Back in July, JEDEC finalized the specifications for DDR5 memory, and laid out a number of key performance advantages over DDR4 including quadrupling the maximum die density to 64Gb and boosting maximum data rates from 3.2Gbps to 6.4Gbps [official]. Today, SK Hynix has announced that it is launching the world’s very first DDR5 DRAM chips.
SK Hynix Launches World’s First DDR5 DRAM Modules Rated At 4.8 Gbps And Beyond
5G Mixes, Matches Memories
For consumers, 5G brings with it the potential of a better user experience on smartphones, but its influence on memory uptake won’t be at the device level.
Handset makers will continue to add more DRAM and flash storage to smartphones regardless of network connections. The memory in 5G network infrastructure will be even more diverse given the many use cases for the next generation of mobile networking.
Security Verification of Rambus’ CryptoManager Root of Trust by Tortuga Logic
The confidentiality and integrity of cryptographic key material is critical to maintaining system security. A hardware root of trust, such as the Rambus CryptoManager Root of Trust, is designed to securely generate, store, and employ cryptographic keys. Tortuga Logic has independently verified the policies surrounding access to keys stored within registers in the CryptoManager Root of Trust using its Radix™ pre-silicon security verification platform.
The Importance of Chiplet Security
Chiplets are gaining significant traction as they deliver numerous benefits beyond what can be accomplished with a monolithic SoC in a time of slowing transistor scaling. However, disaggregating SoCs into multiple chiplets increases the attack surface which adversaries can exploit to penetrate safeguards to data and hardware. With chiplets, the risks of hardware-based trojans and exploits such as man-in-the-middle attacks all rise. To realize the many benefits of chiplets, designers should use a design for security approach, and implement security safeguards anchored in hardware.
MACsec-IP-160 Product Brief
The MACsec-IP-160 is a versatile MACsec solution for silicon devices that require plug-and-play MACsec processing for an Ethernet port at full line rate. It provides classification, transformation and statistics for the IEEE0802.1AE standard MACsec. Additionally, it supports VLAN-in-clear use cases.
よりセキュアなシリコンサプライチェーン (A More Secure Silicon Supply Chain)
Counterfeit chips are large and growing problem putting both civilian and military supply chains at risk. Estimates of the size of the counterfeit market run to $75B and more. With electronics at the heart of so many of the products we depend upon, the risks of counterfeit semiconductors range from inconvenience to loss of property and life.
