IRVINE, Calif., April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
News Highlights:
- Industry's highest performance secure microcontrollers (MCUs)
extend reach into range of low-power connected devices
- Near field communication (NFC) enables multiple "tap-to"
actions for mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) terminals, home automation
and various Internet of Things (IoT) products
- Integrated BroadSAFE™ architecture delivers advanced security
to small form factor devices
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader
in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications,
today announced the extension of its StrataGX portfolio with a new
family of highly secure MCUs that delivers advanced security,
unmatched performance and integrated NFC for a variety of connected
devices. The BCM58100 family is designed for mPOS terminals,
personal computers and other applications, including IoT products.
For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.
The BCM58100 offers the highest level of security to protect
sensitive consumer data from threats at the physical and network
layer while simplifying system design, reducing footprint and
lowering cost for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
BroadSAFE™ architecture offers tamper protection and encryption as
well as secure storage and processing of both card information and
biometric user data such as fingerprint, iris, facial templates and
more to safeguard against attacks. The BCM58100 is compliant with
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) and also ensures
that end products achieve stringent Payment Card Industry (PCI) and
Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) certifications for an added
layer of security.
"The rapid proliferation of smart devices connected to the
Internet has led to serious concerns regarding the safety of
consumer and business data," said Christopher Moezzi, Broadcom Senior Director,
StrataGX Processor Marketing, Compute & Connectivity. "By
delivering premium security and industry leading performance in a
power-efficient design, Broadcom's latest secure MCUs continue our
leadership in mPOS terminals and extend our reach into small,
low-power connected devices."
Additionally, Broadcom's BCM58100 is the industry's first secure
MCU to integrate NFC for tap-to-access, tap-to-pair and tap-to-pay
applications in a growing number of products. This allows devices
like PCs, home automation products and mPOS terminals to support
payment, access and control applications via smartphones in a
secure environment. With the global installed base of NFC-enabled
smartphones forecast to reach over 2 billion by
2018[1], NFC presents significant
opportunities for chip companies, OEMs and developers in a variety
of market segments.
"We are seeing substantial adoption of NFC-capable devices and
expect the global installed base of mPOS terminals to grow to well
over 50 million units by 2018," said John
Heggestuen, Senior Research Analyst, Business Insider
Intelligence. "New developments like Apple Pay will be a
significant driver of NFC-enabled payment terminals as well as a
major catalyst for mPOS deployments, especially within
the small to medium-size retailer segment where the cost
effectiveness of mPOS terminals is particularly attractive."
The BCM58100 enables secure, high-performance and cost-effective
designs for a broad set of embedded applications including
low-power connected devices, home automation products, mPOS
terminals, security systems and more.
Key Features:
- BroadSAFE™ security architecture including tamper protection,
encryption, multi-factor authentication and secure storage and
processing for both card information and biometric user data
- NFC compliant reader
- Integrated EMV smartcard and magstripe (MSR) readers
- Low-power ARM® Cortex™ M3 processor with up to 250MHz and
advanced power management for longer battery life
- 512KB static random access memory (SRAM) to eliminate the need
for external RAM
- Tightly coupled software environment with Broadcom's Bluetooth
Low Energy (BLE) products
- Integrated audio jack I/F support
- System I/O integration including USB H/D, SMBus, UARTs and
SPIs
- 10x10mm footprint compatible package for small form factor
designs
Availability
The BCM58100 is now sampling.
For ongoing news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom, read the
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Resources
1 Business Insider Intelligence,
March 2015
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a
FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in
semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications.
Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and
multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile
environments. With one of the industry's broadest portfolios
of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom is
changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more information,
go to www.broadcom.com.
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting
everything®, the Connecting everything logo, StrataGX™
and BroadSAFE™ are among the trademarks of Broadcom
Corporation and/or its affiliates in the
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