Beijing – April 23, 2018 –Arm announces the launch of a new IoT solution based on the PSA specification - Arm SDK-700 system design kit for accelerated security SoC development. As a comprehensive SoC system framework With the Arm SDK-700 system design kit, secure SoCs can be designed and applied to a wide variety of IoT nodes, gateway devices and embedded products. This solution not only enables partners to create secure devices in a common software development environment, It also enables the diversity and differentiation of its business to thrive in new Internet of Things applications.
Arm is the preferred architecture for the Internet of Things and has so far provided computing power to 125 billion chips. The company has a grand vision of securing the interconnection of 1 trillion devices by 2035. But before realizing this vision, The industry needs to reach a consensus that no longer makes security a concern for all aspects of the value chain of interconnected devices. To ensure that the design of increasingly diverse interconnected devices has a common security foundation, Arm introduced the PSA platform security architecture (Platform Security Architecture ).
PSA is based on four key principles (device identification, trusted startup processes, secure OTA updates, and certificate-based authentication) and has gained the support of a number of industry leaders. Despite this, SoC design is still a complex process that may It took several years to complete, which has become a bottleneck for the development of the Internet of Things. The development of the Internet of Things requires designers to quickly and safely bring products to market.
Collaboration and win-win: Microsoft Azure Sphere
Arm SDK-700 provides a secure SoC framework foundation for Microsoft Azure Sphere solution released at this year's RSA American Information Security Conference. The flexibility of SDK-700 enables Arm to work closely with Microsoft to ensure that it meets the Azure Sphere designation Security requirements. Thanks to this, SoC designers can use the SDK-700 to bring Azure Sphere SoCs to market quickly and focus on differentiation because designers can be confident that their design meets Microsoft's standards.
Provide the most suitable processing and faster security process (time-to-security)
Configuring more powerful processors on IoT endpoint devices has become a common requirement for many applications. We see continued growth in voice control assistants, interconnected cameras, and computer vision, but all of these emerging applications require Integrate media processing capabilities and manage high-intensity workloads. The SDK-700 has a flexible computing architecture that combines the superior performance of the Cortex-A with the high efficiency and real-time responsiveness of the Cortex-M processor. Cortex-A processor At the same time can support a rich development environment, such as Azure Sphere operating system or Linux operating system.
The SDK-700 uses a new flexible subsystem based on the PSA specification, designed to shorten the security process while reducing the risk for SoC developers.
In addition to the cost and release time advantages of the common development environment, the SDK-700 framework can also reduce the risk of fragmentation to near zero, and can be connected by software, operating systems and tools, including trusted firmware (Trusted Firmware). ) Massive ecosystem formed. SDK-700 provides: • Azure Sphere-compliant SoCs – a flexible and secure hardware foundation that integrates subsystems, processors, and key security building blocks • standardized programming interface for inter-processor communications • Pre-built security IP, including firewalls, security zones, and Arm TrustZone technology • Configure subsystems in multiple ways for secure connection to any cloud
Safety must become the basic requirement of the equipment
Connecting 1 trillion interconnected devices requires that all aspects of the value chain follow this safety standard. When designing IoT SoCs and systems, security is no longer an optional or post-considered factor, but a basic attribute of the device. But to achieve this, the entire industry needs to provide credible solutions quickly. For embedded system design, SDK-700 provides a new validated and effective solution for the accelerated development of the industry. Depends on things like PSA and Azure. Security solutions such as Sphere can make devices more secure and reliable. At the same time, more industry leaders support digital social contracts to ensure the security of products in their design life cycle.