Microchip has upped the security of a family of PIC18 microcontrollers by adding a one-time disable to its programming and debugging interface. Called PDID (programming and debugging interface disable ...

Embedded-systems designers regularly need to store sensitive information, such as cryptographic keys, user data, proprietary algorithms, and other forms of intellectual property within firmware. To ...

Microchip’s PIC18-Q24 MCUs employ a programming and debugging interface disable (PDID) function that enhances chip-level security. When enabled, this enhanced code protection feature disables the ...

Gilbert Laurenti, Texas Instruments Inc. Abstract Debug for SoC adds new requirements and challenges in terms of adding visibility and control to a system, simplifying integration of hardware and ...

Enabling a robust on-chip debug capability is being recognized as animportant Design for Debug (DFD) capability for complex SoC and having DFDstandardization makes the Open Core Protocol (OCP) ...

Intel responded to a claim about hackers gaining hardware-level access to PCs sporting its sixth- and seventh-generation processors. The claim was made during a presentation at the 33rd annual Chaos ...