Toumaz Licenses compact configuration of Barco Silex's Public Key IP (BA414E) in its ultra-low power wireless IC for its healthcare product

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium --- October 30, 2013 -- Barco Silex, a leading provider of cryptography IP cores, announced today that Toumaz has successfully integrated Barco Silex Public Key IP core (BA414E) into its ultra-low power wireless communication ASIC.

“We have chosen the Barco-Silex solution because it offers useful trade-offs between functionality, area, power consumption and performance. Moreover, the IP is 100 % CPU-offload which makes SW integration very easy without any computation from the main processor. The HW IP core integration was straightforward thanks to very standard interfaces” said Omeni Okundu, Director of Digital and Embedded Systems at Toumaz.

“With the expansion of portable devices, there is an increasing demand for security in wireless communications. Portable systems require very low power consumption with very high levels of security” said Sébastien Rabou, Product Manager Barco-Silex. “Our compact configuration of the BA414E fits perfectly to those demands and ensures a very high level of performance”.

About Barco Silex

Barco Silex is leader in video processing, encryption and security IP cores and platforms as well as electronic design services (ASIC, FPGA, DSP, Board). Thanks to its continued stream of innovations, Barco Silex provides state-of-the-art solutions in video, encryption and security. Barco Silex security platforms and encryption cores deliver unrivaled speed performance and compact footprint. For more information about Barco Silex: www.barco-silex.com

About Toumaz

Toumaz Limited is a pioneer in low-power, wireless semiconductor and software technologies for healthcare and consumer audio. The AIM-listed company has two divisions, Toumaz Healthcare and Frontier Silicon. Toumaz Healthcare develops wireless solutions for patient monitoring. Frontier Silicon provides chip, modules and software for digital radio and connected audio devices.

For further information, see www.toumaz.com