Upcoming SmartFusion2 Data Security Webinar will demonstrate how to leverage SmartFusion2 to design a secure system
Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, and Microsemi
Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC),
a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power,
security, reliability and performance, today announced that Avnet has
updated its design software on the SmartFusion™2 KickStart
Development Kit to offer a data security demonstration. The
kit, sold exclusively through Avnet, is an entry-level development
platform designed to facilitate rapid prototyping using Microsemi’s
SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
The SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit’s board features Microsemi’s
low-power, single event upset (SEU)-immune SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA, a
secure and integrated programmable device with 10,000 logic elements and
a 166 MHz ARM® Cortex®-M3 processor. The kit
is ideal for customers utilizing Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 in Internet of
Things (IoT), industrial networked equipment, medical networked products
and other applications that require the highest levels of data
communications security. A Windows app is used to control and view the
steps to establish a secure Bluetooth Low Energy connection between a
SmartFusion2 “server” and an Android “client.” The SmartFusion2
KickStart Development Kit is one of three Avnet-designed solutions named
by EDN magazine as the top 100 Hot Products of 2015.
Customers interested in learning more about how to leverage the security
features of the SmartFusion2 device to design a secure system can attend
the Microsemi
SmartFusion2 Data Security Webinar, Feb. 3, 2016 from 8 a.m.-9 a.m.
(PST).
“The data security reference design for the KickStart Kit provides an
easy-to-follow implementation of basic security building blocks,” said
Stefan Rousseau, senior technical marketing engineer for
Avnet. “Designers who are new to design for security should be able to
understand and re-use the given examples, while others who are already
familiar with these concepts will see how the secure elements and
architecture of the SmartFusion2 SoC are used for securing the system.”
According to the Aberdeen Group, by the year 2020 approximately 50
billion machines will be connected. Not only do these machines need to
be secure, but they need to be secured at the device, design and system
levels. The versatile SmartFusion2 KickStart Kit offers engineers the
much-needed low-power, high-security and reliability required to protect
data and valuable application intellectual property in today’s
IoT-enabled devices.
“Our newly available demonstrations of the SmartFusion2 KickStart
Development Kit not only showcase its excellent data security
capabilities, but they also demonstrate the feature-rich architecture of
the SmartFusion2,” said Ted Marena, director of SoC/FPGA marketing at
Microsemi. “Customers can easily implement a broad range of applications
and secured data communication by leveraging this unique, low-cost
development platform and software.”
Features of the SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit data security
demonstration include:
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Basic terminology for key usage and management
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Using certificates and public key infrastructure
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Establishing a secure channel using the Diffie-Hellman key agreement
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Using symmetric keys once authentication has completed
To purchase the SmartFusion2 KickStart Kit or to download the data
security reference design update, click here.
To register for the Microsemi SmartFusion2 Data Security Webinar, click here.
To see videos of the kit, visit http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/design-resources/dev-kits/smartfusion2/kickstart-kit.
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About Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs
Microsemi's SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs deliver more resources in low density
devices, with the lowest power, proven security and exceptional
reliability. These devices are ideal for general purpose functions such
as Gigabit Ethernet or dual PCI Express control planes, bridging
functions, input/output (I/O) expansion and conversion, video/image
processing, system management and secure connectivity. Microsemi SoC
FPGAs are used by customers in communications, industrial, medical,
defense, and aviation markets. PCIe Gen 2 connectivity starts at just
10K logic elements (LEs). SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs offer 5K-150K LEs with
166MHz ARM Cortex-M3 processor with up to 512KB of embedded flash,
triple-speed Ethernet, USB 2.0 OTG, CAN controllers and general purpose
peripherals, with the highest max I/O per LE density. Microsemi also
offers a broad range of military, automotive and space grade FPGAs and
SoC FPGAs. For more information visit: http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/soc-fpga/smartfusion2.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of
semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense &
security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products include
high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated
circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and
synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the world’s
standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete
components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products;
Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as
custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in
Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,600 employees globally.
Learn more at www.microsemi.com.
About Avnet, Inc.
From components to cloud and design to disposal, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT)
accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology
globally by providing them with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative
products, services and solutions. Avnet is a Fortune 500 company with
revenues of $27.9 billion for the fiscal year 2015. For more
information, visit www.avnet.com.
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