Chipsets and components – Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png Chipsets and components – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Shipping new SparkLAN Wifi cards with Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/shipping-new-sparklan-wifi-cards-with-librem-5/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:45:38 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=77096 One of the unique features about the Librem 5 is its modular cellular modem and WiFi/Bluetooth cards. This not only aids in repairing hardware, it also means when new, compatible cards become available (or previous cards unavailable), we have the flexibility to change modules. Up until December 2022 all Librem5 phones had been shipping with […]

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]]> How Purism is Advancing Made in USA Electronics https://puri.sm/posts/how-purism-is-advancing-made-in-usa-electronics/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:56:46 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76439 If you are curious to know how and why it matters where your phone is manufactured, CNBC’s new short documentary is for you. “Purism is one American company that has been able to do what many are calling the impossible” it says. CNBC wanted to find out why tech giants aren’t making smartphones in America. Take […]

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]]> The Ball and Supply Chain Part 2 https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain-part-2/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:58:45 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75558 This is part 2 published 2022-07-25. Part 1 published 2021-04-30. [Edited 2022-07-27 to clarify Librem 5 shipping goals] Nearly every person on earth has experienced some impact from the supply chain in the past two years. As we wrote in part 1 in April of 2021 “Prices will increase for consumer goods” and time has […]

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]]> Cameras: It’s Complicated https://puri.sm/posts/cameras-its-complicated/ Mon, 09 May 2022 15:39:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74945 Two years before I started working on cameras for the Librem 5, I thought the work would go something like this: first, write a driver, then maybe calibrate the colors, connect to the camera support infrastructure, and bam! PureOS users on the phone would then do teleconferences with Jitsi or snap selfies with Cheese, just […]

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]]> The Beat of a Different DRM https://puri.sm/posts/the-beat-of-a-different-drm/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:40:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73683 Canon made big news this past week when it started telling customers how to defeat the Digital Rights Management (DRM) in its toner cartridges because of supply chain issues with the chips they normally use to enforce it. That Canon explained how to bypass the DRM when it suited them, and that it didn’t negatively […]

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]]> Wrangling the EC: Adventures in Power Sequencing https://puri.sm/posts/wrangling-the-ec-adventures-in-power-sequencing/ Fri, 28 May 2021 20:55:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71989 As we outlined in a previous post, the Librem 14 is the first Purism laptop to ship with our new, free software Librem-EC firmware for the laptop’s embedded controller (EC). This was a big undertaking, and as with any effort of this magnitude, issues arise in corner cases that often don’t show themselves during developmental […]

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]]> The Ball and Supply Chain https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:32:22 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71695 This is part 1 published 2021-04-30. Part 2 published 2022-07-25. Every manufacturer has a supply chain, down to the raw materials suppliers whose supply chain is the earth itself. Links within the supply chain can (with difficulty) be swapped out for similar suppliers but each link in the chain and who controls that link is […]

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]]> Librem 14 Rave https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-rave/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:14:04 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71454 Now that shipping of the Librem 14 to customers is imminent we should talk about some more details and enhancements we made.

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]]> Librem 14: Adding Librem EC, Freed Embedded Controller Firmware https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-adding-librem-ec-freed-embedded-controller-firmware/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:35:16 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71068 Starting with the Librem 14 laptop we are including fully liberated Embedded Controller (EC) firmware with all the source code available. This is something we set as a goal a long time ago, and now we are finally here. Let’s first start by explaining what the EC is and does. A PC these days is […]

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]]> Librem 14 Status Update: Shipping Starts in December https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-status-update-shipping-starts-in-december/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:00:15 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69848 Librem 14 will begin shipping in December with all backorders shipped in January and reaching shipping parity in February.

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]]> GPS Tuning the Librem 5 Hardware https://puri.sm/posts/gps-tuning-the-librem-5-hardware/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:25:54 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69294 Phone Hardware debugging in a duopoly Society is getting pretty used to the idea that the data and applications on phones are completely controlled by large corporations. Purism is working hard to change that with the Librem 5. Because of the market capitalization and duopoly control of the phone OS vendors, the hardware tool vendors […]

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]]> Librem 14 Enhancements https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-enhancements/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:29:13 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69027 Here is a quick overview of a few of the new features coming to the Librem 14. The Hardware kill switches have seen a number of enhancements. This is also the first Purism laptop to ship with a BIOS write protection switch and all M.2 key-E interfaces implemented. The Librem 14 is our most powerful […]

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]]> Librem 14 Features Enhanced WiFi M.2 Key-E Slot https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-features-enhanced-wifi-m-2-key-e-slot/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 08:30:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=68927 In the quest to make the Librem 14 our dream laptop we have focused not just on maxing out CPU resources, RAM, and security features, but we’ve also looked to expand the flexibility for hardware hackers to extend the laptop for their own projects. As with our previous Librem laptops, on the Librem 14 WiFi […]

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]]> SIM Application Toolkit: Avoid Being Exploited https://puri.sm/posts/sim-application-toolkit-avoid-being-exploited/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 21:47:58 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=65732 Technologies are often created with good intent, to make our life easier, to solve problems in a convenient way. The Management Engine in Intel’s CPUs, for instance, was intended to make the life of admins easier. It allowed for remote access on a very low level, so they could even do complete remote reinstalls of […]

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]]> Purism CTO Presents “A Mobile Phone that Respects Your Freedom” at CCCamp https://puri.sm/posts/purism-cto-presents-a-mobile-phone-that-respects-your-freedom-at-cccamp/ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:05:50 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=65342 It is not easy to build hardware that respects your freedom, and it becomes even more challenging when that hardware is a mobile phone. No one knows this better than Purism CTO Nicole Faerber–and at CCCamp 2019 she elaborated on these challenges in a 45-minute presentation: “A Mobile Phone that Respects Your Freedom.” While we […]

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]]> Made in USA Librem Key https://puri.sm/posts/made-in-usa-librem-key/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:31:29 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=63240 Purism is happy to announce the new, made in USA Librem Key What does “Made in USA” mean? We would never use the words “Made in USA” lightly. We had to meet very strict requirements before being allowed to use that label. It’s well-known that other firms have been fined for mislabeling their Made in […]

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]]> Coreboot News: New Script, Pre-built Binaries and PureBoot on Non-TPM Laptops https://puri.sm/posts/coreboot-news-new-script-pre-built-binaries-and-pureboot-on-non-tpm-laptops/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:05:17 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=63149 Things have been busy in the coreboot department, lately, and we are excited to announce a number of new improvements: Pre-built binaries of our default coreboot BIOS firmware Pre-built binaries of our tamper-evident PureBoot firmware Improved script to automate coreboot builds and flashing from pre-built binaries PureBoot tamper-evident support for non-TPM Librem 13 version 2 and […]

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]]> Librem Laptop RAM and Storage Bump, 32GB max RAM https://puri.sm/posts/librem-laptop-ram-and-storage-bump-32gb-max-ram/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:27:26 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=63087 Technology is constantly improving, and we do get excited whenever we can add those improvements and upgrades to our products — especially when we can do so without raising prices. Recently, we announced a version 4 upgrade for our Librem 13 and Librem 15 laptops; today we are happy to announce we have upgraded the […]

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]]> Massive Progress, Exact CPU Selected & Minor Shipping Adjustment https://puri.sm/posts/massive-progress-exact-cpu-selected-minor-shipping-adjustment/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:04:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=62377   We are so close to being finished, and we are so excited about it. Things are progressing so rapidly at Purism, in and around the Librem 5 smartphone, that we want to share the latest updates with you. As we’ve said before, we want to make a secure mobile communication device; one which offers […]

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]]> How We Designed the Librem 5 Dev Kit with 100% Free Software https://puri.sm/posts/how-we-designed-the-librem-5-dev-kit-with-100-free-software/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 01:06:44 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=61868 Today we’re going to cover the journey of designing the Librem 5 Developer Kit and how we used 100% Free Software in its development. Our dev kit’s design is released under the terms of the GNU GPLv3+, its hardware Git repository can be found here: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/dvk-mx8m-bsb KiCad as The Obvious EDA of Choice Before the […]

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]]> Protecting the Digital Supply Chain https://puri.sm/posts/protecting-the-digital-supply-chain/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:21:44 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=61307 You first learn about the importance of the supply chain as a child. You discover a shiny object on the ground and as you reach down to pick it up your parent says “Don’t touch that! You don’t know where it’s been!” But why does it matter whether you know where it’s been? When your […]

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]]> Librem 5, the world’s first ethical, user-controlled smartphone, makes steady progress for initial shipping beginning April 2019 https://puri.sm/posts/2018-09-librem5-hardware-roadmap-announcement/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:00:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=58283 Device maker Purism shares new details on the smartphone’s status and production schedule SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., September 4, 2018 — Purism, the social purpose corporation which designs and produces popular digital rights respecting hardware, software, and services, is sharing the much anticipated progress and scheduling for its Librem 5 smartphone. Pre-selling at $599 until production—less […]

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]]> Progress update from the Librem 5 hardware department https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-2018-09-hardware-report/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:57:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=53202 As you might have noted when we announced closing the development kit “last call” sale, new specifications have been made public. I want to explain what led to these specifications and why we made the choices we made and what the current timeline is for the devkits and Librem 5 phones. We want to make […]

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]]> Solving the first FSF RYF hurdle for the Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-solving-the-first-fsf-ryf-hurdle/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:26:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=54626 While investigating using the i.MX 8 for the Librem 5 phone we found an issue that would have been problematic for us to obtain the Free Software Foundation’s “Respects Your Freedom” (RYF) hardware endorsement: In U-Boot there are a number of firmware blobs that need to be loaded into the DDR PHY so that it can […]

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]]> Last Call for Librem 5 Dev Kit: order yours before June 1st 2018 https://puri.sm/posts/june-1st-last-call-for-librem5-devkit/ Mon, 21 May 2018 15:00:36 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=52631 Purism has finalized the specifications for the Librem 5 development kit and will be placing all the component parts order and fabrication run the first week of June 2018. If you want to have early access to the hardware that will serve as the platform for the Librem 5 phone, you must place your dev […]

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]]> Demonstrating Tamper Detection with Heads https://puri.sm/posts/demonstrating-tamper-detection-with-heads/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:53:45 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=51194 We are excited about the future of Heads on Librem laptops and the extra level of protection it can give customers. As a result we’ve both been writing about it a lot publicly and working on it a lot privately. What I’ve realized when I’ve talked to people about Heads and given demos, is that […]

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]]> New Inventory with TPM by Default, Free International Shipping https://puri.sm/posts/tpm-by-default-and-free-international-shipping/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:00:48 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=48773 In November, we announced the availability of our Trusted Platform Module as a $99 add-on for early adopters, something that would allow us to cover the additional parts & labor costs, as well as test the waters to see how much demand there might be for this feature. We thought there would be “some” interest […]

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]]> Librem 5 general development report — February 13, 2018 https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-5/ Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:31:00 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=48498 Back from FOSDEM Being at FOSDEM 2018 was a blast! We received a lot of great feedback about what we have accomplished and what we aim to achieve.  These sorts of constructive critiques from our community are how we grow and thrive so thank you so much for this! It helps us to focus our development. […]

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]]> Qubes 4.0 fully working on Librem laptops, coreboot added IOMMU and TPM https://puri.sm/posts/qubes4-fully-working-on-librem-laptops/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:42:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=48506 It’s easy to take things for granted when your computer runs a non-free proprietary BIOS. While the BIOS that comes with your computer is usually configured to match its features that’s not always the case. You end up with a sort of binary arrangement: if your BIOS supports a feature or allows you to change […]

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]]> Librem 5 general development report — February 2nd, 2018 https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-3/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:30:15 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=47791 The Librem 5 and recent industry news Lately, news headlines have been packed with discussions about critical CPU bugs which are not only found in Intel CPUs, but also partially in AMD CPUs and some ARM cores. At the same time, some of our backers have voiced concerns about the future of NXP in light […]

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