Zilog Announces New ZGATE™ Embedded Security Solution

MILPITAS, Calif. & BIEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Zilog^®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation IXYS, today announced the New ZGATE^™ Embedded Security, which combines multiple technologies for safer, faster and better deployment of embedded communications applications. ZGATE^™ Embedded Security incorporates Zilog's eZ80F91 MCU and full-featured TCP/IP stack with a unique world-class embedded firewall to produce an entirely new technology that offers an additional layer of embedded protection for smarter, safer devices and products.

The eZ80F91 MCU, a member of Zilog's eZ80Acclaim^™ family of MCUs, is already well-suited to today's wired and wireless applications requiring internet connectivity. The addition of the ZGATE^™ security layer offers significantly deeper protection against cyber threats and attacks. With many more applications, devices, products and processes demanding increased security, Zilog's eZ80F91 MCU, embedded with ZGATE^™ technology, reduces the incidence of security breaches in many types of products in defense, telecommunications, utilities, transportation, medical and industrial applications.

ZGATE^™ is packed with features, including Ethernet, IP/UDP/TCP/ICMP filtering, extremely low latency, and APIs for event logging. ZGATE's easily configurable filtering rules offer static/rules-based filtering, which blocks packets based on configurable rules, and dynamic filtering/stateful packet inspection (SPI), which blocks packets based on the state of a connection. Tests of these packet-blocking filters show dramatically improved network throughput under load.

As more modern devices are exposed to denial of service attacks and emerging threats that affect the functionality of today's smarter connected devices, ZGATE^™ provides an embedded solution that fits designers' needs.

“Zilog is excited to offer this innovative MCU-based solution to keep in step with the world's need for stronger security solutions across many embedded applications,” said Steve Darrough, Zilog's VP of Marketing. “ZGATE^™ is the first and only embedded hardware communication solution that can protect connected devices from the growing number of internet-based threats.”

Zilog's ZGATE^™ products are now available for customers that place orders through Zilog's distribution or representatives. For more information, visit www.zilog.com.

About Zilog, Inc.

Zilog is a trusted supplier of application-specific, embedded system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for the industrial and consumer markets. From its roots as an award-winning architect in the microprocessor and microcontroller industry, Zilog has evolved its expertise beyond core silicon to include SoCs, single board computers, application specific software stacks and development tools that allow embedded designers quick time to market in areas such as energy management, monitoring and metering, motor control and motion detection. Zilog is an IXYS company. For more information, visit our websites at http://www.ixys.com, and http://www.zilog.com.

About IXYS Corporation

IXYS Corporation makes and markets technology-driven products to improve power conversion efficiency, generate solar and wind power and provide efficient motor control for industrial applications. IXYS offers a diversified product base that addresses worldwide needs for power control, electrical efficiency, renewable energy, telecommunications, medical devices, electronic displays and RF power.

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Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including the performance, features and suitability of products for various applications, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.

Zilog^®, eZ80Acclaim^™ and ZGATE^™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Zilog, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.