe the processor IP cores

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CAST introduces the First CANsec IP Core for CAN XL Bus Security

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Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey — September 13, 2022 — Semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST today announced the immediate availability of an IP core that implements CANsec security features to better protect any CAN XL bus.
 
The CAN protocol defines a data transmission bus that is extremely popular in automotive

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Cortus Announces the Launch of its New Secure Low Power RISC-V Microcontrollers

Cortus, an innovative French fabless semiconductor company today announces the availability of its secure low power RISC-V microcontrollers (MCUs) that address consumer products and automotive electronics for body control and driving control. These MCUs offer better cost and power efficiency than competitive MCU alternatives. Additional MCUs will come in the

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RISC-V IP Cores Overview

RISC-V architecture enjoyed a rapid growth in the last few years, so it’s a good time to explore its architecture, usage, and advantages. There are essentially two CPU choices for SoC designs: ARM or RISC-V. Each of these two CPU types are tied to differing philosophies about open-source models, but

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Faraday Launches Soteria! Security IP Subsystem for IoT ASIC

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[Hsinchu,  Taiwan  May 31, 2022] Faraday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), leading ASIC design service and IP provider, today introduced its new security subsystem named Soteria!™. The Soteria! solution provides a RoT (Root of Trust) mechanism for custom SoC designs, enabling hardware-level security to a range of IoT applications.
 
Faraday’s Soteria!

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Silex Insight’s eSecure Root of Trust is now supporting ZAYA microcontainers for enhanced security

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May 3, 2022 — Silex Insight, a leading provider of cryptographic IP solutions, today entered into a partnership arrangement with leading IoT security company ZAYA, who delivers a secure OS containerisation technology for microcontrollers, called ZAYA μContainers. The ZAYA μContainers can be added to Silex Insight’s eSecure Root of Trust module

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