Integral Security Trust Element for the Internet of Things

Project Information

INSTET

Grant agreement ID: 744484

DOI 10.3030/744484

Project closed

EC signature date 21 December 2016

Start date 1 October 2016

End date 31 March 2017

Funded under

• Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Total cost € 71 429,00

EU contribution € 50 000,00

Coordinated by

INTRINSIC ID BV
Netherlands

Objective

Intrinsic-ID is a Dutch SME, spin-off from Philips Research, and a world leader in security solutions for chips, with 25+ patents. Intrinsic-ID has created a technology to uniquely identify and authenticate chips based on the inherent characteristics of their memory component (SRAM). This technology, a digital equivalent of a fingerprint, is called Physical Unclonable Function (PUF).

Intrinsic-ID is working on INSTET – a fully-fledged security solution on top of PUF that will protect low-end chips that are omnipresent in IoT devices everywhere by making them physically and cryptographically secure and extremely resilient to advanced attacks. INSTET will work as a Root of Trust, i.e. a set of core software components that are always trusted by the chip, and provide a trust foundation for the IoT device and distributed IoT systems.

INSTET addresses the core problem of semiconductor vendors and OEMs: lack of security. INSTET can be deployed on almost any chip, including the ones that are already in the field, without costly redesigns or additional hardware, generating savings of up to 35% per chip.

In this 6-month feasibility study, Intrinsic-ID will investigate the product/market fit and business model fit in three most promising vertical segments of the semiconductor industry (wearables, medical electronics and automotive), develop a go-to-market strategy and calculate costs of scaling up.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet › internet of things
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › semiconductivity
• medical and health sciences › medical biotechnology › implants
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › natural resources management › water management

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.7. - Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Topic(s)

• SMEInst-13-2016-2017 - Engaging SMEs in security research and development

Call for proposal

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

Funding Scheme

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinator

INTRINSIC ID BV

• Net EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: HIGH TECH CAMPUS 83 ; 5656 AG Eindhoven ; Netherlands
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Zuid-Nederland › Noord-Brabant › Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
• Region: Zuid-Nederland › Noord-Brabant › Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 71 429,00