FPGA/PLD/ASIC Cores

VOCAL customers have the option of choosing between software and hardware / firmware-based solutions. In particular, several of VOCAL’s encryption/decryption security software modules are also available in FPGA, PLD, or ASIC form factors. These standards-based IP Cores provide robust encryption/decryption functionality in a variety of key and IO interface sizes. Contact us to discuss your application requirements.

IP Core Families

• AES IP Core
• CCM IP Core

Deliverables for all IP Cores:

• Fully synchronous design
• Fully functional and synthesizable VHDL soft-core
• Testbench files to show operation
• VHDL microprocessor interface module
• C Code for wrapper interface, test vector generation and functional verification

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

VOCAL’s AES implementation supports common specifications for all AES Cores:

• All implementations in accordance with FIPS PUB 197
• ECB (Electronic Codebook) implementation per NIST SP800-38A
• Pipelined to run two 128-bit values at the same time
• Supports all AES key sizes (128, 192, 256)
• Supports software key expansion
• Uses key registers to hold key

AES Core offerings:

Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code

VOCAL’s CCM implementation supports common specifications for all CCM Cores:

• All implementations in accordance with SP 800-97
• Uses AES encryption core in accordance with FIPS PUB 197
• 32/64/128-bit AES encryption core interfaces available
• Supports all AES key sizes (128, 192, 256)
• Supports software key expansion
• Uses key registers to hold key

CCM Core offerings: