USB Type-C Authentication IP

Overview

Key Features

• Complete stand-alone hardware Authentication engine
• ASN X.509 v3 certificate based client Authentication
• Strong protection using asymmetric Authentication protocol compliant to NIST- FIPS-184-4 with P256 secp256r1 elliptic curve
• Configurable as Authentication Initiator or Responder depending on the use case being a host or device respectively
• Support of defensive mechanisms to avoid attacks against power (Simple Power Attack (SPA) / Differential Power Attack (DPA)), timing and side-channel attacks
• True-Random Number Generator (TRNG) 256-bit full seed generator with an entropy value compliant to NIST SP800-90B
• Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) compliant to NIST SP800-90A
• Interface support for DMA access to accelerate block data transfer
• Re-authentication supported
• Built-in SHA-256 hardware block
• ECC over GF(p) signature generation and verification (ECDSA)
• Centralized Crypto controller
• Modulo arithmetic accelerator block for performing scalar prime field operations
• Highly optimized logic with low gate count and supports frequencies up to 50 MHz
• Easy integration support of Authentication IP into end solutions

Benefits

• Lowest Gate count
• Highest Performance
• Low Power

Block Diagram

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SiliConch USB Type-C Authentication IP

Applications

• USB Type-C Power Delivery
• USB Type-C Datapath

Deliverables

• Fully Synthesizable Verilog RTL source code
• Firmware source code
• ASIC Synthesis constraints and scripts files
• FPGA Synthesis constraints and scripts files
• FPGA Development platform kit
• Complete USB Type-C Authentication IP in GDSII including Analog TRNG
• UVM based Verification Environment and test sequences
• User Manual, Programming guide and Verification documents

Technical Specifications