TeraFire^® AES

Advanced Encryption Standard Family

Athena delivers the AES as a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) core family. Athena´s AES core family complements the market leading TeraFire® cryptography microprocessors and standalone TeraFire cryptography accelerators. Whether your application demands high AES performance or the power savings of a dedicated core, Athena´s AES core family delivers both performance and power savings.

Athena offers AES both within its cryptography microprocessor family and as dedicated cores. Optional microprocessor bus interfaces are also available for dedicated AES core solutions. Dedicated AES core solutions are constructed using a modular architecture, comprising cipher cores, key schedule generators, and modes modules, allowing Athena to configure an AES solution optimized for the performance, area, and power requirements of your application. Athena´s AES cores are compliant with a range of standards, including:

• FIPS 197,
• NIST SP800-38A (ECB, CBC, CFB, OFB, CTR),
• NIST SP800-38B (CMAC),
• NIST SP800-38C (CCM),
• NIST SP800-38D (GHASH, GCM),
• NIST SP800-38E (XTS),
• Suite B,
• IEEE 802.1ae,
• IEEE 802.11i, and
• IEEE 802.16e.

Features

• FIPS 197 compliant AES cores
• Supports key sizes of 128, 192, and 256-bits
• Supports NIST SP800-38A, B, C, D, and E defined modes
• Three dedicated product series support different performance & area requirements
• Modular architecture
• AES support also available in TeraFire F5200 cryptography microprocessor
• Microprocessor bus interfaces available
• Easy SoC integration
• Simple/differential power analysis (SPA/DPA) resistance available

Benefits

• Modular architecture enables scalable performance and optimal implementation
• Full-width data ports maximize performance, minimize latency
• Fast delivery for accelerated time to profit

Applications

• Encrypted data storage
• Secure communications
• Secure processing
• IPsec acceleration
• E-commerce
• VPN
• Financial transactions