Smart dust can perhaps best be described as tiny, connected sensor motes tasked with performing a wide variety of functions. As Ernest Worthman of Semiconductor Engineering notes, the applications for IoT-enabled smart dust are practically limitless and include designing uber-mini drones the size of small bugs.
From smart dust to cybernetic implants
FIDO specs bolster secure authentication
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance recently published final 1.0 drafts of two primary specifications: the Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F).
Why intuitive interaction with visual data is critical for security
Writing for InformationWeek’s Dark Reading, OpenGraphiti creator Thibault Reuille says the security field offers an “endless number” of applicable uses for the visualization of loosely related data.
Rambus lighting tech illuminates Cooper’s new LED-based luminaire
Eaton’s Cooper Lighting division recently introduced the Portfolio Surface-Mount, an LED-based luminaire that incorporates the company’s WaveStream™ planar light-guide technology.
Rambus Cryptography Research Division Licenses Security Technologies to Cisco
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – November 24, 2014 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research division has licensed select security-related technologies to Cisco Systems. The agreement enables Cisco to integrate relevant security technologies into Cisco products to provide protection against unauthorized access and mitigate security threats. Specific terms of the agreement are confidential.
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Cryptography Research, a division of Rambus Inc., is a leader in semiconductor security research and development. Established by internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, Cryptography Research develops and licenses innovative technologies in areas including tamper resistance, content protection, anti-counterfeiting, network security, and financial services. Over eight billion security products are made each year under license from Cryptography Research. Security systems designed by Cryptography Research scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce annually. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.
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Flagship smartphones packing LPDDR4 expected in 2015
A recent report issued by DRAMeXchange confirms that mobile memory accounted for 36 percent of overall DRAM production this year and is likely to surpass 40 percent of production in 2015.

