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Securing the Internet of Things with a unique microchip fingerprinting technology

Objective

Intrinsic ID is a Dutch SME, a spin-off from Philips Research, a world leader in security solutions for chips, with 25+ patents. Intrinsic ID has created a technology to uniquely identify & authenticate chips based on the inherent characteristics of their memory component (SRAM). This technology called Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) is a digital equivalent of a fingerprint.
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 & cryptographically secure and very resilient to advanced attacks. INSTET will work as a Root of Trust—a set of core software components that are always trusted by the chip, and provide a trust foundation for the IoT device & 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 90% per chip.
Intrinsic ID has successfully completed an SME Instrument Phase 1 feasibility study & validated business opportunities in wearables, medical electronics & critical infrastructure verticals.
In this 2-year Phase 2 project Intrinsic ID will complete industrialization of INSTET, validate it in 3 trial cases & start commercialization. The total requested EC contribution is €1,75m. Intrinsic ID is the sole benefactor & the party responsible for implementation of this Phase 2 project.

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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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INTRINSIC ID BV
Net EU contribution

Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.

€ 1 747 453,75
Address
HIGH TECH CAMPUS 83
5656 AG Eindhoven
Netherlands

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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
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

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€ 2 496 362,50
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