Atmel to offer Complete Embedded System

Atmel(R) Corporation announced today its next generation
CryptoCompanion(TM) (AT88SC018) plug-and-play embedded security chip.
CryptoCompanion provides designers an affordable option for
cryptographic hardware security on systems that are currently prone to
firmware theft and/or product counterfeiting. CryptoCompanion, when
used in conjunction with Atmel's CryptoMemory(R) chip, provides secure
storage of the secrets necessary to authenticate consumable items or
software IP. The combination of CryptoCompanion (host-side security)
and CryptoMemory (client-side security) enables an embedded system
security solution for less than a dollar in volume. An AVR(R)-based
demonstration kit, Aris+ (AT88SC-ADK2), is now available to show the
capabilities of these two chips in an embedded environment.

CryptoCompanion provides host-side cryptographic security for embedded
systems. Designers do not have to design or test the cryptographic
algorithms. The companion chip implements the necessary algorithms and
the entire protocol completely in hardware.

CryptoMemory for client-side security is the only family of EEPROMs
with a 64-bit embedded hardware encryption engine, four sets of
non-readable, 64-bit authentication keys and four sets of
non-readable, 64-bit session encryption keys providing a low-cost,
truly secure means of preventing product counterfeiting and/or piracy.