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Redefining hardware security keys, bridging digital and physical access control

Swissbit will unveil its latest advancements in authentication technology at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, taking place April 28 to May 1, 2025, at the Moscone Center (booth #5168 North). A key highlight will be the debut of the next generation iShield Key 2 series, with full details to be revealed at the start of the conference.

Storage solutions for server and industrial applications +++ Premiere of the e.MMC M1100 +++ Security upgrade for embedded systems

Swissbit continues to develop and expand its portfolio of server and industrial storage solutions. At Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg (March 11-13, Hall 1, Booth 1-510), the company will present high-performance PCIe SSDs for network, telecommunications and edge server applications as well as robust industrial storage solutions for automation, robotics, etc.

Swissbit is expanding its range of authentication solutions with a unique innovation: the iShield Key MIFARE. The new hardware security key is the first of its kind to combine the advantages of a FIDO Security Key with the NFC technology MIFARE DESFire EV3. The iShield Key MIFARE thus opens up a wide range of applications that go far beyond traditional user authentication and set new standards, particularly in the field of smart access control. The iShield Key MIFARE is available now.

REINER SCT is entering into a strategic partnership with Swissbit. As part of the cooperation, REINER SCT will distribute the security keys of the Swissbit iShield Key family in the future. In addition, the digital security expert is adding the REINER SCT FIDO Stick Pro, developed and produced by Swissbit, the first FIDO2 security key of its own, to its portfolio. The cooperation aims to promote the spread of FIDO technology as a phishing-resistant authentication method and to make it accessible to an even broader customer base.

MTRIX GmbH, one of the leading experts for professional authentication solutions in the DACH region, and Swissbit have entered into a sales partnership. Effective immediately, MTRIX is expanding its product portfolio to include the FIDO2 security keys from Swissbit’s iShield Key product family. In addition, MTRIX will be the first distribution partner to sell the latest innovation in Swissbit authentication solutions – the iShield Key MIFARE, which will be launched shortly.

Swissbit is proud to participate for the first time in Identity Week America 2024, held September 11–12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. We will showcase our innovative iShield Key authenticators, highlighting the critical role of phishing-resistant hardware security keys in an era of exponential increases in credential exposures and data breaches. Swissbit will also be actively involved in the conference program, with IAM technologist Chris Collier participating in three sessions.

Swissbit introduces its first PCIe Gen5 SSD with the launch of the D2200 series. Designed for enterprise servers and edge data centers, this series offers outstanding performance with up to 14 GB/s for sequential read and 10 GB/s for sequential write. The new SSD also excels in energy efficiency, delivering a sequential read performance of up to 970 MB/s per watt. The D2200 will be available in U.2 and E1.S form factors with storage capacities of 8 TB and 16 TB in late August.

Swissbit is proud to participate for the first time in the prestigious Identiverse event taking place from May 28 to May 31, 2024, in Las Vegas. With its conference and exhibition, this important industry event marks a significant milestone for Swissbit as it introduces to the community its cutting-edge iShield Key product series, thereby emphasizing the importance of robust hardware-based authentication in today’s digital age.

Swissbit is expanding its portfolio of hardware-based security keys with the new iShield Key Pro featuring a USB-C interface. Like its USB-A counterpart, the new model supports the FIDO2 standard as well as the PIV, HOTP and TOTP security protocols. The iShield Key Pro can also be used for physical access control applications, making it one of the most flexible security keys. It is also suitable for implementing security guidelines such as NIS-2, which requires multifactor authentication (MFA) in connection with IT systems for access control.

Secure data retention for police agencies and government authorities

For the first time, Swissbit will be represented at the General Police Equipment Exhibition & Conference (GPEC) to be held from May 6 to 8, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. GPEC is the largest closed-to-the-public special event for police and other security agencies in Europe. Swissbit will present its innovative iShield Archive solution in Hall 2 at Booth J41. The microSD card was developed especially for the secure retention of video and image recordings, making it ideal for use by police agencies, government authorities, and other organizations.

Swissbit will present selected innovations and product highlights at the Embedded World 2024 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany (April 9-11, Booth 1-543). In the memory segment, Swissbit will focus on its PCIe high-performance portfolio, including the N5200 SSD, which stands out with its industry leading IOPS per watt ratio, as well as on versatile embedded solutions for industrial and IoT applications. In the security segment, Swissbit will showcase its new iShield Key Pro with USB-C as well as CmReady-certified memory cards for efficient license protection.

Imgenberg comes from Aware, Inc. to become Sales Director for Embedded IoT Solutions for Swissbit NA

Swissbit is pleased to announce the appointment of Kai Imgenberg as Sales Director for Embedded IoT Solutions. In this strategic role, Kai will lead a team of IoT sales professionals, driving Swissbit's vision to become a premier FIDO2 solution provider in North America. He will also play a pivotal role in expanding Swissbit's end-to-end embedded IoT security business across the B2B market, covering everything from chip to cloud.

HEP research project has presented an open, flexible design for a security chip

The project "Hardening the value chain through open source, trusted EDA tools and processors (HEP)", funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), uses open source, free components and tools to manufacture a chip at the IHP – Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics. Among other companies and research institutions, Swissbit Germany AG is an associated partner of the project.

PCIe Gen4 SSD in E1.S and U.2 form factors offers industry-leading IOPS-per-watt ratio

The N5200 Enterprise SSD combines reliability, durability, and scalability, making it the ideal choice for mission-critical applications. The SSD is a particularly efficient storage solution that consumes up to 30 percent less power than other PCIe Gen4 SSDs while delivering up to twice the performance. The N5200 range is Swissbit's first SSD solution available in Enterprise and Data Center Standard Form Factor (EDSFF) E1.S in addition to U.2. It is available in storage capacities from 1.92 to 7.68 TB.

This year, Swissbit is once again represented at Europe's largest IT security trade fair, it-sa. In Nuremberg, the company will present a selection of security solutions from the iShield portfolio, in which Swissbit has bundled its plug-and-play security products.

At the booth of the Germering-based ICT distributor ALLNET in Hall 6, Booth 344, Swissbit will show, among other things, the new, self-encrypting microSD card iShield Archive for the protection of sensitive data. In addition, visitors can expect a demo of the hardware security key iShield Key Pro and how it can be used in the field of access control in addition to its function as a FIDO stick.

它的问世，标志着 Swissbit iShield 即插即用安全解决方案产品系列再添新成员。随着欧盟《通用数据保护条例 (GDPR)》正式生效实施，对众多制造商和用户而言，确保敏感信息保密性、做好数据保护已成为当务之急，而新款存储卡正是为满足他们的这些需求而量身定制。该卡可独立于主机使用，兼容各种常见的摄像机类型。此款存储卡支持即插即用，为保险公司、政府和安全组织提供行之有效的解决方案，防止未经授权的人员访问、复制或删除重要数据，确保机密信息安全无虞。

ICT distributor expands its IT security portfolio with solutions from Swissbit's iShield product family  

The Japanese-based software house and IT product distributor, SoftGiken and Swissbit have entered a sales partnership for the Japan region. SoftGiken is thus expanding its IT security portfolio and will now offer selected security solutions from the iShield product brand, under which Swissbit has grouped its plug-and-play security products, which are iShield Key Pro and iShield HSM.

Swissbit and lern.link GmbH, one of the DACH region's top integration consultants for the Moodle learning management system, are enhancing security for online learning platforms. The integration of the FIDO2 standard, which allows users to securely log in to the Moodle platform using multi-factor authentication (MFA), is an important initial step in the partnership. The already established Moodle plug-in for "multi-factor authentication" has been extended to integrate FIDO2/WebAuthn on the initiative of both companies and with the help of Swissbit.

iShield HSM makes OTA software updates even more secure, receiving the "Works with Mender" label

Swissbit is now an official partner of Northern.tech, the company behind Mender, the open-source over-the-air (OTA) update software platform for IoT devices. With its iShield HSM hardware security module, Swissbit offers a security component that ensures the authenticity and integrity of OTA firmware and software updates in terms of a zero-trust network architecture. To certify the suitability and compatibility of iShield HSM as a hardware security anchor for Mender OTA updates, it has received the "Works with Mender" label.

Swissbit is a partner of the IPCEI Microelectronics and Communication Technologies

On June 8, 2023, the European Commission approved the IPCEI Microelectronics and Communication Technologies (IPCEI ME/CT) under state aid law. This paves the way for the promotion of a total of 31 projects aimed at strengthening the microelectronics industry in Germany. As an associated partner and a company based in Berlin, Swissbit Germany AG is among the supported projects.

Swissbit Device Manager offers comprehensive monitoring and is enabled for firmware updates

The most recent version of the Swissbit Device Manager (SBDM) allows customers to initiate firmware updates in addition to giving comprehensive insight into the lifecycle status of Swissbit storage solutions. As a result, the software supports Swissbit customers who are currently in the design-in stages, giving them complete flexibility for extensive testing and customization.

SSD firmware optimization for application profiles increases data center efficiency

Swissbit will showcase its data center application solutions at the ISC High Performance conference in Hamburg, Germany from May 21-25, 2023. The highlight on booth #K1007 will be the N4200 SSD series, which has been developed specifically for data center application profiles. Visitors to the Swissbit booth will be able to experience first-hand the efficiency gains that result from application-optimized SSDs during a joint demonstration with Infomaniak, a Swiss cloud service provider.

Swissbit 推出了 iShield Key Pro，扩展了公司的硬件安全密钥产品线，它不仅仅是另一款支持 FIDO 标准的产品。全新的安全密钥进一步增加了更多的安全标准和功能，为在线账户进行更安全的无密码、身份验证网络钓鱼攻击防御以及保护提供了更大的灵活性。除了支持 FIDO2 以外，该安全密钥还支持 HOTP（基于哈希的一次性密码），以便身份验证方法无法使用时自动回退到其他符合标准的身份验证方法，以提供无缝的用户体验。这使得能够在无法使用 FIDO2 的离线和远程访问环境中使用该安全密钥。此外，PIV（个人身份验证）技术确保安全的个人凭证存储。iShield Key Pro 除了 USB Type-A 接口外还配备了 NFC 接口，并采用坚固、防水的工业级塑料外壳。

全新的 S-600 系列采用了真正的 SLC NAND，为关键工业应用提供极高的可靠性和无与伦比的数据保留时间

Swissbit 推出了全新的基于 SLC 闪存的次世代 S-600 系列 SD 和 microSD 卡，尽管许多制造商从他们的产品线中取消了采用 SLC NAND 的存储卡。在可靠性、数据完整性和数据保留时间方面，每个单元仅存储一位的技术仍然是最佳的。只有 SLC 能够达到 100,000 次 P/E 周期（编程/擦除周期），这使其非常适合于需要极端稳健耐用存储解决方案的应用。具有高性能系统架构的 S-600 采用了海派世通（Hyperstone）专为工业闪存卡设计的全新 S9 控制器。

数百万美元的投资使其成为了欧洲少数具有可焊接电子元件制造能力的工厂

Swissbit 按照计划继续进行战略扩张，在公司位于德国柏林的现有工厂中增加了一条全新的半导体封装生产线。该生产线能显著提高产能，比现有生产线的运行效率提高了平均 50%。该生产线将用于高集成度存储解决方案全自动制造，包括超紧凑的 e.MMC。这一全新的生产线还令 Swissbit 成为了欧洲极少数能够同时进行小批量和大批量生产可焊接元件（如 BGA 球栅阵列）的企业之一，每月产能高达 300 万件。

完美结合灵活性、高性能和稳健性的最新一代可移动存储介质

全新的 CFexpress 产品系列容量最高为 1 TB，使用了 2 通道 NVMe 1.3 PCIe Gen 3.1 规范的高性能接口。除了采用 3D TLC NAND (G-20) 的版本外，Swissbit 也提供 pSLC 版本 (G-26)。