San Jose, California, December 5, 2012 — Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) announced that it has begun supplying samples of a new chipset product that provides a robust level of security when peripheral authentication is required. Part of Maxim’s DeepCover™ security family, this chipset consists of the DS2465 security coprocessor with an integrated 1-Wire® master and the DS28E15/DS28E22/DS28E25 1-Wire security authentication devices. This security chipset can protect revenue streams by ensuring that only authorized peripherals are available for use with OEM equipment. The security provided by this chipset will be useful for a wide range of applications in the consumer electronics, medical, industrial, and telecommunications markets.

By using this chipset product, OEMs can ensure that the peripherals used in their equipment are genuine and meet their performance and quality standards. The DS2465 coprocessor can quickly identify any 1-Wire security-certified device or unauthorized aftermarket peripherals that cannot be used in the system. An example of such an application is a medical system that uses replaceable sensors and peripherals for patient monitoring. By utilizing this DeepCover security chipset, you can be confident that the medical sensors connected to the medical equipment are genuine and authorized by the equipment manufacturer, and therefore will meet the performance and reliability requirements demanded by the application.

Product Features
• Enhanced security: The DS2465 can run slave devices that provide SHA-256 authentication security by performing SHA-256 coprocessing, and can communicate with 1-Wire slaves by integrating a 1-Wire master.
• Design flexibility: By using the DS28E15/DS28E22/DS28E25, devices can be conveniently added to the design using the DS2465's 1-Wire IO or by using spare GPIO pins of a microcontroller or FPGA.
• Comprehensive physical tamper prevention: Can prevent this security attack, which is most likely at the die level.
• It provides a simplified interface, which simplifies implementation and lowers costs. The 1-Wire interface can operate with only a single dedicated terminal.

Industry evaluation
Scott Jones, Managing Director at Maxim Integrated, stated, “Customers require a high level of security authentication. To meet this, it must be implemented to ensure strong encryption while also preventing malicious attacks or physical unauthorized tampering aimed at discovering keys or confidential information.” “As a leader in this field, Maxim enables the protection of sensitive information using strong encryption and advanced tamper-proof technology,” he said.
Christopher Tarnovsky, Vice President of Semiconductor Security Services at IOActive and founder of Flylogic, a company acquired by IOActive, said, “Maxim has continuously improved its ability to prevent die-level tampering with its line of security-certified IC products. This new DeepCover SHA-256 device product demonstrates Maxim’s commitment to preventing malicious attacks.”

Supply and Price
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