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SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive has released two new processors, one to target machine learning applications, and one to target general-purpose HPC.


News Oct 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Bluetooth LE: Security Modes and Procedures Explained

Bluetooth LE: Security Modes and Procedures Explained

In Bluetooth LE (BLE), security is a multifaceted beast. Learn the three main security modes of BLE, along with five critical BLE security procedures.


Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Automotive developers seek new ways to up safety, functionality, and comfort in modern vehicles. These mobility products may help to meet such targets.


News Sep 13, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Understanding Bluetooth LE Pairing—Step by Step

Understanding Bluetooth LE Pairing—Step by Step

Pairing is an important concept in Bluetooth LE. Let’s examine the fundamentals of Bluetooth LE pairing, outlining how LE devices securely share keys between trusted devices.


Understanding Security Keys in Bluetooth Low Energy

Understanding Security Keys in Bluetooth Low Energy

Learn the roles of the three security keys in Bluetooth LE—Long Term Key (LTK), Connection Signature Resolving Key (CSRK), and Identity Resolving Key (IRK).


EM Side-Channel Attacks on Cryptography

EM Side-Channel Attacks on Cryptography

Electromagnetic-based side-channel attacks are non-invasive, meaning the attacker does not need physical access to the device to steal information. We’ll look at how these EM side-channel attacks work.


Vulnerabilities and Attacks on Bluetooth LE Devices—Reviewing Recent Info

Vulnerabilities and Attacks on Bluetooth LE Devices—Reviewing Recent Info

To understand known vulnerabilities and attacks on Bluetooth LE devices, we review some studies from the past 4+ years.


Rambus Serves up Quantum-safe IP Solutions To Fend off Attacks

Rambus Serves up Quantum-safe IP Solutions To Fend off Attacks

The new Root of Trust IP from Rambus offers post-quantum cryptography hardware solutions.


News Jul 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Securing BLE Connections—An Overview of the Security Protocol

Securing BLE Connections—An Overview of the Security Protocol

Learn about Bluetooth LE's security features and tools, how to use them, and understand how they keep connections secure.


SiFive Gives its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive Gives its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive hopes to strengthen the RISC-V community with the contribution of its WorldGuard model.


News May 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Ethernet Turns 50 Today: A Day to Review the Feats of Robert Metcalfe, Co-Inventor of Ethernet

Ethernet Turns 50 Today: A Day to Review the Feats of Robert Metcalfe, Co-Inventor of Ethernet

50 years ago today, on May 22, 1973, Robert Metcalfe wrote a memo to management at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center explaining how Ethernet could work.


News May 22, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
A Primer on Power and EM Side-channel Attack Countermeasures and Prevention

A Primer on Power and EM Side-channel Attack Countermeasures and Prevention

Get a high-level understanding of designing electronics to prevent the threat of side-channel attacks (SCAs), namely power- and EM- (electromagnetic) based attacks.


Two Firms Collaborate to Reimagine the Role of the Secure Element

Two Firms Collaborate to Reimagine the Role of the Secure Element

The new architecture has the secure element as the Master, while the CPU serves as the Subordinate.


News Apr 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
German Researchers Devise New Method to Detect Manipulations in Chips

German Researchers Devise New Method to Detect Manipulations in Chips

German researchers developed a new method to detect hardware manipulations in microchips early on in the production process—a time when chips are most vulnerable.


News Apr 01, 2023 by Shraddha Tupe
An Introduction to Power Analysis Side Channel Attacks

An Introduction to Power Analysis Side Channel Attacks

Learn the basics of how power-based side-channel attacks work and the different types of power analysis attacks, including simple power analysis (SPA), differential power analysis (DPA), and correlational power analysis (CPA).


Touting Energy Efficiency, AMD Announces 4th-gen EPYC Embedded Processors

Touting Energy Efficiency, AMD Announces 4th-gen EPYC Embedded Processors

At Embedded World this week, AMD has unveiled its 4th-gen EPYX Embedded processors. The chips offer energy efficiency along with some embedded-specific features.


News Mar 15, 2023 by Jeff Child
Share Files With a Fist Bump: Wi-R Confines Signal to a User’s Body

Share Files With a Fist Bump: Wi-R Confines Signal to a User’s Body

The latest wireless protocol ditches radiation and focuses on a new medium: your body.


News Feb 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
To Protect Machine Learning IP, Model Watermarking Is on the Rise

To Protect Machine Learning IP, Model Watermarking Is on the Rise

Industry players are looking for discrete ways to protect intellectual property, and an attractive option is in sight: machine learning watermarking.


News Feb 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz
The Sun Has Officially Set on 3G: A Look Back at Its Origin and Impact

The Sun Has Officially Set on 3G: A Look Back at Its Origin and Impact

On Dec. 31, 2022, Verizon was the last major U.S. carrier to disconnect customers still using 3G. Here's a look back on the network that offset the mobile revolution.


News Jan 09, 2023 by Lianne Frith
“Wi-Peep” Uses Wi-Fi-enabled Drone to Spy Through Walls

“Wi-Peep” Uses Wi-Fi-enabled Drone to Spy Through Walls

Leveraging a loophole in Wi-Fi, University of Waterloo researchers built a drone that determines the position of connected devices within seconds.


News Nov 07, 2022 by Aaron Carman