Vendor: EnSilica Category: Hash / MAC

SHA3 core for accelerating NIST FIPS 202 Secure Hash Algorithm

eSi-SHA3 is area-efficient hardware accelerator core for the SHA3 and SHAKE cryptographic hashing algorithms compliant with the N…

Overview

eSi-SHA3 is area-efficient hardware accelerator core for the SHA3 and SHAKE cryptographic hashing algorithms compliant with the NIST FIPS 202 standard.


SHA3, is a cryptographic hash function, utilizes the KeccaK sponge construction to resist attacks and supports variable output lengths.

SHAKE, derived from SHA-3, is an extendable-output function, crucial in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), allowing variable-length hash values.

Both SHA-3 and SHAKE offer flexibility and robustness to meet the challenges posed by evolving computational capabilities in the realm of PQC.





Key features

  • Supports variable length SHA-3 Hash Functions:
    • SHA3-224
    • SHA3-256
    • SHA3-384
    • SHA3-512
  • Supports Extendable Output Functions (XOF):
    • SHAKE128
    • SHAKE256
  • Configurable architecture for achieving the required performance and silicon area
  • Constant time operations for resistance against time analysis attacks
  • Simple generic control/data interface for controlling the core and loading input and unloading output data sets.
  • ASIC or FPGA target

Block Diagram

Applications

  • Automotive
  • Datacentres
  • Networking
  • Space
  • Military
  • Industrial IoT
  • Medical
  • Telecommunications
  • Banking
  • Government

What’s Included?

  • Systems Verilog RTL
  • Testbench
  • C Model
  • Software libraries

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
eSi-SHA3
Vendor
EnSilica

Provider

EnSilica
HQ: UK
EnSilica is a leading fabless design house focused on custom ASIC design and supply for OEMs and system houses, and IC design services for companies with their own design teams. The company has world-class expertise in supplying custom analog, mixed signal and digital IC’s to its international customers in the automotive, industrial, healthcare and consumer markets. The company also offers a broad portfolio of core IP covering cryptography, Radar and communications systems. EnSilica has a track record in delivering high quality solutions to demanding industry standards.

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