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Theseus Gold 48 Integrated Circuit for Smartcards

Theseustm Gold 48 Specification Rev 1

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Environment

• Single 3.0v to 5v supply ± 10%

• -20 to +80 0C operating temp

• Max supply current 10 mA

• > 2 Kv ESD Protection

CPU

• Software compatible CMOS 8051

industry standard

• High speed non-standard architecture

• Traps for illegal op codes

• Standby and selectable powerdown

modes

Memory Control

• Hardware Memory/ Security

Management

• Application Secure OS partitioning

• EEprom Erase write control and

verification logic

I/O

• ISO 7816-3 compliant electrical

interface

• ISO 7816-3 compliant reset and

response T=0 T=1 protocols

Security

• Out of frequency, out of voltage

detection

• Unique chip identification number

• Notification of tampering

• Hardware Random Number

Generator

• Internal clock generation

Memory

• 32K OTPROM

• 1K ROM

• 16K EEPROM 10 year data

retention, >100k read write cycles

• 1024 bytes Ram

Chip

• less than 16 mm2

• 180 microns max thickness

Industry Standard

8-bit 8051 core

ISO 7816-3 interface

Clocks

Security interface

Reset and Control

Memory Mapping

and

Control Interface

1K Bytes

RAM 1K Bytes

Masked ROM 16K Bytes

EEPROM

Char

e Pum

32 K Bytes

OTPROM

Random

Number

Generator

Theseus Gold 48 Integrated Circuit for Smartcards

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Introduction.

The THESEUS Gold 48 is a member of the Theseus family of devices designed

specifically for smart card applications. It is software compatible with the industry

standard 8051 8-bit microprocessor, to guarantee the maximum availability of tested

software. The hardware implementation of the core is a modern design not relying on

microcode, with an increase of up to 4 times on a standard 8051's clocks per instruction.

As with all Theseus smart card Ics, it is fully compatible with the ISO-7816

specifications.

Security of the family of devices makes them particularly suitable in electronic commerce

and sensitive data areas. This is accomplished in hardware, with not only protection

against out of parameter operation of the device, but hardware memory management to

protect against software security attacks. The CPU clock is derived from its own internal

oscillator, which prevents attacks by clock manipulation, or extrapolating program

execution by monitoring current variations on clock edges.

The need to support the emerging multifunction cards, require that the device under

software control to be able to download an application and run it when the device is in the

field embedded in a smart card. The device has to be protected against the downloading

of attack software designed to corrupt or uncover the working or data contained in the

device. Traditionally this has been a software function, which relies on the total integrity

of the embedded software. The THESEUS Gold 48 implements the first level of

protection in hardware. This maximizes the security of the device, and allows the

reuseability of developed certified code, by isolating it from the actual hardware

implementation of the device. This protection mechanism allows for a Secure Operating

System to be embedded into the device at manufacture, which has access rights to

features of the device that are denied to applications that can be loaded into the device at

manufacture or in the field.

In systems where application isolation is not needed, the security mechanism acts as a

general protection unit trapping software errors.

SERIAL INTERFACE.

The THESEUS gold 48 has only one interface this is a serial interface that is compliant

with the ISO 7816-3 specification. Several modes are implemented that allow serial

connections at 9600 to 15200 bits per second. The THESEUS Gold 48 is designed to

be compatible with the ISO 7816 specifications defining the characteristics of Integrated

Circuit Cards commonly referred to as smart cards. The mapping of the pins used by the

THESEUS Gold 48 and the ISO specification is highlighted in the following table.

Pin Definitions

Theseus Gold 48 Integrated Circuit for Smartcards

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Assignment Symbol ISO 7816-3 card THESEUS





Gold 48

Supply voltage Vcc C1 Vcc

Reset signal RST C2 RST

Clock signal CLK C3 CLK

Reserved C4 -

Ground GND C5 GND

Programming

Voltage VPP C6 -

Data input/output I/O C7 I/O

Reserved C8 -

Clocks

The THESEUS Gold 48 has its own internal oscillator. This allows the core of the

device to be independent of the external clock. The processor can also be clocked much

faster than the IO CLK signal. This ensures the elimination of fraudulent attacks

involving frequency jitter and unequal mark space ratios. The internal clock generator is

connected to the core via a divider that is under the control of the software. This allows

the Operating System writer to control the trade off between execution speed and power

drawn by the device. This can be set to extend battery life in hand-held applications

where slow interfaces are involved.

Random Number Generator

The on-chip random number generator is fully FIPS compliant, providing a rapid stream

of truly random numbers. This allows use of the random numbers generated beyond just

the provision of numbers for randomizing transmissions.

Anti-tampering.

The THESEUSTM Gold 48 has extensive anti-tampering provision including the

monitoring of the connection to the device to ensure that deviations beyond a prescribed

criteria result in the device being closed down before its operating conditions are violated.

On chip voltage regulators

Several on-chip regulators isolate the various elements of the device from variations and

fluctuations in the supply voltage. This allows elements to be characterized precisely, as

they operate at one fixed voltage, which in turn maximizes the endurance of the device,

and simplifies the protection from tampering.

Testability

The THESEUSTM Gold 48 has extensive built in self test, that allows rapid post

manufacture verification of the integrity of the device, minimizing the chances of field

failures due to the card manufacturing process.