Dust Networks Integrates Kilopass Memory in New Family of Wireless Sensor Networking Products

Update: Synopsys Expands DesignWare IP Portfolio with Acquisition of Kilopass Technology (Jan. 10, 2018)

XPM offers reliable, secure, silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory for Dust’s code storage and analog trim

Santa Clara, Calif. and Hayward, Calif. – June 13, 2007 – Dust Networks™, the leading provider of highly reliable, low-power wireless sensor networking (WSN) systems, and Kilopass Technology, a leading provider of semiconductor non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), announced today that Kilopass XPM™ memory is being used in Dust Networks’ embedded WSN products. Dust Networks’ SmartMesh-XD Mote-on-Chip™ (MoC) products employ the XPM non-volatile storage for analog tuning and secure storage of proprietary firmware.

“Our application required in-package programming and a low manufacturing cost. We considered many alternatives, but found that the Kilopass XPM non-volatile solution best met these needs. Kilopass’ XPM memory also offered the reliability and physical security needed for our SoC-based products. We were impressed by Kilopass’ attention to detail, customer support, and silicon proven technology,” said Saeid Moshkelani, Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Dust Networks.

“We are pleased to be selected by Dust Networks for their wireless communications products,” said Charles Ng, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Kilopass. “They are among the leading companies who are implementing secure embedded wireless applications with our XPM embedded memory.”

Kilopass’ XPM Memory is embedded in Dust’s SoC-based products, and uses a standard CMOS logic process with no extra steps. It is easily programmed in the factory and is virtually impossible to reverse engineer.

Dust Networks’ SmartMesh-XD products combine extremely low-power radio technology and robust networking capabilities with the industry-proven Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol (TSMP) in a MoC, setting new power and performance benchmarks for reliable wireless sensor networking. Dust’s network-ready MoC products provide a quantum reduction in power consumption, using 80 percent less power than comparable commercially available radios. Dust’s products achieve greater than 99.9 percent reliability in the face of harsh RF environments, and battery-operated motes typically live for more than five to ten years. Embedded Kilopass XPM allows for tuning system timing and storing proprietary firmware on chip.

About Kilopass Technology

Kilopass Technology Inc. was founded with the mission of becoming the industry leader in embedded NVM technology. The company's extra-permanent memory technology is manufactured using standard commercial CMOS logic processes, and is used for storage of firmware and security codes.

Kilopass is headquartered at 3333 Octavius Dr. Suite 101, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. For more information, please visit http://www.kilopass.com, call (408) 980-8808 or email klptinfo@kilopass.com.


About Dust Networks

Dust Networks, the leader in embedded wireless sensor networking (WSN), provides ultra low-power, highly reliable products to OEMs in the industrial automation, building automation and defense markets. Dust enables its customers to offer monitoring and control solutions that provide unprecedented access to information from the physical world, resulting in improved operations, safer work environments, and increased competitive advantage. Dust’s network-ready SoC-based products provide complete wireless sensor networking (WSN) solutions that are proven, scalable and easy to integrate for fast time-to-market applications. SmartMesh products utilize the Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol (TSMP), pioneered by Dust Networks, which serves as the foundation for the industry’s most flexible, low-power mesh architecture. Dust partners with industry and standards groups such as ISA, the HART Foundation, and WINA to ensure the broad adoption of interoperable wireless sensor networking products. Dust Networks is a recent recipient of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer Award. For more information please visit www.dustnetworks.com.