‘Fastest’ fpgas get AES IP cores
Achronix Semiconductor, which claims to make the world's fastest fpgas, has added AES IP cores to its Speedster family. The 128bit key size AES cores, developed by US company Signali, target applications running at 10, 40 and 100Gbit/s.
"High end 10/40/100G applications demand the highest capability encryption engines to ensure security," claimed Ali Burney, Achronix' serdes and IP marketing manager. "Signali's implementation with Achronix' fgpas delivers peace of mind to system engineers while striking the right balance between resource allocation and performance."
To achieve performance and resource utilisation targets, Signali implemented the cores in two configurations: a 16bit core, aimed at 10Gbit/s applications; and a 128bit data path core, targeted 40 to 100Gbit/s applications. Both use 128bit keys and operate in counter mode.
Signali business development manager Mark Konopacky noted: "Our expertise in design and implementation of computationally efficient complex algorithms, coupled with our innovative development methodology, enabled Signali to quickly explore many different microarchitectures during our development work to find the one ideally suited for deployment on Achronix' Speedster."
