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NXP Semiconductors has announced hardware secure element certified to FIPS 140-3 Level 3. “SE052F combines the flexibility of a secure element with the newest generation of the Federal Information Processing Standard, a US and Canadian federal standard for data security required by NIST for participation in federal projects,” said NXP. “Many industrial IoT device manufacturers are turning to certifications, such ...

Microchip has upped the security of a family of PIC18 microcontrollers by adding a one-time disable to its programming and debugging interface. Called PDID (programming and debugging interface disable), “when enabled, this enhanced code protection feature is designed to lock out access to the programming-debugging interface and block unauthorised attempts to read, modify or erase firmware”, according to Microchip. The ...

Alif Semiconductor’s 32bit ‘Ensemble’ AI-enabled MCUs are now available, according to the company. Built around various Arm cores with added security to protect stored intellectual property, they are intended to run AI algorithms locally in battery-powered devices. “There are many Edge ML applications that require 50 to 250Gop/s to become useful,” said Alif marketing v-p Mark Rootz. “Typical 32bit MCUs ...

To prevent intellectual property leakage, Segger has introduced a package that programmes microcontrollers securely at third party locations such as contract manufactures. Even the programmer-to-MCU connection is secured against ‘sniffing’, because captured signals are one-time encrypted. The scheme is implemented by the company’s Flasher Secure programmer hardware, combined with software dubbed ‘Telp’ for ‘target encrypted link package’. It works like ...

U-blox’ LARA-R6 LTE Cat 1 and LARA-L6 LTE Cat 4 cellular modules have been certified to Radio Equipment Directive (RED) cybersecurity, having passed RED article 3.3 d/e/f requirements using ETSI’s EN 303 645 standard. “As cyberattacks and privacy concerns grow, there’s an urgent need for wireless devices and products to feature enhanced security. With stricter regulations on the horizon, manufacturers ...

Microchip has created a PIC32 family with a 300MHz 32bit Arm Cortex-M7 processor and hardware security, for industrial and consumer devices. “Application designers must consider implementing security functionality in their devices during the development process as security threats evolve and become more sophisticated,” said Microchip. The devices are called PIC32CZ CA90, and their secure module has its own microcontroller running ...

Software designed to detect child abuse images on smartphones, which could be mandated by governments in some counties, can be covertly repurposed to intrude on personal privacy, according to research at Imperial college. ‘Client-side scanning’ (CSS) is an image analysis technique based on ‘perceptual hashing’, and is mooted as a way to get around the legitimate problem of criminals hiding ...

The connected car market is set for strong growth, spurred by government regulations and increased use of in-vehicle safety features (see below). Figure 1 – Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Global Connected Car Market 2023-2027 As more vehicles become more connected and thus vulnerable to malicious cyber attacks, the importance of managing cyber risk grows. Cyber ...

Car part maker Continental has been speaking about its next-generation modular vehicle electrical-electronic architecture. “The growing variety of vehicle functions requires more and more computing power and increasingly complex software applications,” said the company’s CTO Gilles Mabire. “Continental’s new architecture is paving the way for the software-defined vehicle.” Dubbed ZCU, it will be server-based, with central high-performance computers and a ...

Aiming at secure authentication, NXP has put an NFC reader on the same IC as SESIP-Level 2 security and an Arm Cortex-M33 with 180kbyte flash and 20kbyte ram. Dubbed PN7642, it was announced in Nuremberg at Embedded World this week. “NFC technology has become foundational to secure authentication, whether it’s verifying that the person standing at the front door has ...