The security requirements in the private sector but also in the milieu of authorities are growing, as is the need for privacy protection and the protection of physical and intellectual property (e.g. passports, ID cards and health cards). In addition, the importance of customized chips with security functions, as are used by credit card institutes in an unique contact-less credit card function project, is gaining momentum.
Infineon’s trusted platform module: a security chip including software suite, defeats unauthorized data access to notebooks and PCs – for security in PCs and hence for secure e-commerce as a whole.
The global chipcard market grows with an annual growth rate of 16%. The segment for contact-less chipcards grwoths with 35% per year.
For nine years in a row Infineon has been named the market leader in the global chipcard market with a 29% share.