Micron Unveils Secure NOR Flash Memory Solution to Accelerate and Authenticate Intelligence at the Edge
November 14 2018 - 8:00AM
New Micron MT25Q NOR Flash Enabled with
Authenta™ Technology Embeds Cyber Security into Standard Flash
Memory, Reducing Costs and Time to Market
Micron Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ: MU) an industry leader in
innovative memory and storage solutions, today introduced its new
MT25Q NOR flash enabled with Authenta™ technology, providing
content and command authentication to protect device functionality
at the silicon level. This provides additional defenses to add
enhanced trustworthiness for IoT devices, seamlessly expanding
security to otherwise unsecured intelligent devices. High firmware
integrity down to the lowest level of boot is critical today for
connected devices used in a range of industries such as automotive,
enterprise, industrial control and connected home. In addition to
device security, Authenta technology allows new services such as
secure over-the-air updates and additional services from edge
silicon to cloud services.
As more devices, cars, homes and ”things” are transformed by
ubiquitous connectivity, the threat of cyberattacks continues to
grow — especially with the rise of ”always-on” internet
connections. The new Authenta NOR flash trusted memory solution
introduces a unique level of hardware-based security that not only
enhances the integrity of the connected device itself, but also
extends protection to the software that runs on the device,
starting with the boot process. Moreover, Authenta NOR flash can
easily replace the standard serial NOR flash used pervasively in
the industry, enabling a unified approach to managing device
health, functionality and updatability.
“As manufacturers and enterprises increasingly accelerate the
movement of intelligence to the edge of networks, cybersecurity
concerns loom large, threatening profits and reputations,” said
Kris Baxter, marketing vice president of Micron’s Embedded Business
Unit. “With trust features embedded directly into the memory
component, Authenta NOR flash provides a strong cryptographic
fingerprint to authenticate devices, lock down code and further
secure critical data — all while reducing costs and quickening time
to market.”
With trusted identity embedded at the hardware level and secure
boot capability, Authenta technology allows connected devices to be
authenticated directly with a host or secure gateway — whether in
the cloud, at the edge or on the device. Micron MT25Q NOR flash
combines these security features in a NOR flash solution that meets
stringent quality requirements for automotive memory components in
advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
“The MT25Q family of NOR memory is used to configure Xilinx Zynq
SOC and FPGA-based solutions and can hold critical operational code
and data,” said Dan Isaacs, director of automotive strategy
and customer marketing at Xilinx. “Customers can now incorporate
increased levels of security and device integrity in their systems,
including enabling cloud-based services for secure over-the-air
silicon functional updates. The combination of Xilinx
adaptable technology with over-the-air silicon functional update
capability and Micron’s Authenta technology provides a tremendous
advantage to allow the secure use of flash memory critical to
engine control units in cars today.”
Micron MT25Q Authenta NOR Flash Key
Features
- SHA256 measurement accelerator with flexible user-defined
settings
- Secure boot authentication
- Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) Device Identifier Composition
Engine (DICE) architecture
- Attestable measurement values and automatic comparison with
known good measurement
- Cryptographic command control
- Industrial and full automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 1 (-40°C to
+125°C)
- x1, x2, and x4 multi-I/O serial peripheral interface (SPI)
operation at clock frequencies up to 166 MHz
- Industry-standard 5x6mm WDFN package in both 1.8V and 3V
options
The MT25Q Authenta NOR flash is sampling now, delivering
system-level enhanced cybersecurity for a broad range of connected
devices. Customers can use this generation of flash memory the same
way they have used standard quad-SPI NOR flash memory in past
designs. All Authenta capabilities are powered by the upcoming
Micron Key Management Service (KMS) that will enable a smooth
hand-off of keys to customers or partners. Software development
kits and partner solutions environments can be leveraged for
additional resource savings and faster time to market.
For more information, visit
https://www.micron.com/products/advanced-solutions/authenta.
About Micron Technology, Inc. We are an
industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions. Through
our global brands — Micron®, Crucial® and Ballistix® — our broad
portfolio of high-performance memory and storage technologies,
including DRAM, NAND, NOR Flash and 3D XPoint™ memory, is
transforming how the world uses information to enrich life. Backed
by 40 years of technology leadership, our memory and storage
solutions enable disruptive trends, including artificial
intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous vehicles, in key
market segments like cloud, data center, networking, mobile and
automotive. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU
symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit
www.micron.com.
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