Andes and eMemory Announce New IC Security Solutions For IoT Security Applications

【Hsinchu, Taiwan.】 – The rapid development of Internet-of-Things (IoT) offers advanced interconnection between various devices and systems. As consumers place greater concern on data security and protection mechanism, the demands for related IC security solutions increase simultaneously. Targeting the market demands, eMemory Technology, the logic non-volatile memory (Logic NVM) and silicon intellectual property (Silicon IP) industry leader, partnered with Andes Technology Corporation, the first developer of original 32-bit microprocessor IP and system IC design in Asia, to launch new IC security solutions for IoT security applications market.

The AndesCore™ S801 secure 32-bit processor elevates the safety of data transfer and storage in embedded applications. Applying AndesCore™ S801 in System-on-Chip (SOC) designs along with eMemory’s one-time programmable (OTP) silicon IPs for security key storage in IoT products, the data security can be greatly enhanced at the minimum cost. Therefore, the new security MCU solutions find the perfect balance between information security and product cost, which can greatly benefit customers to exploit the boundless business opportunities offered by IoT.

To take the lead in the IoT market, the data security of IC hardware and firmware is crucial. Targeting the market potential, Andes launches the AndesCore™ S8 series products which equip with compact 3-stage pipeline and protected command set for diverse password and anti-tampering applications. Apart from comprehensive protocols for access control, the AndesCore™ S801 also features an energy-saving core and a secure memory protection unit (Secure MPU), offering hardware protection for program codes and data to prevent side-channel attacks.

The AndesCore™ S801 is fully conforming to the latest SoC designs. It can facilitate customers’ product development and certification approval process, as well as reduce time-to-market; making it the best choice for secure products which emphasize lightweight, compact size, and low-power consumption designs. AndesCore™ S801 can be widely applied in various applications to provide security mechanism and added-value, such as NFC, smart cards, bank cards, health cards, e-passports, smart meters, sensor hubs, smart locks, smart home, and the wearables.

Unlike conventional ICs with metal-fuse or poly-fuse based architectures, eMemory’s Logic NVM IPs use floating-gate and anti-fuse structures to prevent reverse-engineering, hence effectively protect data from detection and interpolation to enhance information security. The advanced security level of eMemory’s NeoFuse silicon IP has been recognized by the Conditional Access (CA) certification. Moreover, eMemory OTP silicon IPs  offer 125℃/10 years industry-grade high-temperature data retention ability, which are ideal for products with strict operational conditions and performance demands.

eMemory’s Logic NVM IPs are fully compatible with generic CMOS processes without additional mask layers. They have been extensively deployed in 0.5um~16nm process platforms at worldwide foundries; which offer customers not only a wide range of platform choices for product planning and validation, but also high flexibility of production capacity to maximize manufacturing competitiveness.

The strategic alliance of Andes and eMemory will provide customers competitive advantages to exploit opportunities in the growing IoT market, and further expand application ranges into mobile payments, smart home, automotive electronics, and cloud data centers. Combining the low-cost, low-power consumption, and high-security benefits of AndesCore™ S801 32-bit processor with eMemory OTP silicon IPs’ cost-effective, high-reliability, high-temperature data retention features, and diverse platforms availabilities; both parties can assist their partners to develop high-end security products to take the lead in the global market.

About eMemory
eMemory (Stock Code: 3529) is a global leader in logic process embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) silicon IP. Since established in 2000, eMemory has been devoted to research and development of innovative technologies, offering the industry’s most comprehensive platforms of patented eNVM IP solutions include NeoBit (OTP silicon IP), NeoFuse (anti-fuse OTP silicon IP), NeoMTP (1,000+ times programmable silicon IP), NeoFlash (10,000+ times programmable silicon IP), and NeoEE (100,000+ times programmable silicon IP) to semiconductor foundries, integrated devices manufacturers (IDMs) and fabless design houses worldwide. eMemory’s eNVM silicon IPs support a wide range of applications include trimming, function selection, code storage, parameter setting, encryption, and identification setting. The company has the world’s largest NVM engineering team and prides itself on providing partners a full-service solution that sees the integration of eMemory eNVM IP from initial design stages through fabrication. For more information about eMemory, please visit www.ememory.com.tw

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Hycon Technology Selects Andes N8 CPU Core for Next Generation High End 24-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter

Andes N8 High Performance, Low Power and Low Cost Helps Hycon
24-bit ADC’s Competitiveness in the Health Care Device Market

Andes Technology Corporation today announced that Hycon Technology Corporation, based in Taipei City Taiwan, selected the Andes high performance, low gate count, low power architecture N8 32-bit processor core for Hycon’s next generation high-end 24-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC).  The Andes core helps Hycon’s higher resolution 24-bit ADC achieve a competitive advantage in the demanding and rapid growth health care device market of digital scales, blood pressure and insulin monitors, wearables, and other devices that monitor chronic medical conditions outside the hospital.

“Andes Technology provided Hycon with on-time and effective technical support and service that ensured our design team’s schedule was maintained as we integrated the Andes core into our new 24-bit ADC design,” Hsu Wen-Yee, Senior Director at Hycon Technology said, “and their excellent support helped reduce our time to market. While Andes is a newer CPU IP supplier in the industry, the company’s strong and continued insistence on self-discipline, growth, eagerness to listen to customers, and continuous hardware and software improvements makes them a partner worthy to engage with in the long term.”

“We are extremely pleased that Hycon chose the Andes N8 processor core for their next generation 24-bit ADC product,” said Frankwell Lin, President of Andes. “In the field of healthcare applications such as glucose meter, digital weight scale, temperature sensor, etc., Hycon has achieved international tier-1 status in terms of quality and performance.  In the future, Andes will continue to devote ourselves to providing excellent products and superior technical service to all our customers.  By creating a win-win business engagement with our customers, we can grow together and help one another succeed.”

About the Medical Electronics Market 
“The growing $85-$90 billion Medical electronics market is being driven by a change in health care models away from reactionary care where chronically ill patients require expensive hospital treatment to a more preventative model using modern technology,” said Stephen Holloway Associate Director, Medical Devices, IHS Technology of El Segundo, Calif.  “The new opportunities of digital technology is to take patients out of the hospital into the home setting.  And use things like smart networks, cloud computing, to be able to monitor those patients remotely. That’s really driving some significant demand for new systems and technology in medical.”

About the N8 CPU Core
SoC designs for IoT devices demand low cost and low power consumption in combination with high performance to handle compute intensive functions such as processing sensor data and wireless protocol stacks. The efficient AndeStar™ Instruction Set Architecture enables superior 32-bit performance with lower power consumption than and gate-count equivalent to an older 8-bit processor. The three-stage pipelined N8 works with separate flash acceleration IP called FlashFetch that boosts performance without consuming added power. The key component of FlashFetch consists of a small amount of buffer near the processor core that enables repetitive functions to be executed efficiently thus eliminating power consuming flash memory accesses

A three-stage variant of the N8, the S8, features the AndeStar V3m architecture with Security Extension Micro Profile, which enables a secure microcomputer core with code and data protection from physical attacks and password-protected debugging.  Another variant of the N8 core, called E8, is equipped with the unique Andes Custom Extension(ACE).  The E8 enables designers to create custom instructions that differentiate their designs from competitive offerings that are based on standard instruction set processors. By adding special instructions, not easily discoverable by hackers, ACE can provide even stronger security to a design.  The E8 also delivers 1.82 DMIPS per MHz of performance, while consuming far less power than 32-bit competitive alternatives.

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Weltrend Adopts AndesCore™ N801 For Booming Brushless DC Motor Control Market

Small Gate Count and High Performance 
Key to AndesCore N801 Winning Weltrend Design

Andes Technology Inc. the leader in developing easy to integrate, scalable, and configurable CPU intellectual property (IP) and platforms today announced that Weltrend Semiconductor, a leading fabless semiconductor company has adopted the AndesCore N801CPU IP for a new system on chip (SoC) targeting the expanding brushless DC motor (BLDC) controller market. The N801’s small gate count—less than 14k gates—and high performance—1.36 DMIP/MHz at 300MHz operating frequency—beat out competitive alternatives to win the business.

Saving die area with a small gate count while providing high performance provides Weltrend’s SoC a competitive advantage as it competes for a large share of the booming electric motor control market.  “The worldwide market for electric motors is expected to be worth an estimated US$120.68 billion by 2019, growing at a 6.3 percent compound annual growth rate from 2013 to 2019,” predicted the market research report titled “Electric Motors Market (AC motors, DC motors, Hermetic motors) – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019,” from Transparency Market Research.

“Electric motors have a wide area of applications in numerous industries and functions such as motor vehicles, household appliances, industrial machinery, aerospace and other transportation equipment, HVAC equipments, and commercial industry,” the report claims. Furthermore, the research asserts that growth is greatest in Weltrend’s home market. “Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing and largest regional market for electric motors owing to improving economies and rising purchasing power in countries such as India, Malaysia, China, and Indonesia.”

“Andes has been a valued supplier of CPU IP since 2009,” said Chao-Chee Ku, Ph.D., Director of Product Planning & FAE of Weltrend. “Andes has continually provided Weltrend the high quality technical support we need to design best-in-class system-on-chip solutions for our customers. Andes’ N801 CPU core helped Weltrend fulfills the market needs as well as our customers’ requirements.”

“AndesCore processor families are based on a young architecture developed in the last 10 years with emerging market requirements in mind,” said Frankwell Lin, President of Andes.  “Not bound by the need to remain compatible by years of applications, Andes developed a product line of high performance, small size, and low power CPU cores including the N801 with its 3-stage pipeline design.  These cores boosts the execution efficiency of today’s computation algorithms, reduces memory usage, lowers customers’ silicon cost, while providing a long-term roadmap for customers needing an upgrade path from 8-bit cores used up to now.”

About Weltrend Semiconductor
Weltrend Semiconductor is a leading fabless semiconductor company, based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, specializing in the planning, design, testing, application development and distribution of its IC products. The company is a leading developer of analog and mixed-signal/digital IC design. It has accumulated enormous technical expertise over the years with a rich digital/analog IP portfolio and has expanded its products to advanced applications spanning across video signal processing, high-efficiency BLDC motor control, data security, vital sign detection, and digital power.

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