Abstract

As modern automotive and industrial products continue to increase in complexity, performance and connectivity, the need for strong embedded cybersecurity solutions has also increased. Given a growing landscape of threat actors, and evolving regulatory requirements across the world, both chip manufacturers and OEMs must adapt and implement stronger product security without compromising performance. To effectively defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks on embedded hardware and software, a multi-layered approach is required. Elements such as a secure root of trust, secure storage, cryptographic acceleration, trusted execution environments, secure key and code provisioning, and run-time context isolation are essential components of cybersecurity in a modern high-performance real-time microcontroller. The AM26x and F29x microcontroller families from Texas Instruments are designed from the ground up to achieve these security goals, while delivering industry-leading performance for real-time applications without compromise.