The Raspberry Pi 2 – which made its debut earlier this week – packs a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor and 1GB of RAM (LPDDR2 SDRAM). Additional key specs include four USB ports, 40 GPIO pins, HDMI output, an Ethernet jack, 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot.
Raspberry Pi 2 gets a memory boost
Rambus Ecebs strengthens its position as smart ticketing leader
February 2015
Rambus Ecebs were delighted to welcome a large number of companies and people involved in smart ticketing in the UK to our event in the Strangers Dining Room in the Palace of Westminster which was sponsored by the Right Honourable Michael McCann, the Rambus Ecebs local MP.
Rambus Ecebs strengthens its position as smart ticketing leader at House of Commons event
Smart Ticketing – a Blueprint for 21st Century Travel
Rambus Ecebs were delighted to welcome a large number of companies and people involved in smart ticketing in the UK to our event in the Strangers’ Dining Room in the Palace of Westminster which was sponsored by the Right Honorable Michael McCann, the Rambus Ecebs local MP. This gathering of many of the most influential stakeholders in the smart ticketing community was held with transport representatives from central government, local authorities, transport operators, related commerical organisations and a number of prominent members of parliament and the House of Lords.
The event, which was exceptionally well attended and oversubscribed, discussed how smart ticketing is evolving and growing within the UK and beyond with focus on how important this is to the UK economy and welfare.
Lillian Greenwood, the Shadow Minister for Transport and MP for Nottingham South, spoke of the Labour party’s vision, a challenge to achieve the goal similar to that set out by
Harold Wilson and Barbera Castle in the late 1960’s – that is, to deliver a reliable, secure and integrated travel system. She further explained how the use of smart ticketing in the North of England was growing. This was providing significant benefit to local constituents not just via concessionary travel but commercial too, with the Trent Barton Tram system now accepting smartcards which can also be used on buses in Nottingham.
Rambus Ecebs executive chairman said: ” This event highlights the importance of smart ticketing within the UK and beyond. We are witnessing a new age where technology is moving at such a pace that consumers demand services that can align with their expectations for customer experience. We are seeing this with the advent of mobile payments and transport is no exception”.
He commented further, ” Rambus Ecebs are real leaders in smart ticketing implementation and have a very strong technical team who have long been leaders in smart technology and innovation. Rambus Ecebs have seen significant growth in demand for transport products and services.
The large attendance from key industry players at today’s event underlines that. I would like to thank Michael McCann and Lillian Greenwood for their support of this event in promoting the smart transport industry.”
To mark the event, Russell McCullagh, Rambus Ecebs Managing Director, presented some lucky attendees with a bottle of ‘Malt Whisky’, which of course can only be sampled when public transport is used afterwards.
Video: Overclocked HyperX DDR4 hits 4351MHz
The HyperX division of Kingston Technology has confirmed that its Predator DDR4 memory was recently overclocked at a screaming 4351MHz. The impressive overclock mark – set by “Toppc” of MSI – was achieved using a single 4GB HyperX Predator 3333MHz DDR4 module on MSI’s new X99S XPOWER AC motherboard.
MStar to Use Cryptography Research DPA Countermeasures to Ward Off Attacks in Set-Top Box Solutions
Added security technologies protect tamper-resistant chips in digital home market
SUNNYVALE, Calif., and TAIPEI, Taiwan — February 4, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research Division and MStar, a leading global semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, have signed a license agreement for the inclusion of advanced DPA countermeasure technologies developed by Cryptography Research in MStar products. By incorporating these patented technologies, MStar’s tamper-resistant products, including set-top box chipsets, can be protected against differential power analysis (DPA) and related attacks.
“With growing threats impacting the content distribution market, we are committed to providing the highest level of security for our customers,” said Jeff Wu, Associate VP at MStar. “DPA countermeasures are integral to providing the highest level of security and now our solutions incorporate comprehensive security ingredients to protect against side-channel and other non-invasive attacks.”
DPA is a form of side-channel attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption or EM emissions from a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets from chips. Since these types of attacks can affect set-top boxes and other consumer electronic devices, there is a growing need in the entertainment industry for advanced side-channel attack solutions to provide secure delivery of high quality content to homes.
“As it becomes easier to mount attacks using DPA, content distributors need protection against side-channel attacks to satisfy requirements in order to provide secure access to high value content,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “By incorporating DPA countermeasures into their set-top box chipsets, MStar is demonstrating their commitment to deploying comprehensive security measures in the pay TV space.”
Cryptography Research DPA countermeasure technologies are designed to protect devices against certain types of attacks that can extract cryptographic keys and other sensitive data from chips in set-top boxes and other home networking products. By integrating more comprehensive security solutions into set-top boxes, unauthorized access of premium content can be prevented.
About Cryptography Research
The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded security solutions to combat the worldwide threat to data integrity, our innovative technologies span areas including tamper resistance, content protection, network security, media and payment and transaction services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.
About MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
MStar Semiconductor, Inc. is a world-class leader in Application Specific ICs with a focus on consumer electronic products and communication applications. Since the inception in 2002, MStar has established a strong brand and leadership position in LCD controller, analog and digital TV, and set-top box by fully leveraging its core expertise of cutting-edge design capabilities, continuous innovation and premier customer-focused services. Headquartered in Taiwan, MStar has a comprehensive global footprint of international R&D and customer support centers to provide a full range of total solutions for various consumer electronic applications. For more information, please visit www.mstarsemi.com.
DDR4 deployment averts “thermal nightmare”
Writing for DataCenter Dynamics, Scott Fulton notes that recent benchmark results indicate DDR4 is at least partially, and perhaps wholly, responsible for performance gains in low-end and mid-tier servers. In addition, DDR4 may, at best, mitigate performance drop-offs in the high-end.
Microsemi targets security sector with Rambus cryptography tech
Rambus’s Cryptography Research Division (CRD) has entered into a partnership with Microsemi to resell a number of advanced security technologies developed by the DPA product engineering team at CRD. According to Michael Mehlberg, Senior Director of Business Development for Government Solutions at Rambus CRD, a recently signed reseller agreement includes both the DPA WorkStation™ and DPA Resistant Suite B cryptographic cores.
