ALISO VIEJO, Calif.,
Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of
semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security,
reliability and performance, today announced its products,
including its field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), are not
affected by the recently identified security flaws associated with
the use of x86 and ARM® and a number of other processors. The
announcement comes as security researchers recently revealed major
computer chip vulnerabilities, called Spectre and Meltdown, in
chips—affecting billions of devices globally.
"As a leader in security, we strive to ensure our products are
immune to both existing and potential new threats or
vulnerabilities," said Jim Aralis,
chief technology officer and vice president of advanced development
at Microsemi. "As soon as news broke about Meltdown and Spectre,
Microsemi immediately assessed its existing products with thorough
analysis of the architecture and intellectual property (IP) blocks
with its internal security experts. The assessment clearly
concluded that none of the processor cores embedded with the
associated use models in Microsemi products are impacted by these
weaknesses."
Not only are Microsemi's FPGAs not affected by Spectre or
Meltdown, the company's devices also offer multiple security layers
for maximum protection. In addition to its SmartFusion™ and
SmartFusion2 FPGAs, and communications and storage products—which
do not have either security flaw—the company's soft RISC-V core and
its RISC-V IP provider are also unaffected by the security issues.
As a leader in hardware security, Microsemi is well-known for its
cybersecurity and malware expertise, offering customers the highest
levels of design and data security.
Both Spectre and Meltdown affect speculative execution in modern
computer chips, but they can be abused via various methods.
Microsemi offers a heightened level of security in comparison to
its competition with these vulnerabilities, as its hard and soft
central processing units (CPUs) are not affected by this issue, and
in fact enhance security protecting against various side channel
attacks.
For more information about Microsemi's FPGA security
capabilities, visit
https://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/security.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC)
offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system
solutions for aerospace & defense, communications, data center
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; enterprise storage and communication
solutions, 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,
California and has approximately 4,800 employees globally.
Learn more at www.microsemi.com.
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identified security flaws associated with the use of x86 and ARM
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