SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel®
Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller
(MCU) and touch solutions, today launched its next-generation
CryptoAuthentication™ product. Atmel's ATECC508A is the first
device to integrate ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie–Hellman) security
protocol—an ultra-secure method to provide key agreement for
encryption/decryption, along with ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital
Signature Algorithm) sign-verify authentication—for the Internet of
Things (IoT) market including home automation, industrial
networking, accessory and consumable authentication, medical,
mobile and more.
Atmel's ATECC508A is the second integrated circuit (IC) in the
CryptoAuthentication portfolio with advanced Elliptic Curve
Cryptography (ECC) capabilities. With ECDH and ECDSA built
in, this device is ideal for the rapidly growing IoT market by
easily providing confidentiality, data integrity and authentication
in systems with MCU or MPUs running encryption/ decryption
algorithms (such as AES) in software. Similar to all Atmel
CryptoAuthentication products, the new ATECC508A employs
ultra-secure hardware-based cryptographic key storage and
cryptographic countermeasures which are more secure than
software-based key storage.
This next-generation CryptoAuthentication device is compatible
with any microcontroller or microprocessor on the market today
including Atmel | SMART and Atmel AVR® MCUs and MPUs. As with all
CryptoAuthentication devices, the ATECC508A delivers extremely
low-power consumption, requires only a single general purpose I/O
over a wide voltage range, and available in a tiny form factor,
making it ideal for a variety of applications that require longer
battery life and flexible form factors.
"As a leader in security, Atmel is committed to delivering
innovative secure solutions to the billions of devices to be
connected in the IoT market," said Rob
Valiton, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Automotive, Aerospace and Memory Business Units, Atmel Corporation.
"Atmel's newest CryptoAuthentication IC is the first of its kind to
apply hardware-based key storage to provide the full complement of
security capabilities, specifically confidentiality, data integrity
and authentication. We are excited to continue bringing
ultra-secure crypto element solutions to a wide range of
applications including IoT, wireless, consumer, medical,
industrial, and automotive, among others."
Key security features of the ATECC508A include:
- Optimized key storage and authentication
- ECDH operation using stored private key
- ECDSA (elliptic-curve digital signature algorithm)
Sign-Verify
- Support for X.509 certificate formats
- 256-bit SHA/HMAC hardware engine
- Multilevel RNG using FIPS SP 800-90A DRBG
- Guaranteed 72-bit unique ID
- I2C and single-wire interfaces
- 2 to 5.5V operation, 150-nA standby current
- 10.5-kbit EEPROM for secret and private keys
- High Endurance Monotonic Counters
- UDFN, SOIC, and 3-lead contact packages
More Information
- Full CryptoAuthentication Portfolio:
http://www.atmel.com/products/security-ics/cryptoauthentication/default.aspx
- ECC Devices:
http://www.atmel.com/products/security-ics/cryptoauthentication/ecc-256.aspx
- Security at our Core: www.atmel.com/security
About Atmel
Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the
design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch
solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and
radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's
broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is
able to provide the electronics industry with intelligent and
connected solutions focused on the industrial, consumer,
communications, computing and automotive markets.
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