Microchip Technology Expands TrustFLEX Family with CEC1736 Real-time Platform Root of Trust Devices
March 26 2024 - 7:58AM
As technology and cybersecurity standards continue to evolve,
Microchip Technology
(Nasdaq: MCHP) is helping
make embedded security solutions more accessible with its
CEC1736 TrustFLEX devices. The CEC1736 Trust
Shield family is a microcontroller-based platform root of trust
solution enabling cyber resiliency for data centers, telecom,
networking, embedded computing and industrial applications. Now, as
part of the TrustFLEX platform, the devices are partially
configured and provisioned with Microchip-signed Soteria-G3
firmware to reduce the development time needed to integrate
platform root of trust. These devices also help fast-track the
provisioning of required cryptographic assets and signed firmware
images, simplifying the process of secure manufacturing as required
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and
Open Compute Project (OCP) standards.
Specifically designed to meet NIST 800-193 platform
resiliency guidelines, as well as OCP requirements, CEC1736
TrustFLEX devices can support security features necessary to enable
hardware root of trust across various markets. The Trust
Platform Design Suite tool will allow customers to
personalize platform-specific configuration settings, including
unique credentials, to support any application, host processor or
SoC that boots out of an external SPI Flash device to extend the
root of trust in the system.
“Microchip has led our industry in streamlining
secure provisioning from design to deployment for devices and
platforms of all scales. This rich range of solutions now include
OCP-compliant root of trust devices,” said Nuri Dagdeviren,
corporate vice president of Microchip’s secure computing group.
“With the pre-configured CEC1736 TrustFLEX family, we are helping
lower the barrier of entry and making it easier for customers to
implement platform root of trust and enable faster prototyping and
speed to market.”
Modern firmware security features enabled on the
CEC1736 TrustFLEX—like SPI bus monitoring, secure boot, component
attestation and lifecycle management—can keep both the pre-boot and
real-time (time of check and time of use) environments shielded
from both in-person and remote threats.
The highly configurable, mixed-signal, advanced I/O
CEC1736 controllers integrate a 32-bit 96 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M4
processor core with closely coupled memory to offer optimal code
execution and data access.
Development ToolsMicrochip’s
comprehensive tool ecosystem makes it easy to get started with
designs. The CEC1736 TrustFLEX Configurator, part of the Trust
Platform Design Suite, provides a visual view of different use
cases to select, configure and generate a provisioning package for
development, prototyping and production. The CEC1736 development
board is equipped with a socket for easier evaluation and
development.
Pricing and Availability For
additional information and to purchase, contact a Microchip sales
representative, authorized worldwide distributor or visit
Microchip’s Purchasing and Client Services
website, www.microchipdirect.com.
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About Microchip
Technology:Microchip Technology Inc. is a
leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control
solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive
product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which
reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market.
The company’s solutions serve approximately 125,000 customers
across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense,
communications and computing markets. Headquartered in Chandler,
Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with
dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the
Microchip website at www.microchip.com.
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