Rambus Signs Comprehensive Agreement with STMicroelectronics
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 06/17/2013 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market, today announced it has signed a license agreement with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM). The agreement expands the ST relationship with CRI, furthering its adoption of DPA countermeasures into multimedia chipsets and accelerating its broad support for CryptoFirewall core technology.
In addition, the agreement provides ST with access to Rambus’ memory and interface technologies for inclusion in any ST products as well as exploration of further opportunities for collaboration. The companies have also settled all outstanding claims, including pending disputes related to Rambus’ patented innovations.
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with ST, a global leader in the semiconductor industry,” said Dr. Ron Black, president and chief executive officer, Rambus. “Covering multiple Rambus divisions, this agreement exemplifies our ability to add value across ST’s product lines, and we look forward to ongoing collaboration with the ST team.”
As a result of the agreement, ST will expand deployment of CRI’s differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasures and CryptoFirewall security core technology across a wide range of its semiconductor products. The agreement also covers the use of Rambus’ patented memory interface and serial link innovations. Additionally, Rambus will have access to ST’s Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator (FD-SOI) process technology design environment, enabling Rambus to benefit from reduced silicon geometries and lower power consumption at 28nm and below in its future Memory and Interface solutions.
Other terms of the agreement are confidential.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market. Unleashing the intellectual power of our world-class engineers and scientists in a collaborative and synergistic way, Rambus invents, licenses and develops solutions that challenge and enable our customers to create the future. While best known for creating unsurpassed semiconductor memory architectures, Rambus is also developing world-changing products and services in security, advanced LED lighting and displays, and immersive mobile media. Additional information is available at rambus.com.
Rambus Ecebs receives new ITSO certification for its latest Contactless & Dual Interface Smart Cards
June 2013
– New cards can provide unrivalled ITSO product storage capability
Rambus Ecebs have been awarded ITSO certification for two members of its card family “Pearl” and “Diamond”.
Pearl, a contactless only smart card can hold at least twice as many ITSO products as the contactless platform (DESFire) and is therefore capable of holding tickets with a higher need for info storage such as those found on rail where customers may make multi-leg journeys or hold seat reservation information. The silicon platform for the Pearl card is provided by Infineon technologies. It is a highly secure device used widely in the banking industry, which makes the Pearl card a secure choice for online transactions such as those used in ITSO part 11 implementations like Rambus Ecebs Paragon RTD solution. Security is especially relevant for high value transactions.
The Diamond card, which has also received its ITSO certificate, provides a ‘one size fits all’ card offering. This card offers all of the features provided by the Pearl card including the Infineon platform but as a dual interface device also comes with an EMV payment application meaning it can be used in schemes which are both ITSO and EMV based. The Diamond card is being used by a number of Rambus Ecebs customers including Nevis Technologies for the Glasgow Subway, which is due to go live during 2013. Both cards come with MIFARE legacy support and also have significant card memory left over to offer even more ITSO application space if required in addition to a wide range of additional applications such as Lasseo, ID, loyalty etc.
Both cards can be remotely updated, meaning changes required after the cards have been issued can be made, maximising the potential of the card post issuance.
Russell McCullagh, Rambus Ecebs Managing Director added, “with Pearl we have brought a card to market that will avoid a customer’s card running out of space to store their products. As more and more smart card transport schemes emerge and more commercial products are available, this will provide consumers with a better customer experience. With Diamond we have also added EMV payment meaning the card can be used on a wider basis, creating a wider appeal and experience for the travelling public.”
Bell ID Launches Secure Element in the Cloud
New solution reduces the complexities and cost of delivering mobile NFC services
Global provider of token management software, Bell ID, has launched Secure Element (SE) in the Cloud to simplify the provisioning of near-field-communication (NFC) based mobile services. The solution manages keys, certificates and NFC credentials in a secure remote environment rather than in the mobile device, providing application issuers with the independence and control to manage their credentials without the need for third party involvement.
Bell ID’s SE in the Cloud software has already been commercially deployed. It provides the functionality to complete (EMV payment) transactions through a remote SE using a standard contactless terminal and acceptance infrastructure. When a consumer makes a transaction, their NFC credential is accessed from the remote cloud SE after which the appropriate command is generated and sent back through the mobile device to the point-of-sale terminal. The data is presented in the same format as that used in standard card-present transactions. The solution can also pre-authorize payments, allowing consumers to make transactions even when a connection to the server cannot be established.
David Orme, CEO at Bell ID, comments: “By moving the SE from a physical device to a remote environment, application issuers are able to directly provision their applications to an SE. This enables them to take full control of their relationship with the customer and ensure a consistent brand and user experience across all available channels and services.”
The direct access offered by the new software to the SE also supports instant fraud detection and allows immediate blocking of an application when necessary. Additionally, having the SE in the cloud increases computing power and storage in comparison to a physical SE. This provides more options regarding advanced on-device risk management, as well as the ability to support virtually any number of NFC services.
Pat Curran, Executive Chairman at Bell ID, concludes: “With our SE in the Cloud software, we offer an easy, affordable and flexible alternative to the complex deployment models used in today’s NFC marketplace. This makes mobile NFC services accessible to a much wider audience, including banks, service providers, mobile network operators, payment processors and card personalization bureaus. We believe this is the next breakthrough in the adoption of mobile NFC services, which is already proven by the high demand for this solution from our customer base.”
For more information, please visit our Secure Element in the Cloud page.
Mnet America Selects the Rambus Imerz Platform to Create Multi-Screen Mobile Presence
Immersive Mobile Media Platform to Reach 10 Million American Households
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 06/03/2013 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market, today announced that Mnet America, a youth entertainment brand for all things Asian cool, has selected the Rambus Imerz Media Platform to create a multi-platform app which will provide viewers with a unique, personalized and immersive video experience. The app makes the mobile device a hub for content discovery, interactivity and lean-forward engagement, while enabling multi-screening for shared viewing on the TV.
“Our audience is made up of Millennials who demand that their favorite content is interactive, engaging and available across multiple devices,” said Ted Kim, president & CEO, Mnet America. “The Imerz platform enables us to provide our viewers with a unique personalized experience, and this new app is the next step in Mnet’s evolving content everywhere strategy.”
The Imerz media platform allows users to enjoy a personalized, immersive experience anytime, anywhere and on any device. The end-to-end multi-media solution enables a rich array of TV 3.0 services – multi-screen synchronized interactivity, social sharing, video-object data surfing and content shifting between devices, as well as ecommerce.
“Like many cutting-edge content providers, Mnet wants to transform passive viewers into active participants,” said John Thomas, vice president of the Mobile Technologies Division at Rambus. “As the home of Asian pop culture and entertainment, including programming that highlights the biggest K-pop music stars and hits in the world, Mnet is building a U.S. brand whose fans expect the most cutting edge innovation in the digital arena. The Imerz platform provides an interactive video experience that enables Mnet to deliver the most engaging user experience to its growing U.S. viewership.”
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market. Unleashing the intellectual power of our world-class engineers and scientists in a collaborative and synergistic way, Rambus invents, licenses and develops solutions that challenge and enable our customers to create the future. While best known for creating unsurpassed semiconductor memory architectures, Rambus and its affiliates are also developing world-changing products and services in security, advanced LED lighting and displays, and immersive mobile media. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.
About Mnet America
Mnet America (www.mnetamerica.com) is a youth entertainment brand for all things Asian cool. It uses video, digital, experiential and social media to reach Millennials with lifestyle content inspired by Asian pop culture and entertainment. This includes the first and leading 24/7 English-language television network in the U.S. targeting fans of K-pop music, anime and other genres of entertainment growing in popularity throughout Asia and around the world. An advertiser-supported network –distributed in over 30 DMAs through Comcast Cable, Time Warner cable, FIOS TV, Cox cable, Charter Communications and via TV Everywhere – Mnet is the first U.S. television property of CJ Entertainment & Media Group, Asia’s leading vertically-integrated entertainment company and a unit of CJ Corporation. Mnet is headquartered in Los Angeles, can be found on www.facebook.com/MnetUSA, on Twitter @MnetLA and on Tumblrmnetamerica.tumblr.com/.
