Pavona: Open-Source Hardware Ecosystem for Secure Chips
Pavona is a new open-hardware ecosystem that provides a starting kit of hardware modules, reference designs, and software tools for different types of chips. The ecosystem is designed to support the development of secure chips, starting with OpenTitan root-of-trust components. Pavona aims to provide a comprehensive platform for creating secure and reliable hardware systems.
- ▪Pavona is an open-hardware ecosystem for secure chips.
- ▪The ecosystem includes hardware modules, reference designs, and software tools.
- ▪Pavona starts with OpenTitan root-of-trust components.
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ComputingSemiconductorsNews Pavona Launches Open-Hardware Ecosystem for Secure Chips Starts with OpenTitan “root-of-trust” componentsDina Genkina25 May 20265 min readDina Genkina is the computing and hardware editor at IEEE SpectrumPavona is a new open-hardware ecosystem, provide a starting kit of hardware modules, reference designs, and software tools for different types of chips. iStock {"customDimensions": {"5":"Dina Genkina","11":2676805415,"7":"open-source-hardware, open-source, hardware-security, embedded-security","10":"open-source-hardware","6":"computing","8":"05/25/2026"}, "post": {"id": 2676805415, "providerId": 20, "sections": [497728257, 539621009, 544169523, 2267926519, 550122300, 550122302, 539617903, 2289617164, 2289599635, 2289617834, 2289609691], "authors": [25336651],…
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