Ernest Worthman of Semiconductor Engineering recently noted that the rapidly evolving Internet of Everything (IoE) requires a “new breed” of networks to handle data from billions of devices quickly and securely. “The terms ‘high performance’ and ‘high security’ are generally incompatible in the networking world because the security technology in use today bogs down network performance,” he explained.
Cryptography and the Internet of Everything (IoE)
Ecebs and Penrillian team up on smartcard apps
Penrillian and Ecebs have clinched an agreement to create a new mobile solution for the transport ticketing market. In this context, Ecebs is now Penrillian’s preferred Part 11 provider for its white-label Voyager app, which allows users to plan, purchase, download and top up tickets for public transport directly to a smartcard via their mobile device.
Brief memories and reflections on Marvin Minsky (1927–2016)
The recent death of MIT Professor Marvin Minsky at age 88—one of the pioneers and central figures in the field of artificial intelligence, the discipline seeking to make machines “intelligent”—brought to mind a number of memories. This is not the place for a full obituary of Minsky, but in brief: he earned degrees from Harvard and Princeton in mathematics (there was no academic computer science at the time) and spent several years in the Harvard Society of Fellows.
Rambus Ecebs & Penrillian Team Up On Mobile Ticketing
February 2016
Rambus Ecebs team up with Mobile Payment specialist Penrillian to deliver secure smart ticketing on mobile.
Rambus Ecebs & Penrillian team up on Smartard & App Solutions for the Transport Industry
Rambus Ecebs are delighted to announce the signing of a teaming agreement with Penrillian to enable the delivery of a new mobile solution to the transport ticketing market.
The agreement combines the two firms’ complementary technologies and cultures as they collaborate to deliver a fresh and flexible approach to transport operators, making travel simpler and quicker.
Under the terms of the agreement, Penrillian becomes Rambus Ecebs preferred ITSO Part 11 provider for its white-label Voyager app, which enables users to plan, purchase, download and top-up tickets and passes for public transport directly to a smartcard via their mobile device.
Rambus Ecebs is a market leader in smart technology, having developed the software at the heart of many existing smart ticketing systems. Penrillian is one of the world’s longest-established mobile developers, and its experience in the mobile payments domain created a natural fit for this joint offering.
Penrillian CEO Joanne Thompson says:
“Our development team benefited from the first-class support of the Rambus Ecebs technical team, so the integration process was very smooth and has allowed us to deliver ITSO compliance exceptionally quickly.”
Russell McCullagh, Managing Director at Rambus Ecebs, adds:
“Penrillian has proven to be an excellent partner in terms of its technical ability and professionalism in creating a simple-to-use yet powerful ticketing system for the ever increasing online market. I am delighted to welcome Penrillian to our growing Paragon RTD (Remote Ticket Download) Enabler Programme.”
Joanne Thompson concludes:
“While integration with Rambus Ecebs RTD enables additional new ticketing opportunities for Penrillian, we expect Penrillian to provide Rambus Ecebs with the established skills to deliver the mobile applications that the market needs – both today and in the future.”
SK hynix, Amkor Technology, eSilicon, Northwest Logic and Avery Design Systems Announce “Start your HBM/2.5D Design Today” Seminar
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San Jose, California — February 4, 2016 – SK hynix, (“SK hynix”), Amkor Technology, eSilicon, Northwest Logic and Avery Design Systems have joined forces to offer a complete High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) supply chain solution. HBM is a JEDEC-defined standard that utilizes 2.5D technology to interconnect a SoC and a HBM memory stack. Many companies are already using HBM to create very high-bandwidth, low-power products. This seminar will present a complete HBM supply chain that is delivering and supporting customer HBM designs now.
The seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The event will begin at 4PM Pacific time and conclude with a wine and beer reception that will include interactive demonstrations from 6PM to 7PM.
“HBM is scaling the DRAM technology to a new level where high performance, low power and small form factor are all delivered with one solution. SK hynix is excited to be in the vanguard of developing the HBM technology and accelerating HBM adoption,” said Kevin Tran, Senior Manager of Technical Marketing at SK hynix America Inc., an US subsidiary of SK hynix.
According to Ron Huemoeller, Amkor Technology’s corporate vice president of R&D, “Amkor Technology has worked closely with our customers to implement HBM into their high-performance computing products from the early stages of development through final product launch, as part of our overall 2.5D through-silicon via (TSV) platform. This has allowed us to both have significant impact on determining the supply chain process flow, as well as provide the necessary critical services of MEOL interposer processing and SoC + HBM + interposer assembly and test. We look forward to sharing our expertise in these key areas to help promote a wider adoption of HBM into more products going forward.”
“eSilicon is currently supporting several HBM customers using its HBM PHY and advanced ASIC design and packaging capabilities,” said Mike Gianfagna, eSilicon’s vice president of marketing. “I’m delighted that 2.5D in the form of HBM is really here now. We are proud to present this work alongside our supply chain partners.”
“Northwest Logic’s highly configurable HBM Controller is being used in a wide range of high-performance HBM applications. This seminar provides a great opportunity to quickly get up to speed on HBM and learn how it can be used to create highly differentiated end-market products,” said Brian Daellenbach, president of Northwest Logic.
“Avery provides HBM memory models that enable HBM-based SoC and PHY designs to be robustly verified and performance-optimized quickly and effectively,” said Chris Browy, vice president of sales and marketing for Avery Design.
This seminar has now concluded.
About SK hynix.
SK hynix, headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (“DRAM”), Flash memory chips (“NAND Flash”) and CMOS Image Sensors (“CIS”) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com.
About Amkor Technology, Inc.
Amkor Technology is a leading provider of semiconductor packaging, assembly and test services to the world’s leading semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs. Amkor’s operational base encompasses more than 7 million square feet of floor space with production facilities, product development centers and sales & support offices located in Asia, Europe and the US. For more information visit www.amkor.com
About eSilicon
eSilicon guides customers through a fast, accurate, transparent, low-risk ASIC journey, from concept to volume production. Explore your options online with eSilicon STAR tools, engage with eSilicon experts, and take advantage of eSilicon semiconductor design, custom IP and IC manufacturing solutions through a flexible engagement model. eSilicon serves a wide variety of markets including the communications, computer, consumer, industrial products and medical segments. Get the data, decision-making power and technology you need for first-time-right results. www.esilicon.com
The right chip. Right now™
About Northwest Logic
Northwest Logic, founded in 1995 and located in Beaverton, Oregon, provides high-performance, silicon-proven, easy-to-use IP cores including high-performance PCI Express solution (PCI Express 3.0, 2.1 and 1.1 cores and drivers), Memory Interface Solution (DDR4/3/2, LPDDR4/3/2 SDRAM; HBM, MRAM, RLDRAM 3/II), and MIPI Solution (CSI-2, DSI). These solutions support a full range of platforms including ASICs, Structured ASICs and FPGAs. For additional information, visit www.nwlogic.com or contact us directly.
About Avery Design Systems
Founded in 1999, Avery Design Systems, Inc. enables system and SOC design teams to achieve dramatic functional verification productivity improvements through the use of formal analysis applications for RT-level and gate-level X verification; robust core-through-chip-level Verification IP for PCI Express, USB, AMBA, UFS, MIPI, DDR/LPDDR, HBM, HMC, ONFI/Toggle, NVM Express, SCSI Express, SATA Express, eMMC, SD/SDIO, and CAN FD standards. The company is a member of the Mentor Graphics Value Added Partnership (VAP) program and has established numerous Avery Design VIP partner program affiliations with leading IP suppliers. More information about the company may be found at www.avery-design.com.
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| Kevin Tran SK hynix America. 408-232-8386 [email protected] |
Debi Polo Amkor Technology 480-786-7653 [email protected] |
Sally Slemons eSilicon Corporation 408-635-6409 [email protected] |
| Brian Daellenbach Northwest Logic 503-533-5800 x309 [email protected] |
Chris Browy Avery Design Systems 978-851-3627 [email protected] |
Paul Kocher to moderate RSA Cryptographers’ panel
Paul Kocher, the President and Chief Scientist of Rambus’ Cryptography Research division, will be moderating the RSA 2016 Cryptographers’ Panel on March 1st at 9:50AM.
Participants, including Adi Shamir, Moxie Marlinspike, Ronald Rivest and Whitfield Diffie, are slated to discuss the latest advances and revelations in cryptography, as well as the top security trends of 2016. Kocher is also scheduled to participate as a judge in the RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest on February 29, from 1:00PM to 4:30PM.
