Silicon Salon Overview
The Blockchain Commons presentation outlined the main topics and issues for crypto-semiconductor design.
CrossBar Presentation
Introducing CrossBar. Silicon development for crypto. About the intersection of the crypto and semiconductor cultures as well as Crossbar’s ReRAM technology, physical countermeasures, and system architectures.
Proxy Presentation
Introducing Proxy. The challenges of software and wearable hardware wallet design. A discussion of who Proxy is, what they’re building, how they’re bridging URL and URL, and what their current and future challenges are.
Tropic Square Presentation
Introducing Tropic Square. Tropic01: a fully auditable chip as a basis for better hardware security. How transparency can drive innovation and how that policy is (currently) unique in the world of semiconductor design. Plus, a look at Kerckhoff’s principles and other reasons to open up designs.
Libre-SOC Video
Introducing Libre-SOC. An overview of the Libre-SOC Project as well as a discussion of challenges & solutions. Why Libre/Open is crucial (even in a business context) and what the practical gotchas are for silicon transparency.