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Security for Low-Power RTOS and Linux® Edge Applications


We built our MPUs with security as an important function so that you can design a secure solution from the start. We deliver trusted, secure hardware that protects your brand and intellectual property from nefarious actors while delivering secure applications built upon the three pillars of security: confidentiality, integrity and authenticity.

Why Choose Our MPUs for Security?


We’ve been supplying secure MPUs for over 20 years and we’re a leader in the Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal, secure payment, access control and communications markets. We offer:

  • Support for new security-focused markets with a focus on:
  • Security at the embedded system level
  • End markets including industrial, medical and automotive markets
  • Independently verified high-security capability
  • Payment Card Industry (PCI5.x) pre-certified devices
  • Third-party verification of security features such as secure boot, software libraries and physical security
  • Global teams with local field coverage
  • Extensive in-house security experience up to financial grade
  • Continued investments in MPUs and security
  • Full roadmap and development for secure silicon and software solutions

SAM Series of Secure MPUs


SAM MPUs support all aspects of the security you need to bring your applications to market in a secure and cost-effective manner. They include:

  • Secure factory programming solution
  • Secure boot
  • DPA countermeasures
  • Built-in tamper detectors
  • Anti-tamper features (active die shield)
  • True random number generator
  • Dual Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs)
  • Side channel-resistant crypto accelerators

Explore Our SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 MPUs


From basic security implementations all the way up to a segmented processing element known as a secure enclave, SAMA5D2 and SAMA5D4 microprocessors (MPUs) provide a wide range of security options to protect your design. Whether you need cloud provisioning, secured communication, certificate management, system resilience, near real-time execution, power management, data security, encryption services, secure boot or secrets storage, we make finding and implementing the right security measures easy.

Create systems quickly and easily that are robust, resistant against bugs, securely field upgradable and that prevent unauthorized software from running and self-curing in the event of a memory content alteration. You now have the power to implement your own secure enclave with the advanced security features in our MPUs, including powerful cryptographic accelerators, secured access to memories and secure peripherals to safeguard system secrets. 

Key Capabilities


  • Secure storage – Arm® TrustZone® secure cryptography, storage of keys, certificates and in-system data
  • Secure communications – Authenticated device pairing and IoT cloud communications (OpenSSL, TLS)
  • Secure firmware update – Remotely upgrade MPU firmware safely and securely
  • Trusted boot – Root of trust verified initial startup code, Linux® and other embedded software
  • Firmware protection – Encryption of embedded firmware and execution of authenticated firmware
  • Trusted device ID – Unique device certificate tied to root of trust for strong identity authentication

Payment Industry-Compliant Security Level


SAMA5D2 MPUs feature the highest levels of security in the industry, providing an excellent platform for you to create secured designs. They include integrated Arm TrustZone technology and capabilities for tamper detection, secure data and program storage, hardware encryption engine, secure boot and more, so you can work with our security experts to evaluate your security needs and implement the level of protection that’s right for your design.

UL labs, an independent certification and consulting company in safety and security, pre-certified the SAMA5D2 for PCI compliance, the standard used in the payment industry. This pre-certification evidences the device’s high security level and provides a reduction in both time and cost for a PIN Transaction Security (PTS) evaluation of your product.

EmSpark Security Suite


We partnered with Sequitur Labs and integrated their EmSPARK™ Security Suite for out-of-the-box capabilities. The EmSpark Security Suite is designed to let you make use of the SAMA5D2’s advanced security capabilities without undergoing a long learning curve. The Suite pre-integrates and abstracts the security capabilities via Linux APIs, allowing you to address the most common security requirements facing IoT device manufacturers with a single, easy-to-use package.

The software evaluation kit is available directly from the Sequitur Labs website.