MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights
- Standards-compliant DesignWare TRNG IP generates random numbers
used to create cryptographic keys to protect data and
operations
- Passing NIST CAVP demonstrates conformance to rigorous
evaluation process and accelerates FIPS 140-3 certification for
SoCs to meet or exceed the highest commercial and government
standards
- Feature-rich IP is silicon-proven and easily portable across
processes and technologies including the most advanced 5nm
nodes
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced its
DesignWare® True Random Number Generator (TRNG) IP has
received validation by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program
(CAVP), paving the way for the lower-risk Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-3 certification of customer end
products. Synopsys' standards-compliant TRNG IP helps protect
devices and their connections with other devices or the cloud. The
TRNG IP provides high entropy random numbers that are essential for
encryption, authentication, platform security and highly secure
communication. Integrating DesignWare TRNG IP accelerates FIPS
140-3, Common Criteria, and other certifications, reducing design
risk and time-to-market for connected IoT, automotive, and cloud
communication system-on-chips (SoCs).
"With the increasing numbers and sophistication of threats to
connected devices, ensuring security from the foundation of the SoC
design is critical," said Saleel
Awsare, senior vice president and general manager, IoT
Division at Synaptics. "After evaluating multiple random number
generator solutions, we selected the Synopsys DesignWare True
Random Number Generator IP to protect our SoCs due to their proven,
standards-compliant high-quality entropy and process
portability."
True Random Number Generators are the basis of device security,
as they create and protect sensitive information. Weak or
predictable random numbers open the door for attacks that can
compromise keys, intercept data, and ultimately hack devices and
their communication. To help safeguard data quality, DesignWare
TRNG IP meet international standards criteria developed to
substantiate the truly random nature of TRNG IP in a verifiable and
statistically rigorous manner.
Designing TRNGs that provide consistently high-quality entropy
across process, temperature, voltage, and frequency variations is
complex. Synopsys' certification-ready TRNG IP operates in a wide
system clock dynamic range to support operating frequencies from
30MHz to 1+GHz as the system requires during different stages of
operation. In addition, the TRNG supports virtualization to enable
access to random numbers from multiple entities within the system
concurrently in a secure manner.
"Hackers are expanding their targets to all areas where data is
stored and transferred, from the cloud to the edge, making
stringent security a requirement starting at the SoC level," said
John Koeter, senior vice president
of marketing and strategy for IP at Synopsys. "By providing
comprehensive, silicon-proven security IP, Synopsys enables
designers to create highly secure products that can defend against
a wide range of attacks."
Availability & Resources
- DesignWare True Random Number Generator IP is available
now.
- Read about True Random Number Generators for Heightened
Security in Any SoC
About Synopsys DesignWare IP
Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven
IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad Synopsys DesignWare IP
portfolio includes logic libraries, embedded memories, embedded
test, analog IP, wired and wireless interface IP, security IP,
embedded processors, and subsystems. To accelerate prototyping,
software development and integration of IP into SoCs, Synopsys' IP
Accelerated initiative offers IP prototyping kits, IP software
development kits and IP subsystems. Synopsys' extensive investment
in IP quality, comprehensive technical support and robust IP
development methodology enables designers to reduce integration
risk and accelerate time-to-market. For more information on
Synopsys DesignWare IP, visit
https://www.synopsys.com/designware.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to Software™
partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products
and software applications we rely on every day. As the world's 15th
largest software company, Synopsys has a long history of being a
global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and
semiconductor IP and is also growing its leadership in software
security and quality solutions. Whether you're a system-on-chip
(SoC) designer creating advanced semiconductors, or a software
developer writing applications that require the highest security
and quality, Synopsys has the solutions needed to deliver
innovative, high-quality, secure products. Learn more at
https://www.synopsys.com/.
Editorial Contacts:
Kelly
James
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-8972
kellyj@synopsys.com
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