Design Consideration: Cycle Life of Connectors
Jul 21, 2015
Article
A while ago, I experienced firsthand the importance of connector cycle life. I made a late-night run into a local supermarket to print some photos for a family event that was taking place the next day. I loaded the photos onto a USB flash drive, but when I plugged the drive into the self-service photo kiosk, something felt wrong.
Sigma Space Develops Hermetically Sealed Connector for Datakey Portable Memory Devices
Jul 6, 2015
Press Release
A 30-Year Run for the Parallel Key Line
Dec 4, 2014
Article
Think back to 1984. Ronald Reagan was the president of the United States. The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale. Michael Jackson’s album Thriller sells over 37 million copies, and the Soviet Union boycotts the summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This is also the year that Datakey introduced the parallel key family.
Security Risks of USB Ports on Embedded Devices
Aug 19, 2014
Article
A recent BBC article explained how USB devices can be used for malicious purposes without the user opening an infected file on a USB flash drive, for example. In fact, the USB device doesn’t have to be a USB flash drive at all. It could be a smart phone or even a USB light or fan. The article and associated videos explain how the USB device can spoof being a network card and steal username and password data when it unknowingly takes a user to a legitimate looking site that is set up to harvest this data.
Amphenol Aerospace and Datakey Electronics Collaborate to Design Storage Solution
Apr 3, 2013
Press Release
Memory Device Protects Use of Medical Disposables Gives Choice of Sterilization Method
Feb 7, 2012
Press Release
RUGGEDrive portable memory line gives OEMs USB flash drive or SD card functionality
Mar 29, 2011
Press Release