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Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI) announced an agreement with STMicroelectronics regarding the use of CRI's patents for protecting ST's tamper-resistant chips against Differential Power Analysis (DPA) and related attacks.
Under the agreement, ST receives the freedom to use CRI's patents in ST's products. The license also covers software executing on licensed ST chips, allowing ST's customers to develop their own security countermeasures without a separate license from Cryptography Research.
"We are pleased to announce STMicroelectronics as a new licensee under the DPA countermeasures licensing program," said Carole Coplan, vice president of tamper resistance solutions at Cryptography Research.
DPA is a form of attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to DPA help protect tamper-resistant chips used in applications such as banking, pay television, mass transit, secure ID and wireless telecommunications.
Cryptography Research has been awarded a portfolio of more than 50 patents covering countermeasures to DPA attacks.
More Information:
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GENEVA, Nov 19, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leading developer of semiconductors for LED lighting, has announced a new series of highly accurate LED drivers with automatic power saving, enabling electronic signage such as road signs, advertising, stadium displays, battery or solar-powered signs and similar equipment to deliver better, high-resolution viewing by ensuring consistent brightness across the viewing area.
The brightness of an LED is closely related to the drive current, usually supplied by a separate driver chip. As each new generation of LEDs produces greater brightness at lower drive current, overall efficiency is increasing but so, too, is the need for more accurate current control. This control is essential to prevent excessively bright or dark areas from damaging the visual effectiveness of signs and screens, which can employ tens of thousands of individual LEDs.
To provide the enhanced current control designers need, ST has introduced a family of driver chips capable of supplying 16 LED channels with driving capabilities of 3mA to 40mA and bit-to-bit accuracy within +/-1%. This accuracy is superior in tolerance to alternative drivers providing comparable drive current. In addition, as a large display may require several thousand drivers, ST's new devices also provides excellent current matching from chip to chip (+/-2%) to further enhance visual performance.
The new LED drivers are the STP16CPP05, STP16CPPS05, STP16DPP05 and STP16DPPS05. In addition to their enhanced current accuracy, they also provide optional features including ST-patented automatic power saving, as well as built-in LED error detection. Available variants allow designers to specify either or both of these value-added features, in a choice of four industry-standard package options.
The patented automatic power saving allows the drivers to turn off independently when no LED drive data is provided. This function delivers two benefits: software design is simplified as no power-save algorithm is required; and power savings are increased as the drivers turn off more quickly than is generally possible under software control.
Error detection helps to improve maintenance and boost productivity for signage operators. If an LED in the display fails, ST's LED drivers can detect either of the two possible failure modes (short circuit or open circuit) and communicate the failure to a central point. With this information, the system could be programmed to inform field maintenance crews of the necessary replacement parts in advance. In applications such as road signage, where reliability is critical, this feature can enable faults to be repaired quickly and efficiently.
The STP16CPP05, STP16CPPS05, STP16DPP05 and STP16DPPS05 are in mass production now, available at prices from $0.70 in quantities of 1000 devices.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2008, the Company's net revenues were $9.84 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Nov 17, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
The Portland Group(R), a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics, today announced the general availability of its CUDA Fortran compiler for x64 and x86 processor-based systems running Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU), PGI Release 2010 includes the first Fortran compiler compatible with the NVIDIA line of CUDA-enabled GPUs. A compiler is a software tool that translates applications from the high-level programming languages in which they are written by software developers into a binary form a computer can execute.
With developers taking advantage of the hundreds of cores and the relatively low cost of NVIDIA GPUs, programming to take advantage of the CUDA C compiler has become a popular means for accelerating the solution of complex computing problems. The PGI CUDA Fortran compiler is expected to accelerate GPU adoption even further in the High-Performance Computing (HPC) industry, where many important applications are written in Fortran. HPC is the field of technical computing engaged in the modeling and simulation of complex processes, such as ocean modeling, weather forecasting, environmental modeling, seismic analysis, bioinformatics and other areas.
"The GPU is ideally suited for the computationally intensive applications that define the HPC industry," said Andy Keane, general manager, Tesla business at NVIDIA. "The industry has been vocal in expressing its need for a CUDA-compatible Fortran option. NVIDIA customers can now build native CUDA Fortran applications using the widely-used and long-proven PGI Fortran compiler."
The CUDA Fortran compiler is compatible with all NVIDIA GPUs that include Compute Capability 1.3 or higher, which includes most NVIDIA Quadro Professional Graphics solutions and all NVIDIA Tesla GPU Computing solutions. Developers are invited to download the PGI CUDA Fortran compiler from The Portland Group website at www.pgroup.com/support/downloads.php.
A 15-day trial license is available at no charge. In an effort to simplify adoption, NVIDIA has granted PGI rights to redistribute the relevant components of the CUDA Software Development Kit (SDK) as part of the PGI CUDA Fortran installation package.
PGI(R) products are used widely in high-performance computing (HPC). PGI compilers are recognized in the HPC community for delivering world-class performance across a wide spectrum of applications and benchmarks, and they are referenced regularly as the industry standard for performance and reliability. More information on the CUDA Fortran compiler is available directly from The Portland Group web site at www.pgroup.com/cudafortran.
GPU computing forums for news, discussion and programming tips are available at forums.nvidia.com and www.pgroup.com/userforum.
About The Portland Group
The Portland Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics, is the premier supplier of high-performance parallel Fortran, C, and C++ compilers and tools for 64-bit x64 and 32-bit x86 processor-based workstations, servers and clusters. Further information on The Portland Group products can be found at www.pgroup.com , by calling Sales at (503) 682-2806, or by email to sales@pgroup.com.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2008, the Company's net revenues were $9.84 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands & GENEVA, Nov 12, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in secure smart card chips, today announced a global strategic licensing agreement for NXP's MIFARE(TM) technology. The licensing agreement now enables STMicroelectronics to integrate the entire MIFARE family into its security solutions for mobile phone and banking applications. It will facilitate the convergence of the MIFARE infrastructure and Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile devices, accelerating worldwide contactless application deployments.
On top of NXP's new state-of-the-art MIFARE Plus contactless technology, ST can also include MIFARE Classic and MIFARE DESFire technology into its leading (U)SIM card ICs and other embedded secure solutions for the mobile phone market, as well as into security solutions for PC readers and banking card ICs. The licensing agreement provides operators and device vendors with widened availability of contactless smart card ICs incorporating the industry-leading MIFARE technology used in public transport networks, ticketing systems and access management worldwide.
"As the leader in contactless ICs, we are convinced that the mainstream adoption of NFC requires true industry collaboration, and so we are delighted that STMicroelectronics will be integrating the MIFARE technology into its next-generation contactless solutions," said Ruediger Stroh, General Manager, Identification business, NXP Semiconductors. "We will continue to drive the extension and evolution of contactless applications while developing technologies that provide the flexibility, security and performance required to bring an exciting new range of devices even closer to consumers' fingertips."
"The breadth of ST's smart card IC product portfolio, ranging from dual-interface microcontrollers to NFC devices and related embedded and SIM-based secure solutions, positions the company as a unique player in the contactless ecosystem," said Marie-France Florentin, Digital Secure Access Division General Manager, STMicroelectronics. "Teaming up with NXP and licensing MIFARE technology, the most widespread contactless technology around the world, we now support an additional and essential application field, which will enrich our portfolio of secure processor ICs for the SIM, banking card ICs and embedded secure solutions."
The agreement is set to drive the emergence of NFC-based services, such as electronic ticketing and payment, as well as advanced contactless banking cards. These applications will deliver enhanced consumer convenience and user-friendliness while allowing mobile network operators to increase average revenue per user.
About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power, Digital Processing and manufacturing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, industrial, consumer, lighting, medical, computing and identification applications. Headquartered in Europe, the company has about 29,000 employees working in more than 30 countries and posted sales of USD 5.4 billion in 2008. News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2008, the Company's net revenues were $9.84 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
Note to editors: MIFARE is a registered trademark of NXP B.V.
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This release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of NXP and certain plans and objectives of NXP with respect to these items. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
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