EnSilica delivers FIPS compliant secure processor ic

Designed to meet the stringent requirements of payment, authentication and identity applications, the device utilises EnSilica's 32bit eSi-3250 soft processor core with cryptographic acceleration instructions in Kili's patented, dual processor architecture that splits secure functionality between the processors. Ian Lankshear, EnSilica's ceo, said: "As the Internet of Things starts to broaden and really take off, the Kili 3.1 secure processor ic provides a much needed, highly integrated solution that delivers excellent security and connectivity features with significant potential savings on the bill of materials." The processor ic integrates 1MB of embedded flash, standard interconnect and peripherals required for the application such as USB, I2C, UART, SPI, smart card reader, SWP and TRNG. It also features advanced security functions, including a mesh sensor; active shield protection; voltage, temperature clock and physical tamper detection; and protected battery backup of key memory with auto erase as well as encryption acceleration and EMV L1/L2 firmware for both contact and contactless applications.