Announces a new secure storage and key delivery subsystem for the WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) Qi 1.3 wireless charging standard.
The WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) has presented the Qi 1.3 specification, which contemplates a higher power, in order to guarantee the high quality of power transmitters for wireless charging. This new specification has created a demand for fully supported high security silicon authentication devices. In response, Microchip Technology Inc. announces the new TrustFLEX ECC608 industrial grade and the new Trust Anchor TA100 for automotive along with Microchip's secure key delivery services for Qi 1.3 power transmitters. This innovation is an all-in-one secure storage system that includes key provision for consumer and automotive subsystems.
The Qi 1.3 specification now mandates the addition of a secure storage subsystem with secure key provision, including X.509 certificates to encryptedly verify the source and quality of the certified power transmitter. When a receiver, such as a mobile phone, is placed on top of a Qi 1.3 powered transmitter, it may initially accept a 5W charge or no charge at all. Upon successful X.509-based ECC authentication proving the charger's validity as a "non-dangerous" device, the phone will safely accept a 15W charge, thus significantly reducing charging time.
Microchip is now a WPC-licensed Manufacturing CA (Certificate Authority) that not only offers solutions such as preconfigured secure storage subsystems that decrease complexity and development time, but also the technical barrier to entry by taking on the entire key process with the WPC Root Certificate Authority on behalf of Microchip customers. Thanks to the delivery of a complete certified reference design including the application microcontroller, Qi 1.3 software stack, secure storage subsystems with encryption library, and provisioning services for automotive and consumer applications, Microchip is a comprehensive provider of Qi 1.3 solutions.
"Our WPC secure storage subsystem solutions demonstrate Microchip's ongoing commitment to facilitating large-scale deployment of the most advanced security architectures in embedded systems," said Nuri Dagdeviren, Vice President of Microchip Technology's Security Products Unit.
"We work every day to lower the barrier to entry for this complex but essential technology for our customers in the wireless charging market."
