Xilinx Korea (Managing Director Ahn Hung-shik) November 6, 2012– Xilinx announced at ARM TechCon™ 2012 the launch of new solutions that further expand the applicability of Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoC in trust systems that must meet stringent safety and security requirements. Developers now have access to core hardware and software technologies including on-chip encryption, authentication, ARM TrustZone® architecture, commercial open-source hypervisors, IP cores, and development boards. Through technologies provided by Xilinx, Xilinx Alliance Program members, and ARM Connected Community®, systems capable of addressing secure boot, isolation and separation of standalone software stacks, information assurance, and anti-tamper issues have become possible.

Larry Getman, Vice President of Processing Platforms at Xilinx, stated, "Regardless of market, all engineers must consider the safety and security aspects of their designs. This is especially true when systems are exposed to the world through network interfaces, physical pins, or wireless connections." He emphasized, "Xilinx is the first company to enable the development of safety and secure systems with a comprehensive approach to challenging system challenges by embracing diverse performance and solutions from key technologies and documentation to commercial software as well as open-source software."

The Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC architecture integrates a feature-rich ARM dual-core Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processing system and Xilinx 28-nanometer programmable logic into a single device. The Zynq-7000 device comprehensively supports diverse markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial, scientific, and medical sectors. Each of these markets has different requirements related to secure boot, real-time, safety, and security. For example, in addition to the secure boot capability of the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC, developers now have additional options through approaches and technologies that enable them to meet system requirements for safety/security and performance. These approaches include ARM TrustZone technology supporting full TEE (Trusted Execution Environment), hypervisors, and traditional AMP (Asymmetric Multi Processing).

Noel Hurley, Vice President of Process Business Unit Marketing Strategy at ARM, stated, "ARM is pleased that ARM Cortex processors, ARM TrustZone® technology architecture, and ARM Artisan® physical IP are integrated into Xilinx's Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. Leading companies deploying security solutions want hardware, software, and services to all work together seamlessly. Xilinx's Zynq-7000 devices provide a useful and easily accessible hardware platform for comprehensive system security." He added, "The emergence of SoC platforms supporting ARM TrustZone-based TEE is creating a new generation of secure smart access devices, and consumers will experience the highest quality user experience."

Xilinx at ARM TechCon 2012
At Xilinx's booth (No. 515) at ARM TechCon 2012, the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC security solutions demonstrated how OS and software are isolated for safety and security-focused applications, and how real-time performance is guaranteed for time-critical applications. Additionally, demonstrations were presented using graphical Linux applications running multi-partition systems with hypervisor technology, POSIX RTOS, and Linux OS. These demonstrations included multiple scenarios such as suspending and resuming several partitions, changing scheduling policies, and observing the impact on real-time operations.

Furthermore, experts from Xilinx, ARM, and other leading companies participated in a discussion held on November 1st (Thursday) from 12:00 to 12:45 on the topic "Critical System Design Issues for a Safe World: Alternatives and Remaining Challenges."