MStar Semiconductor recently confirmed that it will be equipping its lineup of connected TV SoCs with CryptoFirewall™ security cores. Designed by Rambus’ Cryptography Research division, the self-contained ASIC cores provide a secure hardware-based root-of-trust for content protection applications.
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Shrinking nanometers with Rambus and Globalfoundries
Globalfoundries – which operates a total of 8 semiconductor fabrication facilities across the globe – has a long history of collaborating with Rambus on a wide variety of projects.
Making the World a Better Place While Helping an Acquisition Succeed
Several years ago, Cryptography Research was in talks with Rambus about a potential acquisition. The opportunity was exciting, and would bring a chance to grow and transform the company I had started in 1995. For both entrepreneurs and acquirers, however, acquisitions are scary — even for Cisco, which knows more about acquiring than almost any other company, about a third of acquisitions fail.
DRAM DNA: From consoles to smartphones
One can’t help but stare nostalgically at the three game consoles prominently displayed at the entrance of Rambus HQ in Sunnyvale, California. Packed with various flavors of Rambus memory, the Nintendo 64, Sony Playstation® 2 (PS2) and Playstation® 3 (PS3) were responsible for defining a new generation of consoles and significantly raising the performance bar for future gaming systems.
Securing connected cars starts with the SoC
According to Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski, one in five cars on the road will be categorized as “self-aware” by 2018. Ultimately, a system of sophisticated sensors, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and computing power will lead to the design of intelligent cars capable of interacting with their owners, each-other and the larger Internet of Things (IoT).
Smart cities and the Internet of Things (IoT)
The New Economy recently reported that the urban population is forecast to grow by approximately 60 million every year, with the overall number of city dwellers doubling — from 3.4 billion to 6.4 billion — between 2009 and 2050. This urban-centric trend has significantly accelerated sophisticated technological, societal and economic gains in some of the world’s most advanced cities.
Indeed, IHS analysts believe the number of smart cities worldwide will quadruple over the next 12 years as local governments collaborate with the private sector to address a multitude of challenges confronting urban centers.
