RE: Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

"Tyler Durden" <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> writes:

That "chip"...is it likely to be an ASIC or is there already such a thing as a security network processor? (ie, a cheaper network processor that only handles security apps, etc...)

Or could it be an FPGA?

Neither. Currently they've typically been smart-card cores glued to the MB and accessed via I2C/SMB. Peter.