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MStar to Use Cryptography Research DPA Countermeasures to Ward Off Attacks in Set-Top Box Solutions

Added security technologies protect tamper-resistant chips in digital home market

SUNNYVALE, Calif., and TAIPEI, Taiwan — February 4, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research Division and MStar, a leading global semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, have signed a license agreement for the inclusion of advanced DPA countermeasure technologies developed by Cryptography Research in MStar products. By incorporating these patented technologies, MStar’s tamper-resistant products, including set-top box chipsets, can be protected against differential power analysis (DPA) and related attacks.

“With growing threats impacting the content distribution market, we are committed to providing the highest level of security for our customers,” said Jeff Wu, Associate VP at MStar. “DPA countermeasures are integral to providing the highest level of security and now our solutions incorporate comprehensive security ingredients to protect against side-channel and other non-invasive attacks.”

DPA is a form of side-channel attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption or EM emissions from a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets from chips. Since these types of attacks can affect set-top boxes and other consumer electronic devices, there is a growing need in the entertainment industry for advanced side-channel attack solutions to provide secure delivery of high quality content to homes.

“As it becomes easier to mount attacks using DPA, content distributors need protection against side-channel attacks to satisfy requirements in order to provide secure access to high value content,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “By incorporating DPA countermeasures into their set-top box chipsets, MStar is demonstrating their commitment to deploying comprehensive security measures in the pay TV space.”

Cryptography Research DPA countermeasure technologies are designed to protect devices against certain types of attacks that can extract cryptographic keys and other sensitive data from chips in set-top boxes and other home networking products. By integrating more comprehensive security solutions into set-top boxes, unauthorized access of premium content can be prevented.

About Cryptography Research

The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded security solutions to combat the worldwide threat to data integrity, our innovative technologies span areas including tamper resistance, content protection, network security, media and payment and transaction services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

About MStar Semiconductor, Inc.

MStar Semiconductor, Inc. is a world-class leader in Application Specific ICs with a focus on consumer electronic products and communication applications. Since the inception in 2002, MStar has established a strong brand and leadership position in LCD controller, analog and digital TV, and set-top box by fully leveraging its core expertise of cutting-edge design capabilities, continuous innovation and premier customer-focused services. Headquartered in Taiwan, MStar has a comprehensive global footprint of international R&D and customer support centers to provide a full range of total solutions for various consumer electronic applications. For more information, please visit www.mstarsemi.com.

Rambus Cryptography Research Division Enters Agreement with Microsemi

DPA resistant products, technologies, and services available to help combat threats in highly-sensitive markets

SAN FRANCISCO and ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — January 29, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) will serve as reseller for certain differential power analysis (DPA) technologies developed by its Cryptography Research division. This reseller agreement includes the DPA WorkStation™ and the recently-announced DPA Resistant AES cryptographic cores that offer chipmakers an easy-to-integrate solution to protect against side-channel attack vulnerabilities. Microsemi will focus its reseller efforts on the government and military sectors.

The agreement also enables Microsemi to conduct training classes to help customers evaluate their vulnerability to DPA and related side-channel attacks, helping chip purchasers and downstream customers identify devices with the most effective security. As the first major FPGA company to license DPA countermeasures, Microsemi has identified DPA as a significant vulnerability in chip security, specifically for the mission-critical applications found in government and military settings.

“The threat of side-channel attacks, particularly DPA, is very real in the military and government space,” said Greg Ellis, vice president and product line manager at Microsemi. “Acting as a trusted partner that can offer training, testing and IP core products around DPA provides Microsemi with a substantial security differentiation while also assuring the rigorous security requirements of our government and military customers are being met.”

Microsemi’s newest generation of SmartFusion®2 SoC FPGA and IGLOO2® FPGA programmable devices are the industry’s most secure, boasting four key elements needed for secure programmable devices—secure hardware, design security, data security and being built through a secure supply chain management system. The Cryptography Research DPA Workstation and associated testing services complement these FPGAs from Microsemi, as well as the company’s existing portfolio of cryptography, anti-tamper and anti-reverse engineering IP products, including WhiteboxCRYPTO™, CodeSEAL™ and EnforcIT®.

“The relationship with Microsemi is important and we look forward to seeing our relationship continue to grow, benefitting government and military customers with expanded access to a full range of DPA-resistant solutions,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “As more and more embedded systems contain high value and sensitive information, the threat of side-channel attacks will continue, making it imperative to have a partner like Microsemi delivering much needed products, tools and services to the market.”

Side channel and DPA attacks involve monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to these attacks help protect tamper-resistant products used in a variety of applications outside of government and military verticals, such as banking, pay television, mass transit, secure ID, and wireless telecommunications.

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Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the world’s standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,400 employees globally. Learn more at microsemi.com.

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Leading Engineers, Scientists from Rambus Cryptography Research Division to Participate in Sessions at CHES 2014

Busan, KOREA – September 25, 2014

Who:		Rambus Cryptography Research Division (NASDAQ:RMBS)
What:		Workshop on issues within Random Bit Generators (RBGs) and Software Communications Architecture (SCA) in hardware
Where:		CHES 2014 Grand Ballroom, Paradise Hotel Busan 296, Haeundaehaebyeon-ro, Haeundae-gu Busan, 612-010, Korea chesworkshop.org/ches2014
When:		September 26, 2014

The Rambus Cryptography Research division, a platinum sponsor of CHES 2014, is chairing multiple sessions at the event and leading a workshop on RBG and SCA issues in hardware.

In addition to the sponsorship, Senior Research Scientist Elke De Mulder and Technical Director Helena Handschuh are members of the CHES program committee and respectively chaired the opening session on side channel attacks and co-chaired the Thursday evening rump session. Additionally, three Cryptography Research division engineers will present Friday, sharing findings from their investigation focusing on gate-level locking under a path-based leakage metric.

Friday, September 26, 2014

Title: Gate-Level Masking Under a Path-Based Leakage Metric
2:25 p.m. KST
Speakers:Mark Marson, Megan Wachs, Andrew Leiserson, Rambus Cryptography Research division

During this workshop Rambus engineers will provide insight into gate-level masking, including benefits and challenges to the security approach. They will also demonstrate their solution, providing the opportunity to see initial results first hand.

For additional details, visit cryptography.com

About Cryptography Research, Inc.

Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus Inc., is a leader in semiconductor security research and development. Established by internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, CRI develops and licenses innovative technologies in areas including tamper resistance, content protection, anti-counterfeiting, network security, and financial services. Over eight billion security products are made each year under license from CRI. Security systems designed by CRI scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce annually. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

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Rambus Cryptography Research Division to Speak on Security Panel at UPLINQ 2014

Amsterdam – September 18, 2014

Who:		Rambus Cryptography Research Division (NASDAQ:RMBS)
Where:		Qualcomm UPLINQ 2014 – Mobile Developers Conference Hilton San Francisco Union Square San Francisco, CA
When:		September 18-19, 2014

Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division, will participate in the Uplinq 2014 security panel during the Mobile Developers Conference on September 19. Kocher will discuss the mobile security ecosystem as well as the role Rambus plays to secure Qualcomm devices.

Title: Shared Responsibility in the Mobile Security Ecosystem
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m., Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Plaza B

In this moderated session, each participating company will outline its role in the mobile security ecosystem and how they work with Qualcomm to enable security for apps and devices powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors. The discussion will range from multi-factor authentication to secure execution, BYOD and other security solutions available today and in the future.

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Rambus Expands Cryptography Research Division Leadership Team

Appointments of Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Philippe Martineau, and Ron Perez strengthen industry-leading team

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – September 11, 2014 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), today announced the expansion of the Cryptography Research division leadership team, including Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson as vice president, Products and Marketing, Philippe Martineau as senior director of Ecosystem Business Development, and Ron Perez as Systems Security Fellow. These individuals bring significant security industry experience to the existing industry-leading Cryptography Research team, with the goal of scaling embedded security IP solutions and services to meet the growing demand for trusted solutions.

“These additions to the leadership team reinforce our commitment to bringing world-class embedded security IP, solutions and services to market,” said Dr. Martin Scott, senior vice president and general manager of the Cryptography Research division at Rambus. “We recently announced several milestone agreements with global leaders including Qualcomm, Microsemi, MStar and Entropic in addition to bringing our CryptoManager security feature management platform to market. These successes are creating the need to expand our core team to meet increasing demands and to continue our strong momentum.”

According to Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division, “Bringing aboard some of the brightest minds in the security industry will expand our ability to find innovative solutions to the tremendous challenges and opportunities in the area of data security.”

Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson is a researcher in wireless security and the co-inventor of EAPTTLS, a WLAN security solution. Prior to joining Rambus, he served in critical security roles including executive vice president of the Mobile Security Division and chief sales officer of Inside Secure SA, vice president of the Embedded Security Solutions division of AuthenTec and director of Business Development and Cryptographic Research at Certicom. Blake-Wilson’s background will aid in the next growth phase in security products and solutions.

Philippe Martineau joins the Rambus Worldwide Sales and Operations organization with a focus on mobile ecosystem and business development in the security space. With more than 20 years of experience, Martineau has served in various roles for both large and disruptive companies. Prior to joining Rambus, Martineau served as executive vice president of the NFC Business at Inside Secure SA where he set the strategy to position the organization in NFC with differentiating value. Previously, Martineau was predominantly focused on the development of product offerings for the operator community related to the SIM card and associated services when he served as vice president of Strategy at Gemplus. Involved in GSM standardization since 1989, Martineau has developed strong knowledge and connections within the industry that will be instrumental for security business development into the mobile ecosystem.

Ron Perez brings more than two and a half decades of experience in the information technology industry, having impacted a broad range of areas from semiconductors to cloud computing. Previously, Perez held positions as senior Fellow and senior director at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), where he established and led the Security Architecture organization. He also held senior technical positions at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center where he led the Systems Solutions and Architecture Department. In his new role, Perez will support the innovation growth opportunities for Cryptography Research.

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About Cryptography Research

Cryptography Research, a division of Rambus Inc., is a leader in semiconductor security research and development. Established by internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, the division develops and licenses innovative technologies in areas including tamper resistance, content protection, anti-counterfeiting, network security, and financial services. Over eight billion security products are made each year under license from Cryptography Research; security systems designed by the division’s scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce annually. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

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Rambus Cryptography Research Division Showcases Content Protection Technology at IBC 2014

Amsterdam – September 10, 2014

Who:		Rambus Cryptography Research Division (NASDAQ:RMBS)
Where:		IBC 2014 Amsterdam RAI Europaplein NL 1078 GZ, Amsterdam Ibc.org >
When:		September 11-15, 2014

Cryptography Research, the security division of Rambus, will present a series of content protection technology demonstrations at IBC 2014, including CryptoFirewall™ core technology and Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasure solutions. CryptoFirewall technology is an advanced hardware security core that provides a robust foundation for securely delivering any content to pay TV devices, while DPA countermeasures are used to protect electronic devices from non-invasive side channel attacks.

Demonstrations will be available at the Cryptography Research booth in Hall 14 C17 at IBC. To schedule a meeting and see the demonstrations at IBC please contact [email protected].