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Along with Coronavirus cases increasing, CNBC says that the increased odds of a Biden presidency are weighing on the market:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/24/bidens-big-lead-in-the-polls-could-be-partly-behind-markets-drop-and-may-lead-to-more-weakness.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
AMS up another 40% afterhours. This is certainly giving those long term and very frustrated shareholders a chance to exit.
Apparently there is a low-float AND black-owned (or operated) trade right now. Since AMS was founded by Dr. Bates (who is African-American), it's kind of a two-for-one. The insanity continues.
Thanks for the feedback, Larry and Wade.
Anyone else having issues w/ TDAmeritrade?
I can log-in fine but it says "there are no positions to display for this account." Called customer service and the wait time to speak with a customer service rep was 45 minutes.
The CNN "Fear and Greed" index is currently at 90, in the "Extreme Greed" range:
https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/
It was 8 one year ago today.
I agree, the market certainly appears due for a pullback...and who knows what the political landscape will be in 2020?! I have an overweight cash position at the moment.
It would be interesting to look at the historical "Fear and Greed" data. I bet if you simply bought an S&P ETF when the index entered "Extreme Fear" and sold every time it entered "Extreme Greed," you would probably do VERY well over time (and without much thinkin' required).
Those insider buys (by director John Delafield) seems to have signaled a bottom: https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/daio/insider-activity
SCIA:
The earnings pr mentions the backlog number:
"At September 30, 2019, order backlog was $5.8 million compared to $6.6 million at June 30, 2019, and $7.5 million on the same date last year."
Yesterday's report was pretty weak but they did manage to eke out a small profit (they reduced spending to make that happen). Backlog numbers were not that encouraging so I expect a breakeven-ish Q in 3 months. Sentrix is slow-going but the partnerships are in place if and when...
2 new customer wins is a positive development.
This is going to be a case of lots of pent-up demand will result in a flurry of orders at some point. Lumpy Q's.
The balance sheet is very strong and the company continues its share repurchase, so there is a floor. A great buy in the $3's, imo, and wait it out until things get better.
re: AAL/SAVE
This "storm cloud" talk might explain some of the weakness in airline stocks lately. From Monday:
Airline Stocks Are Slipping Because 'Storm Clouds Are Starting to Form' -- Barrons.com
10:23 am ET July 29, 2019 (Dow Jones)
By Teresa Rivas
American Airlines Group, Alaska Air Group, Hawaiian Holdings, and Spirit Airlines stock are all lower in Monday morning trading, following downgrades from Macquarie, which warns that a market share push by Southwest Airlines could spell trouble for rivals.
The back story. Airline earnings have been a bit of a mixed bag this season, with aircraft groundings adding extra complexity to the companies' outlooks. Yet most of the stocks in the group haven't been able to quite keep up with the S&P 500's 2019 rally, which stood at almost 20% as of Friday's close.
What's new. On Monday, Macquarie analyst Susan Donofrio took a look at the airline industry following the second-quarter earnings season (only Hawaiian (ticker: HA), due to report Tuesday, has yet to release results), and warns that she sees the competitive environment getting choppier, offsetting some of the benefits of ongoing strong demand.
"We believe storm clouds are starting to form over the group as Southwest, unhappy with what management sees as lost market share in parts of their system, has recently made it clear that they plan on focusing and re-capturing what they lost," she writes. "As a result, we see a sloppier fall and early 2020 than previously expected as for the pricing environment for the group and are cooling on most airline stocks."
Looking ahead. Donofrio's rationale isn't surprising: Last week Southwest shares flip-flopped following earnings, as investors digested the implications of prolonged delays related to the grounded Boeing (BA) and the company's decision to pull out of Newark Liberty International airport. Southwest (LUV) is known for its savvy and driven management team, and while the Boeing situation is out of its control, it's quite feasible that the company would be aggressively looking to make up the difference elsewhere, and new routes like Hawaii have long been speculated about in terms of price cuts.
Given that she believes Southwest's push will dampen pricing power in the domestic market where it's most powerful, she downgraded American (AAL), Alaska (ALK), Hawaiian, and Spirit (SAVE) to Neutral from Outperform, with price targets of $34, $63, $29, and $47, respectively.
That said, she still has three Outperform ratings in the sector: Allegiant (ALGT), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and United Airlines Holdings (UAL). These "form the trifecta of being quality companies where we think that ongoing revenue initiatives (in the case of United and Delta) or minimal competitive route overlap (roughly 75% of Allegiant's routes face no competition) are likely to lead to stock price outperformance."
FYI, I was just able short a few PAYS via TD Ameritrade (wasn't able to yesterday)
Seems really cheap here. Added @ $17.
PHUNW EXP 03/22/2022 according to TD Ameritrade
Here is an interesting post about how small caps are faring:
https://www.bespokepremium.com/think-big-blog/smallcrushedbysectors/
ICHR up over 8% AH on news that it will be included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Falling knife MU down another 8% after China imposes a ban on certain Micron chip sales. I picked up a few.
DAIO was my top holding in 2017. It got overextended and I sold most of my shares $12-$16 with the intent of buying back cheaper. I was disappointed with last Q's backlog and figured they will report a weak upcoming Q, so I sold most of my remaining shares @ $8-9 and havent re-bought a large position yet. Still have some but definitely looking to add.
They have 3 quarters of difficult comps ahead of them - and this Q is going to be weak based on backlog numbers - so I am waiting to see what the report brings before adding. On the positive side, I wouldnt be surprised if they gave upbeat commentary and reinstated the buyback with their cash horde (CFO said "stay tuned" re: buyback on the last call). That could keep the stock from falling if the numbers are as bad as I fear. Backlog and outlook will be key and I have no idea how that will look.
I am still very positive about the medium term outlook. Demand for automotive programming continues to increase so sales are bound to pick back up sooner or later. Then the IoT security is exciting with their partnerships and revenue recognition model. I think - looking out a year or two - the $6s will be a very good buy. Just not sure how soon the ascent will begin.
FORD: Interesting that this May 28th article talks about the partnership:
https://technewsgadget.net/2018/05/the-all-new-beerbox/
Wish I sold in the $2.40s but I was happy to sell most of my shares in the low $2's. Looks like we may have another chance to buy back in the mid-$1s.
That was a quick halt. It appears to be trading again.
ICHR: I think its down in sympathy with LRCX, ICHR's largest customer.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3362378-lam-research-minus-5_7-percent-analyst-cautions-shipments
Has anyone opened a Robinhood account?
The standard account is a bare-bones platform with zero-commission trades while a Robinhood Gold account allows for margin and extended hours trading but does charge a flat monthly fee. You can also trade crytocurrencies on their platform/app.
Reminds me of Freetrades back in the day. Apparently Millennials are signing up in droves. I opened a standard account last week to test it out but have yet to trade anything.
Considering Secure Thingz and IAR Systems are in bed together, I figured we would hear about a DAIO/IAR partnership sooner on later. Well, it happened.
https://www.iar.com/investors/press/?releaseId=2825618
Not sure what the numbers will look like this week, but I still like the medium/longer term outlook here.
More news out today.
Data I/O Announces SentriX™ Secure Provisioning Support for Maxim’s DeepCover® Secure Authentication ICs
Monday, October 23, 2017
Data I/O Announces SentriX™ Secure Provisioning Support for Maxim’s DeepCover® Secure Authentication ICs
SentriX™ Platform enables a cost-effective hardware based security approach for IoT OEMs and electronic manufacturers of all volumes
Redmond, WA, October 23, 2017 – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced data, security provisioning and programming solutions for flash, flash-memory based intelligent devices and microcontrollers, announces security provisioning support for the DS28C36 and DS2476 DeepCover® secure authentication ICs from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) on the SentriXTM Security Provisioning Platform.
OEMs for internet of things (IoT) are increasingly concerned with the risk of IP theft, product cloning and system hacking by nefarious actors exploiting vulnerabilities found in modern connected devices. Attacks on connected products used in building automation, smart grid and commercial applications have led to billions of dollars in lost revenue, brand credibility and consumer confidence. Many security experts agree that software methods alone are insufficient to protect devices from increasingly sophisticated hackers. The best method to prevent attacks is for OEMs to design hardware based security directly into their products.
“As the IoT market grows and attacks become increasingly prevalent, OEMs of all sizes must have a cost-effective and integrated method to enable hardware based security,” said Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO of Data I/O Corporation. “The SentriX Platform provides a trusted and secured provisioning solution for any company to embed a hardware based root-of trust in silicon in the manufacturing flow for their IoT products without a minimum quantity to meet. We are excited for this collaboration with Maxim Integrated, a leader in security enabled silicon devices, to support security provisioning for their devices on the SentriX Platform and enable OEMs of all size and volumes to secure their connected devices from design through manufacturing.”
“Maxim’s DeepCover DS28C36 and DS2476 devices solve a wide range of security issues for connected devices including product quality/safety, counterfeit prevention, secure download/boot, and IoT device integrity and authenticity,” said Scott Jones, Managing Director, Embedded Security at Maxim Integrated. “Through our collaboration with Data I/O, we are providing customers with trusted products and a secure provisioning process from product design through manufacturing.”
Authentication ICs, like these two Maxim DeepCover devices, enable hardware based security to provide trust, protect IP and secure communications. These devices enable mutual authentication of an IoT product with an OEM’s service infrastructure so both the device and the service can ensure each other’s identity. Companies can personalize these devices by provisioning them with asymmetric keys, symmetric keys and certificates. This process of provisioning enables OEMs to add their own unique identity to an embedded, hardware based root-of-trust. An IoT product secured in this way enables OEMs to provide secure updates to their products in the field, as well as secure their supply chain from counterfeits and clones. These authentication ICs, combined with an integrated and cost-effective security provisioning process, enable customers of all size and volumes to secure their products.
Data I/O has collaborated with Maxim to support personalized, secure provisioning of Maxim’s DS28C36 and DS2476 DeepCover ICs on the SentriX Platform. The SentriX Platform is a highly flexible cost-effective security provisioning and data programming system for authentication ICs, secure elements and secure microcontrollers. The SentriX Platform enables a strong foundation of security by provisioning a hardware based root-of-trust during the manufacturing process.
Because the need for security is so high, the market for secure elements and secure microcontrollers is anticipated to grow to 4 billion units in the next 5 years. Many security experts agree the best way to ensure better IoT security is to embed hardware based roots-of-trust early in the design and manufacturing stage. Data I/O’s SentriX platform delivers a comprehensive and cost-effective ecosystem to provision roots of trust in security conscious markets such as automotive and IoT. The SentriX Platform is available today. Learn more at www.dataio.com/sentrix.
Learn more about Maxim DeepCover devices at: https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/digital/embedded-security/deepcover.html
2 new things:
good overview of why hardware-based security is better than software-based (more partnership announcements to come)
1. https://soundcloud.com/embedded_comp/five-minutes-withanthony-ambrose-president-and-ceo-data-io
2. Data I/O to Showcase SentriX™Security Provisioning Technology and ConneXTM Smart Programming Software for Automotive Applications and Smart Factory
Oct 19, 2017
Data I/O to Showcase SentriX™Security Provisioning Technology and ConneXTM Smart Programming Software for Automotive Applications and Smart Factory Initiatives at productronica
Security provisioning technology and comprehensive traceability software application designed to meet stringent automotive electronics
Redmond, WA, October 2017 – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced data and security programming solutions for flash, flash-memory based intelligent devices and microcontrollers, will showcase the new SentriX™ Security Provisioning Technology and ConneXTM smart programming software at the international productronica trade show November 14th- 17th in Munich, Germany at Hall A2, Booth 205.
Driverless technology is quickly advancing with industry experts anticipating millions of fully autonomous cars on the road within ten years. As sophisticated hackers exploit vulnerabilities in connected devices, OEM’s are concerned with securing the electronic systems.
“The rapid growth of the automotive electronics systems for the connected car and smart IoT devices is creating demand for hardware based security, extensive traceability, process monitoring and predictive analytics,” said Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO of Data I/O Corporation. “Automotive electronics manufacturers demand secure products with robust traceability for each programmed product. This information must be seamlessly and easily integrated into their existing factory management systems to ensure highest quality of their mission critical products. The SentriX Platform provisions authentication ICs, secure elements and secure microcontrollers to enable immutable roots-of-trust for hardware based security. ConneX smart programming software supports Industry 4.0 Initiatives by delivers real-time comprehensive traceability and process monitoring for the smart factories of today and tomorrow.”
The SentriX Platform is a highly flexible cost-effective security provisioning and data programming system for authentication ICs, secure elements and secure microcontrollers. The SentriX Platform enables a strong foundation of security by provisioning a hardware based root-of-trust during the manufacturing process. SentriX delivers a comprehensive and cost-effective ecosystem to provision roots of trust in security conscious markets such as automotive and IoT.
ConneXTM software integrates Data I/O’s PSV automated programming systems and SentriX Security Provisioning system into the manufacturing environment. ConneX software extracts detailed data for each device programmed including programming performance and device characteristics for comprehensive component level traceability in real time.
The PSV family is Data I/O’s fastest ramping automated programming systems series with over 150 systems sold worldwide. The PSV family includes the PSV7000, PSV5000 and PSV3000. The PSV family offers customers a range of automated programming systems to support their throughput and quality requirements with industry leading speed and flexibility for the lowest total cost of ownership.
New Seeking Alpha article out today.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/4113197-data-o-corporation-can-get-better#alt3
I noticed this link in the comment section. Worth watching:
http://realtimewith.com/rtwboot/show.php?id=98&vid=4336
Earnings release date and 3 presenting at upcoming conferences:
Redmond, WA, Thursday, October 12, 2017 – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced data and security programming and IP management solutions for flash-memory, flash based microcontrollers and other intelligent devices, today announced the following upcoming investor events:
Third Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call, October 26, 2017
The Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, on Thursday, October 26, 2017. Management will hold the conference call at 2 p.m. Pacific Time/5 p.m. Eastern Time. Data I/O Corporation will release the company's financial results after the market closes that same day.
To listen to the conference call, please dial (612) 234-9959, passcode: DAIO. A taped replay will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until November 9, 2017. To access the replay, please dial (320) 365-3844, access code 431940. The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; visit the News and Events section of the Data I/O Corporation website at www.dataio.com to access the call from the site. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the Data I/O Corporation website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the conference call.
Roth Capital 3rd Annual Technology Corporate Access Day, November 15, 2017
Data I/O will be participating in Roth Capital’s Corporate Access Day for technology companies on November 15, 2017 in New York City, marking the Company’s first appearance at this event. One-on-one meetings with institutional investment firms will be scheduled throughout the day.
Craig-Hallum 8th Annual Alpha Select Conference, November 16, 2017
Data I/O will be participating in Craig-Hallum’s Alpha Select conference on November 16, 2017 in New York City at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, marking the Company’s first appearance at this event. One-on-one meetings with institutional investment firms will be scheduled throughout the day.
LD Micro 10th Annual Main Event, December 5, 2017
Data I/O will be participating in LD Micro’s Main Event conference on December 5, 2017 in Los Angeles at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel. In addition to a group presentation scheduled for 11:00 am Pacific Time, one-on-one meetings with institutional investment firms will be scheduled throughout the day.
The investor presentation used at the conferences will be posted in the investor relations section of the Company’s website on the day of the event.
Closed over $3. Nice! They recently announced a $750k research grant, plus working with their Princeton U. researcher and Mercedes Benz on the battery technology. Pretty large market cap and not much money in the bank, but battery technology is the future...and if they have some important IP, then who knows?? I don't own much but I'm willing to see how it plays out.
FYI, DAIO was one of the sponsors of yesterday's IoT DevCon focused on security.
IoT DevCon Summit
ARM was also a sponsor. The founder and CTO of Secure Thingz (Data IO's partner) was head of the IoT security strategy at ARM before starting the company.
Not connecting any dots, but I wondering if ARM/Secure Thingz/Data IO will partner at some point, if they haven't already (behind the scenes).
SVVC - Looks like they own 250,000 shares of ROKU after the 9/15 1-for-6 split.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Portfolio Company Roku Completes IPO
GlobeNewswire•September 28, 2017
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (SVVC) (the “Fund”), a publicly traded venture capital fund that invests in technology and cleantech companies, announced today that Roku, a Fund holding since 2015, went public today through an initial public offering (“IPO”). The IPO was priced at $14.00 per share, resulting in proceeds to Roku of approximately $126 million. The shares, which now trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “ROKU”, opened their first day of trading at $15.78 and closed at $23.50.
The Fund currently holds 250,000 shares of Roku common stock (taking into account a 1-for-6 reverse stock split on September 15, 2017), at an approximate average cost of $9.24 per share. The Fund’s shares are subject to a customary 180-day lockup provision.
Roku is a provider of Internet streaming devices and software that enables consumers to access streaming content through their televisions. As of the end of June 2017, Roku OS powered TV streaming for more than 15 million monthly active accounts.
Chinese auto giant Chery is trying to crack the European SUV market. They just partnered w/ Bosch for their infotainment systems (Bosch uses DAIO's platform for infortainment programming, so it may bring some additional business to DAIO).
"Backing its bold claims for drivetrain performance, Chery has revealed a list of European manufacturers it has partnered with to produce the models. Key names include Bosch for the infotainment (which is comprised of a 10in touchscreen and 7.0in instrument cluster)"
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-frankfurt-motor-show/chery-exeed-tx-confirmed-first-europe-bound-chinese-suv
Between hiring the former VP of Marketing at QRVO to lead the Managed and Secure Programming strategy - and all the other hiring they are doing - seems like they are pretty confident that any "peek" has not already taken place.
from LinkedIn:
"We are hiring! Take a look at our recently posted jobs and be a part of something great! We have opportunities for administrative professionals, aspiring marketing professionals and software development engineers (embedded and security). Working at Data I/O is exciting, fulfilling and rewarding. Join our talented team!"
https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/14802/jobs/
pr from 6/26: Sean Riley comes to Data I/O with a wealth of experience in product development, marketing, and business development. Previously, he was Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO), leading strategy for a $2 billion organization. Sean has also delivered results with increasing responsibility at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), MathStar, Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) and most recently as a strategy consultant for Data I/O. Sean has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and has been a keynote speaker, a co-author and an Adjunct Professor at Portland State University.
I havent followed XXII for a while, but this would seem like very good news for XXII re: establishing partnerships and licensing their tech to Big Tobacco. Could be huge IF there are no other viable alternatives to reducing nic levels in tobacco and the big companies only option is to licensing the technology from 22nd Century.
re: DAIO
The spike last week was most likely a reaction to this news from Bosch, Data I/O's largest customer:
http://www.businessinsider.com/bosch-plant-dresden-germany-iot-2017-6
The stock has certainly had a nice run - and 2Q's results may not be any better than 1Q's - but they are involved w/ some huge companies in fast growing segments, and I think better earnings are on the horizon over the next several years. Should be interesting.
The VIX was up @ 45% today, so I actually shorted TVIX and VXX. Might be early to do so - and the VIX isn't really that high at this level (after coming off of historic lows) - but I think it drops back to the 12-13 level in the coming days/weeks. Add in the "decay" of these leveraged ETNs and a short position can have a nice gain.
Fundamentals of the economy are strong, but p/e's are high and the market needed an reason (Trump) to take a breather, imo. If Trump were to get impeached, Pence becomes President and he gets to appoint a VP. I think Pence would put forth a similar pro-business agenda. In this scenario, the media would be in a frenzy but Wall Street may not mind (or welcome) this POTUS change. Should be interesting!
hweb2, DAIO
Here is the most recent presentation from the Roth Conference this past week:
https://www.dataio.com/Portals/0/Roth%20March%202017%20-%20FINAL.pdf
I noticed (on page 17) they mentioned a partnership with EVB and Infineon. Infineon is a @ $7 billion (US dollars) revenue European semiconductor company making a big push into IoT. And EVB is a subsidiary of Avnet (symbol:ATV, $26B in revenue).
This partnership wasnt officially pr'd by DAIO, but I found this on their website:
http://www.dataio.com/Posts/ebv-elektronik-infineon-and-data-io-present-industries-first-personalisation-service-for-embedded-security
(note the last sentence: "It is planned to extend this service to other devices of Infineon and other manufactures in the near future.")
Not sure what all this will mean to DAIO's numbers going forward, but it sure seems very positive to be partnering with all of these key industry players. What's more, it seems DAIO may be the answer to securing smart devices during the programming stage instead of later down the line (as its done now). Hacking into smart vehicles and smart devices is a real concern, so if DAIO and its partners can secure components during the programming, that would be huge. And their latest CC mentioned $ spent for patents, so its possible they have secured the IP for their securing methodology (less/no competition could translate into high margins). Anyway, DAIO seems like a good one to hold for a couple years as automation picks up steam.
Hweb2, DAIO and securing IoT's devices
Encouraging PR from DAIO, as you mentioned. However, did you notice this news put out by Renesas Electronics Corporation (world's largest auto semiconductor maker, and the world's largest maker of microcontrollers, with 19000 employees, traded in Tokyo)? Seems like DAIO is in bed with some good company.
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Renesas Electronics Partners with Data I/O and Secure Thingz to Provide Secure Firmware Flash Programming Solution for the Renesas Synergy(TM) Platform
8:00 am ET March 9, 2017
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a first step of a security lifecycle management solution on the Renesas Synergy(TM) Platform for customers who build devices connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT). Renesas, together with partners Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) and Secure Thingz, offer a secure firmware flash programming solution enabling customers to reliably and securely program authorized firmware into the flash memory of Synergy Microcontrollers (MCUs) in remote manufacturing facilities and in the field, while protecting firmware from being modified, pirated, or installed on cloned hardware.
OEMs building connected IoT devices face risks that include product disruption, system hijacking, eavesdropping, IP theft, and product cloning. Without the proper security, these devices can be exploited to shut down or damage vital industrial infrastructure or cause injury. Given the increased complexity of the global supply chain, extra diligence is needed to ensure that the integrity and authenticity of a product is maintained in the production environment and not compromised throughout the entire manufacturing cycle regardless of the location and security level and capabilities of the Contract Manufacturer's (CM's) or OEM's manufacturing personnel and processes. The secure flash programming solution based on the Synergy Platform enables OEMs to maintain product integrity and authenticity without such dependencies on the CM's capabilities.
A chain-of-trust starts with the delivery of a Synergy MCU with hardware security features to a secure programming center where a unique root-of-trust is installed on each MCU with equipment provided by Data I/O. The next step in the chain is for the OEM to use tools provided by Data I/O and Secure Thingz to author their firmware such that it is encrypted, signed, and provisioned to specific MCUs. After this, the Synergy MCUs can be shipped to the OEM or CM facility. Once in the field, the authored firmware can be securely updated into the MCUs' flash memory with the on-chip root-of-trust being used to validate and decrypt the firmware before flash programming - all securely taking place within the Synergy MCUs that provide hardware protected memory segments integrated with an asymmetric cryptographic engine to validate and decrypt the firmware. This eliminates concern for IP theft, piracy, and product cloning.
Renesas provides the Synergy MCU and Synergy's security reference solution that deliver a strong root-of-trust through a unique identity, hardware protected keys, a secure boot loader, a secure flash update module, and cryptographic API's that interface with the MCU hardware.
Secure Thingz provides the Secure Deploy(TM) suite of tools, which enable end-to-end encryption of firmware to the device, plus secure deployment into remote, high-risk manufacturing environments, alongside remote firmware updating and management.
Data I/O provides the SentriX(TM) Security Programming Platform, a highly flexible, cost-effective security provisioning and data programming solution for authentication devices, secure elements and secure MCUs that enables the secure provisioning in a secure manufacturing environment or programming center. The SentriXPlatform contains the Secure Thingz's Guardian with integrated HSM (Hardware Security Module), which allows for the SentriX Platform and the Secure Deploy suite to work together seamlessly to protect firmware and critical data.
"Renesas Synergy's security reference solution empowers OEMs to deliver and manage a trusted IoT device. When used with the SentriX Security Programming Platform and Secure Deploy, Synergy MCUs plus the associated software, tools, and infrastructure allow OEMs to protect their software IP from modification, theft and cloning," said Brian Davis, Vice President of Synergy IoT Platform Business Division, Renesas Electronics Corporation. "In addition, the solution enables remote systems to be safely updated over the product lifecycle with new protections for evolving security attacks and hacking technologies."
Customers interested in evaluating the solution may obtain an evaluation kit that includes a DK-S7G2 Synergy Development Kit, tools, Synergy's security reference solution, and an evaluation version of Secure Deploy. Once customers have evaluated the solution, it can be deployed into manufacturing in conjunction with Data I/O's SentriXSecurity Programming Platform. Customers can work with Secure Thingz to deploy a remote update solution.
"IoT OEMs are increasingly concerned with vulnerabilities in connected devices and are turning to various types of secure microcontrollers to embed trust, enable a secure supply chain, and establish firmware integrity," said Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO of Data I/O Corporation. "The SentriX Platform enables a trusted, secured, and cost-effective solution for OEMs seeking to secure the supply chain and maintain firmware integrity. Data I/O is excited to partner with Renesas and SecureThingz to enable this comprehensive solution supporting the Synergy Platform products throughout the OEM product lifecycle."
"With the advent of the IoT, the protection of the design, software, intellectual property, and integrity of products is becoming paramount to the OEM. Traditional security technology is unable to defend against rapidly advancing threats," said Haydn Povey, Founder and CTO of Secure Thingz. "We are excited to work with Renesas and Data I/O to enable OEMs to deploy secure content to devices, creating robust foundations and delivering innovative features on Synergy Platform."
Renesas plans to introduce Renesas Synergy's security reference solution at embedded world 2017 to be held in Nuremberg, Germany from March 14th to 16th 2017, at Renesas booth Hall 4, Stand 104. For more information, contact your local Renesas sales representative, or visit www.renesassynergy.com.
About Renesas Electronics Corporation
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live - securely and safely. The number one global supplier of microcontrollers, and a leader in Analog & Power and SoC products, Renesas provides the expertise, quality, and comprehensive solutions for a broad range of Automotive, Industrial, Home Electronics, Office Automation and Information Communication Technology applications to help shape a limitless future. Learn more at renesas.com.
I don't know much about HLTH, other than just reading the company's profile. However, I wonder if the recent weakness is related to uncertainty/anxiety regarding the Trump administration's healthcare plans?? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the recent decline in the stock price coincides with the Obamacare unwind.
"The company's healthcare facilities provides procedures in clinical specialties, including orthopedic surgery, podiatric surgery, pain management, gastro- intestinal, gynecology, and general surgery, as well as ear, nose, and throat. It also provides marketing services, patient education services, and patient care co-ordination management services to third party facilities and physicians.'
ALPE has moved from the Pinks onto the OTC (fully reporting to the SEC). The stock price has gone from $1 to $1.70 over the last month or two. I wonder if Alpha En will play a role in the future of lithium batteries? Hope so!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-30/tesla-s-battery-revolution-just-reached-critical-mass
https://alpha-encorp.com/company-presentation/