Date: 05/04/2012

Kilopass NVM IP employed in SoC IC from SICMICRO

SICMICRO of China is using non-volatile memory IP from Kilopass called XPM (eXtra Permanent Memory) in its STB SoC ICs.

Kilopass says the design was won due to the memory contained the encryption key storage, the failure of passive, semi-invasive, and invasive tampering methods to hack XPM NVM IP. The ability to securely reprogram the memory in the field to enable, change, or rescind encryption keys was also a factor for this winning solution.

As per Jingning Zhang, vice president of marketing at SICMICRO, "We are developing our next generation of digital TV set-top box SoC system decoder chip that will provide complete two-way access systems for digital TV set-top boxes and cable television networks solutions. This new high-definition interactive multi-standard system-on-chip design will support a variety of triple play services. It demands secure tamper-proof storage for intellectual property rights of high-definition, multi-standard video from a variety of content providers. The Kilopass XPM non-volatile memory IP block provided the right solution."

Linh Hong, vice president of marketing at Kilopass Technology Inc, commented "We are very pleased that SICMICRO chose our XPM IP for their set top box SoC. China is an emerging market for consumer electronics, especially digital TV. Kilopass has broad and deep experience in this market. Our NVM IP has shipped in over 20 million set-top boxes and in excess of 50 million DVD chip sets providing secure storage of valuable digital rights management information. With the win at SICMICRO, our IP now has a total available market of over a hundred million."