Archive : 20 May 2015 год

Imagination Technologies has launched OmniShield, designed to provide scalable and secure protection of next generation SoCs. The approach is described as a scalable security technology that ensures that applications which need to be secure are isolated from each other effectively and reliably as well as protected from non secure applications. Multiple secure domains are created in which each secure/non secure application/operating system can operate independently in its own separate environment.

Tony King-Smith, Imagination's executive vp of marketing, said: "OmniShield will play a critical role in minimising the attack surface area in next generation connected devices. PowerVR IP is already used in secure heterogeneous environments, thanks to the virtualisation in some Series6XT GPUs. We'll soon see OmniShield ready systems based on our other processors. This is the start of a new era of secure SoC and cloud based systems design."

The multidomain separation based approach is said to not only ensure security and reliability, but also to ease development and deployment of applications and services. It also addresses scalability; in a heterogeneous architecture, application data and resources will be shared between the CPU and other processors in the system.

Imagination is building OmniShield support into all of its processors. In addition, Imagination and its partners will provide virtualised root of trust IP blocks for OmniShield, including crypto, Public Key Accelerator, true random number generators, secure I/O for external TPMs and secure ROM.

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

Philip King, Managing Director of Newbury Electronics said: "We know from our clients that the quick turnaround of a high quality prototype is critical when projects are in the development stage. It is often the case that the project can't move forward to the next stage until the PCB has been produced and incorporated and, as we all know, 'time is money'."

The PCB Train Express service replaces the need for organisations to make their own prototypes. However, it is not suitable for producing production quality PCBs. The PCBs supplied are either two layers, which are despatched the same day, or four layers, which are despatched the next day.

Author
Tom Austin-Morgan

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

SiBeam's UltraGig SiI6400 transmitter is enabling 60GHz millimetre wave wireless video technology in Letv's Le Max smartphone. Letv – China's leading internet service provider – launched its first smartphone earlier this year.

According to SiBeam, its wireless technology will expand the consumer content experience for Letv's film, television and gaming services.

"We are thrilled to see our technology included in the world's first 60GHz smartphone," said David Kuo, senior director of marketing. "The Le Max design win is not only a key milestone for the wireless industry, but also showcases SiBeam's leadership in millimetre wave advancement."

The UltraGig SiI6400 transmitter is a single chip device that integrates a network processor, RF transceiver and antennas. It is said to offer full HD quality video with near zero latency.

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

An open beta program has been announced by Altium for its community-driven PCB design tool. CircuitMaker, which is a free software offering, will be available worldwide to all interested electronics designers, and aims to address the needs of the electronics maker and hobbyist community.

"We're incredibly excited to see how the CircuitMaker community will grow and evolve during this open beta program," said Ben Jordan, product manager at Altium. "The electronics maker community has always been characterised by a very organic and collaborative growth process, and now electronics designers of all shapes and sizes have CircuitMaker with which to voice their creativity."

The typical features needed for modern PCB design are built into CircuitMaker, including schematic-PCB integration, interactive routing, and output generation tools. Designers have unlimited access to design and component data through a cloud-based platform. CircuitMaker provides a streamlined interface, removing learning curves traditionally required for new PCB design tools, allowing new and casual designers to create designs quickly.

The open beta testing process will also provide feedback and input to refine the software. Anyone interested in participating can register now at the CircuitMaker website.

Author
Tom Austin-Morgan

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk