Reduce Silicon Footprint
Minimize silicon area and cost with a lightweight security IP block optimized for constrained microcontrollers and low-end SoCs
Accelerate Integration
Streamline secure boot and device attestation integration using straightforward APIs and standard interfaces, freeing engineers for core tasks
Meet Compliance Easily
Quickly achieve industry and regulatory security standards by integrating proven, standards-based (TCG MARS) root-of-trust capabilities
Future-Proof Security
Leverage evolving cryptographic standards and open specifications to ensure your embedded products stay secure and relevant long-term
Lower Overall Costs
Eliminate external TPMs and reduce complexity, lowering both development and Bill-of-Materials costs for embedded products
Secure by Design
Implement secure boot, firmware attestation, and sealed storage directly into your silicon, protecting devices against counterfeiting, tampering, and unauthorized firmware
Lightweight, Configurable Security
QRoot Lite™ is optimized for minimal silicon footprint (~25k gates), making it ideal for resource-constrained microcontrollers and IoT SoCs.
Rapidly implement secure boot and attestation capabilities without significant area, cost, or complexity overhead.
Secure Boot & Firmware Integrity
Protect your devices at boot-time by ensuring only authorized firmware and software run, verified through trusted measurements and cryptographic signatures.
Prevent malicious software attacks, unauthorized access, and firmware tampering to safeguard critical device functionality.
Standards-Based Attestation
QRoot Lite™ fully aligns with the Trusted Computing Group’s MARS specification, providing standard attestation and measurement reporting (PCR/TSR).
Achieve compliance with industry standards effortlessly, enabling your product to meet rigorous security regulations and customer demands.
Sealed Storage (Key Protection)
Safely store cryptographic keys and sensitive data by cryptographically binding storage to the device identity and its verified state.
Ensure that secret keys remain protected even if hardware falls into unauthorized hands, safeguarding data against tampering and cloning.
Flexible Cryptography (Hash, MAC, KDF)
Choose from configurable cryptographic primitives, such as SHA-2 and NIST-approved lightweight algorithms like Ascon, tailored to your performance and security requirements.
Maintain cryptographic agility to ensure future-proof security as threats evolve and standards advance.
Hardware & Firmware Integration Simplicity
QRoot Lite™ integrates easily via standard industry interfaces (APB, AXI, SPI, UART) and provides a clean, intuitive firmware API compatible with the MARS command set.
Simplify the integration process, accelerating your development cycle, and freeing up your engineers for value-added innovation.
Trusted Sensor Readings (TSRs)
Use built-in Trusted Sensor Registers (TSRs) to verify sensor data integrity, ensuring critical sensor readings cannot be tampered with.
Establish trust in your IoT devices’ sensor data, enabling reliable decision-making and reducing vulnerability to cyberattacks and sensor spoofing.
Supply Chain & Device Provenance Security
Authenticate the integrity and authenticity of your devices throughout their lifecycle and across the supply chain using verifiable attestation and secure identity features.
Prevent device counterfeiting, unauthorized manufacturing, and supply chain infiltration, safeguarding brand reputation and customer trust.
Integration & Footprint
Estimated ~25k gates, optimized for low-area MCUs
Delivered as soft IP for rapid and flexible integration
No special processor modes or privilege levels required
Interfaces & Compatibility
Memory-mapped interfaces: APB, AXI, AHB-lite
Serial interfaces: SPI, UART
Firmware API compliant with TCG MARS command set (CBOR serialized)
Cryptographic Standards
Supports SHA-2, Ascon, and NIST – Hash/MAC/KDF
Compliant with TCG MARS 1.0 specification
Future-proof, cryptographically agile implementation
Operating Conditions
Ultra-low power optimized
Robust across typical IoT operating environments
Suitable for constrained embedded applications