Side-channel attacks conducted against electronic systems are relatively simple and inexpensive to execute. An attacker does not need to know specific implementation details of the cryptographic device to perform these attacks and extract keys. As all physical electronic systems routinely leak information, effective side-channel countermeasures such as Rambus’ DPA Resistant Hardware Cores (DPARC) or DPA Software Library (DPASL) should be implemented at the design stage to ensure protection of sensitive keys and data. After the implementation of hardware or software countermeasures, systems should be carefully evaluated with a Test Vector Leakage Assessment (TVLA) platform such as the Rambus DPA Workstation (DPAWS) to confirm the cessation of sensitive side-channel leakage.
Rambus Renews Patent License Agreement with Panasonic
New agreement expands collaboration between companies to include a broad range of memory and interface technologies
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – December 20, 2017– Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS, “Rambus”), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, today announced that Panasonic Corporation (TSE:6752, “Panasonic”) has renewed its patent license agreement. Under the terms of the five-year extension of Panasonic’s agreement, Rambus will license Panasonic a broad range of technologies to cover products that include SoCs with DRAM memory controllers. Specific terms of the agreement are confidential.
“We are pleased to extend our long-standing relationship with Panasonic, a global leader in the electronics industry,” said Luc Seraphin, senior vice president and general manager of the Memory and Interfaces Division at Rambus. “This expanded license agreement with Panasonic demonstrates continued relevance of our innovative technology and IP.”
For additional information on Rambus products and solutions, please visit rambus.com.
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Controllers Newsletter – Q4 2017
Northwest Logic’s PCI Express 4.0® Solution Passed Testing at the December PCI Express 4.0 FYI Compliance Workshop
Northwest Logic’s PCI Express 4.0 solution, including the Expresso 4.0 Core and DMA Core, in combination with the Xilinx Ultrascale+ PCIe® PHY, passed all Gold and Interoperability tests at the December 2017 PCI-SIG FYI Compliance Workshop. Hardware testing was done with both 4 and 1 lanes running at up to 16 Gbit/s.
This PCI Express 4.0 solution provides a robust, high-performance and proven platform for developing PCI Express 4.0/3.1/2.1/1.1 based products. This solution is available for ASICs, structured ASICs and FPGA platforms. Start your PCIe 4.0, 16G Designs Now!
NEC Expands Horizons for Super Computing Using Northwest Logic’s HBM2 Controller Core
NEC Corporation recently announced its new high-end SX-Aurora TSUBASA product line that expands the horizons of supercomputing, artificial intelligence and big data analytics. This platform utilizes a Vector Engine which connects to six HBM2 memory systems using the Northwest Logic’s HBM2 Controller Core. The Vector CPU which incorporates the Vector Engine has 307 GFlops performance which is about five times higher performance than previous generations. “We are pleased we were able to meet our performance goals with an efficient gate utilization using Northwest Logic’s HBM2 controller,” said NEC’s Yasushi Kanoh from 3rd Solution Platform Department, IT Platform Division. “NEC’s supercomputing platform is very impressive. We look forward to the success of this platform and future collaboration with NEC,” said Brian Daellenbach, President at Northwest Logic. For more information: NEC’s press release or NWL HBM2 solution.
eSilicon Tapes Out Deep Learning ASIC Chip with Northwest Logic’s HBM2 Controller Core
Northwest Logic and eSilicon have been collaborating to provide a complete HBM2 supply chain since 2014 and have recently announced a successful production tapeout of a deep learning ASIC. The tapeout marks another significant milestone in eSilicon’s and Northwest Logic’s track record of high-performance chips with a 2.5D/High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) implementation. Northwest Logic is the market leader in HBM2 Controllers with 18 design wins. “We are very pleased to see another HBM2 production tapeout. The rapid transition from HBM2 test chips to production chips is further proof of the value of our high quality, easy to use IP,” said Brian Daellenbach, President of Northwest Logic. “This design pushed the technology envelope and contains many firsts for eSilicon,” said Ajay Lalwani, Vice President, global manufacturing operations at eSilicon. “It is one of the industry’s largest chips and 2.5D packages and eSilicon’s first production device utilizing Northwest Logic’s HBM2 Controller Core.” Click here for more information about eSilicon’s end-to-end HBM2 solution. Click here for more information on Northwest Logic’s Memory solutions.
Northwest Logic’s HBM2 Controller Core Integrated and Validated with Synopsys HBM2 PHY
Northwest Logic, with support from Synopsys, has integrated and validated the combination of Northwest Logic’s HBM2 Controller Core and Synopsys’ HBM2 PHY. Northwest Logic’s market-leading, full-featured, high-performance HBM2 Controller Core is silicon-proven in a wide range of customer designs. Synopsys’s HBM2 PHY is optimized for high performance, low latency, low area, low power and ease of integration. It is in volume production in products such as AMD’s Vega GPU and is available in advanced process nodes ranging from 16nm FinFET to 7nm FinFET in multiple foundries. This complete HBM2 solution is available today. Contact Northwest Logic for more information.
Northwest Logic’s PCI Express 4.0® Solution is 16G Hardware Tested and Available For Xilinx UltraScale+ Devices
Northwest Logic’s widely-used PCI Express solution now supports PCI Express 4.0 at 16G rates in Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGAs including:
• 4, 2 and 1 lane PCIe® 4.0 support
• 16, 8, 5, 2.5 Gbit/s line rate support
• Root Port, Endpoint, Dual Mode and Switch support
• High Reliability – AER, ECRC, ECC, and Parity support
• Market leading DMA/Bridging solutions
• Demonstrated on Xilinx KCU116 (Kintex Ultrascale+ GTY), and Fidus Sidewinder (Zynq Ultrascale GTH) boards.
Contact Northwest Logic for more information.
Northwest Logic’s MIPI Controllers Now Support Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA Devices
Northwest Logic now offers its MIPI CSI-2 and DSI/DSI-2 Controller Cores for use in Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 SOC FPGA devices. This provides D-PHY support using the Meticom FPGA Bridge chips and the Microsemi resistive network. “We look forward to supporting SmartFusion2 SoC customers to create advanced MIPI designs with our industry leading MIPI controller cores,” said Joe Rodriguez, Product Marketing Engineer at Northwest Logic. “We are pleased to see Northwest Logic’s MIPI Controller Cores available for our lower power FPGAs. Our mutual customers who design imaging/video products now have additional interfaces to leverage,” said Ted Marena, Director of SoC FPGA Marketing at Microsemi. For more information about Northwest Logic’s MIPI controllers, please visit our product page.
Advantech is Utilizing Northwest Logic’s DMA Solution in Its VEGA Video Solutions
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing innovative embedded and automation solutions. Advantech’s VEGA Video Platforms and PCIe Adapters provide commercial-off-the-shelf access to the latest 4K/8K HEVC video processing and IP media technologies to accelerate the deployment of next-generation, open and more efficient video. Advantech is utilizing Northwest Logic’s high-performance DMA solutions in its VEGA 3000 and VEGA 6000 Series. “The use of Northwest Logic’s DMA solution has been a huge advantage for us to get our PCIe based systems out quickly and in providing high-quality, high-bandwidth solutions to our customers,” said Matt Chen, Senior Manager at Advantech. For more information click here.
CryptoManager Infrastructure for Semiconductor Manufacturing Data Brief
Download “CryptoManager Infrastructure for Semiconductor Manufacturing Data Brief”
The CryptoManager Infrastructure is a high performance, secure transaction processing and data reporting system designed to securely manage provisioning, device personalization and high value key management throughout a semiconductor’s life cycle. As a critical part of the manufacturing and communications infrastructure, high availability, performance, and security are emphasized in all components of the CryptoManager Infrastructure. Security throughout the system is provided through the use of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) in every node of the CryptoManager infrastructure. These FIPS 140-2 level 3 compliant HSMs provide tamper resistant secure storage and a secure computation environment for the necessary cryptographic computation and sensitive operations in the CryptoManager Infrastructure.
Imaging Innovator Gigajot Licenses Binary Pixel Technology from Rambus
Solution enables low-light photography and videography, scientific and medical imaging, automotive sensing, AR/VR and 3D
SUNNYVALE, CA and LEBANON, NH – Dec. 5, 2017 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced Dartmouth College-based startup Gigajot Technology has licensed Rambus Binary Pixel technology and patents for use in Gigajot’s next-generation image capture solutions. Gigajot’s Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) is a major paradigm shift in solid-state imaging which enables high-speed counting of single photons of light at gigapixel resolution. The new features enabled by QIS and Binary Pixel Technologies can benefit imaging applications such as scientific, automotive, security, defense, encryption, AR/VR, 3D and consumer photography, among others.
Based on the QIS technology developed by the Dartmouth-based research group of Dr. Eric Fossum, inventor of the “camera on a chip” found in billions of smartphones today, Gigajot’s third-generation solid-state imaging technology is sensitive enough to detect a single photon of light at room temperature and enables extremely high pixel densities. Rambus has supported the early work at Dartmouth on the technology. The single photon detection technology with its high sensitivity unlocks new capabilities in low-light photography and videography, scientific and medical imaging, automotive sensing, AR/VR and 3D, without sacrificing resolution or frame rate.
“Traditionally, it has been difficult to achieve acceptable signal-to-noise ratio in low-light situations for quality images,” said Dr. Saleh Masoodian, CEO, Gigajot. “Combining the Rambus Binary Pixel technology with Gigajot’s QIS devices enables development of highly sensitive imaging technology via mainstream commercial CMOS fabrication processes for not only consumer devices such as smartphones, tablets and cameras, but also for more high-end commercial pursuits such as scientific, medical, security and surveillance sensors and cameras.”
Rambus Binary Pixel technology combines a breakthrough imager and processor architecture to enable professional quality images and video from small form factor imagers for compact solutions. The technology mimics the brilliance of human visual processing by sensing photons using discrete thresholds to avoid pixel saturation and enable better light sensitivity. Binary Pixel also employs special oversampling methods, which subdivide pixels, exposure and digitization to capture more data and extend the dynamic range of the imager.
“Rambus Binary Pixel technology enables improved performance for small, compact image sensors, allowing unprecedented image quality for consumer devices,” said Laura Stark, SVP and general manager, Emerging Solutions of Rambus. “Combining the Gigajot and Rambus cutting-edge imaging technologies will dramatically improve the image capture experience for the next generation of consumers and professionals.”
For more information on Rambus Emerging Solutions Division, visit https://www.rambus.com/emerging-solutions/.
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About Rambus Emerging Solutions Division
Inspired by the innovative thinking at the heart of Rambus Labs, the Emerging Solutions division at Rambus works to translate extraordinary theory into everyday practice, imagining exciting new ways to interpret and reimagine the world of data around us.
About Rambus Inc.
Dedicated to making data faster and safer, Rambus creates innovative hardware, software and services that drive technology advancements from the data center to the mobile edge. Our architecture licenses, IP cores, chips, software, and services span memory and interfaces, security, and emerging technologies to positively impact the modern world. We collaborate with the industry, partnering with leading chip and system designers, foundries, and service providers. Integrated into tens of billions of devices and systems, our products power and secure diverse applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) security, mobile payments, and smart ticketing. For more information, visit rambus.com.
About Gigajot Technology LLC
Gigajot is developing the next generation of image sensors where single photon counting is used to unlock new image capture capabilities for consumers and professionals not possible with today’s devices. The company was founded in 2017 by CEO Dr. Saleh Masoodian, CTO Dr. Jiaju Ma and Dr. Eric Fossum. At Gigajot, every photon counts. For more information, visit https://www.gigajot.tech.
Cybertrust Japan Selects CryptoManager IoT Security Service from Rambus
Security as a service provides enhanced protection for new IoT platform
SUNNYVALE, California and TOKYO, Japan – Nov. 21, 2017 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced that Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of SoftBank Technology Corp. (JPX First Section: 4726), has selected the Rambus CryptoManager IoT Security Service for their Cybertrust Secure IoT Platform®, a comprehensive IoT platform-as-a-service. As a leading provider of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solutions, Cybertrust will combine the services to provide an easy-to-use, multi-platform solution that covers all aspects of secure IoT device connectivity and lifecycle management.
“As the number of connected devices grows at an unprecedented rate, so too does the risk of these devices being compromised by advanced cyber criminals,” said Bret Sewell, senior vice president and general manager of the Rambus Security Division. “The Rambus CryptoManager IoT Security Service minimizes this risk by establishing a secure connection out-of-the-box and managing the security lifecycle of IoT devices. We are delighted to bring this approach and functionality to the Cybertrust Secure IoT Platform and look forward to advancing the security behind IoT devices with Cybertrust as a leading customer.”
“An end-to-end scalable security solution is quickly becoming a critical requirement for the IoT market,” said Yasutoshi Magara, executive vice president, Cybertrust Japan. “By integrating the Rambus CryptoManager IoT Security Service into our Secure IoT Platform, we can provide seamless security throughout the lifecycle of IoT devices and fulfill our company’s mission to provide a highly trusted and valued security solution to our global partners and customers.”
The Rambus CryptoManager IoT Security Service delivers IoT service providers and OEMs secure connectivity of IoT devices by supporting a variety of cloud solutions and client hardware architectures. The service leverages cryptographic information – device ID, keys, personalization information and more – stored in SoCs at the time of manufacture, and is pre-integrated with leading IoT chipset and PaaS providers to create an out-of-the-box secure connection to IoT endpoints. When a supported device is first powered up and connected to the Internet, it is automatically identified and authenticated by the solution. This simplifies implementation and improves solution time to market while maintaining security needs and mitigating DDoS attacks.
For more information on the CryptoManager Trusted Services, visit https://www.rambus.com/trustedservices.
