Microchip Simplifies Development of Smart, Connected & Secure Solutions

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Microchip simplifies the development of smart, connected and secure solutions with a hardware cryptography-enabled microcontroller

Key Facts:

Full-featured CEC1702 microcontroller streamlines security implementation for an increasingly connected world
Offers complete hardware cryptography-enabled solution in a single package
Combines easy-to-use encryption, authentication, private and public key capabilities with programming flexibility
Reduces compute time by orders of magnitude over software solutions
Can be used as a security coprocessor or standalone microcontroller

Microchip announces the CEC1702 hardware cryptography-enabled microcontroller which addresses the increasing need for security measures, such as secure boot, driven by the continual growth of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The CEC1702 is a full-featured ARM^® Cortex^®-M4-based microcontroller with a complete hardware cryptography-enabled solution in a single package. This low-power but powerful, programmable 32-bit microcontroller offers easy-to-use encryption, authentication, private and public key capabilities and allows customer programming flexibility to minimise customer risk. The CEC1702 also provides significant performance improvements when compared to firmware-based solutions. The device’s hardware cryptographic cipher suite reduces compute time by orders of magnitude over software solutions by providing, for example, a 20-50x performance improvement for PKE acceleration as well as 100x improvement for encryption/decryption. This robust hardware-based feature set results in applications that can run security measures quickly, effectively and with significantly lower cost and power consumption.

Whether it is being used as a security coprocessor or a standalone microcontroller, the CEC1702 delivers a multi-dimensional defence against attacks, including:

Pre-boot authentication of system firmware: Providing an immutable identity and a root of trust to ensure that the firmware is untouched and has not been corrupted

Firmware update authentication: Verifying that the firmware update has not been corrupted and is from a trusted source
Authentication of system-critical commands: Attesting that any system-critical command is from a known source with authorisation to make the given change, preventing potentially devastating actions
Protection of secrets with encryption: Safeguarding code and data to prevent theft or malicious activities

Microchip simplifies the addition of authentication and encryption to connected designs by offering a full development suite including hardware and software tools as well as peripheral libraries and crypto

Application Programme Interfaces (APIs) to accelerate design cycles.

The CEC1702Q-B1- SX is in production volume.

For more information, visit Microchip’s Web site at: http://www.microchip.com/promo/CEC1702

Who are Microchip?

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

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