NXP Semiconductors A30

Easy-to-use companion chip for standard MCUs/MPUs:

• Quick design-in with dedicated product support package, including EdgeLock NX Middleware 
• Ready-to-use example code 
• Scalable trust anchor for authentication devices
   

Device and accessory manufacturers are increasingly aware of the importance of secure authentication, and the ways it can help ensure brand protection, consumer safety, and product traceability, fostering trust and shielding from physical damage. By choosing an off-the-shelf, fully certified solution for secure authentication, developers get the added advantage of freeing up time so they can focus on innovation. New and upcoming regulatory requirements, which emphasize device protection and sustainability as well as security, are another reason to use readymade solutions for secure authentication. The EU’s Batteries Regulation 2023/1542, for example, will require the use of a Digital Product Passport (DPP), digital record containing key information about a product’s composition, origin and lifecycle, by 2027. A readily available, quickly scalable solution for secure authentication makes it easier to meet these new requirements. The EdgeLock A30 supports multiple authentication use cases – device to device, cloud to device, counterfeit protection, and storage/protection of device identity – so developers can support a variety of devices and accessories with a single solution.

Key features

• Advanced security:
  • Common Criteria EAL 6+ AVA_VAN.5 certified
  • 16kB NVM memory
  • Secure companion chip to standard MCU or MPU
  • EdgeLock 2GO support for certificate generation and certificate delivery
• Cryptographic algorithms:
  • Asymmetric authentication
  • Key management and key provisioning via PKI Support for multiple crypto primitives
  • RNG (NIST SP800-90B)
• Cryptographic algorithms:
  • SHA-256/384, HMAC and HKDF (RFC5869)
  • AES-128/256 (ECB, CBC, CMAC, CCM and GCM)
  • ECDSA, and ECDH over NIST P-256 and Brainpool P256r1
• Communication:
  • I2C target (100kHz, 400 kHz or 1MHz)
  • Two configurable GPIOs
• Package:
  • Available in WLCSP and HVQFN20 packages
• Temperature:
  • Extended temperature range (-40 to +105 °C)

Applications

• Industrial
• Batteries and chargers
• Gaming accessories and peripherals
• Streaming boxes
• Gateways, routers
• Computer components
• Server components
• Medical accessories